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MEDITATION Hot Conversation

Practicing meditation when my daughters were home was an elusive fantasy. Rarely was there a moment of silence in our loving, yet busy household. Twenty minutes of alone time was a rare luxury. I did not fret about it then, however. My mantra at tread more »

TV News Age Discrimination

This week I was watching extensive local coverage of the Boston bombings.  I rarely watch local news, since so much of it seems superficial and giggly. So only at this time of crisis did I notice how much younger the women anchors were than the mread more »

Sometimes you need to stop and watch a sunset……..

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DATING SITES, YAY OR NAY?

I’ll never forget my first experience with a dating site. I’d just ended a five year relationship and had no idea how to use a “Dating Site”, let alone, which one to choose. I don’t recall the name of the site I firead more »

Time is Running Out

While my mother was alive she was a steady reminder of my immortality.read more »

Imagined Affair?

I just received the results from sending my husband’s suspciously stained underwear to a sperm, saliva, and blood detection service.  They were negative.  I was so sure he had been with someone. I have never done anything like this beforeread more »

The Tree of Life

We learned that trees do not worry about whether they are the biggest or the most important. They aren't jealous if another tree produces fruit while all they can manage are acorns. They don't gloat if one has brighter colors in the autumn than anothread more »

Good Riddance to Valentine’s Day!

After nearly ten years of marriage, I finally convinced my husband that I wasn't tricking him by telling him I didn't want him to do anything for Valentine's Day.read more »

Lessons from Parker Most Liked

I recently had the privilege of watching our 11-month old adorable grandson for eight days while my daughter and son-in-law went on a vacation.  What did we learn? Wake up smiling each day. Parker views each morniread more »

Sarah Gayle Carter: MIA for 4 years. Catch up, and join me for 7 weeks of adventure in SW France!

Now if I can only manage to navigate the feat of organization required to drop out of normal life for 7 weeks. Not to mention editing down to only 50lbs of stuff to sustain me.read more »