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Tina Turner, Tirzepatide, and Healing: Love’s Got A-lot To Do With It
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Tina Turner, Tirzepatide, and Healing: Love’s Got A-lot To Do With It

Tina Turner asks emphatically “what’s love got to do with it?” while describing the experience of feeling deep physical attraction to another. The song strongly encourages its listener to steer away from falling in love by remaining logical and detached. It suggests keeping love at bay as the preferred approach since love is nothing but…

India, Oprah and Ram Dass: Creating An Auspicious Possibility
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India, Oprah and Ram Dass: Creating An Auspicious Possibility

I’ve always loved Oprah Winfrey and have followed her work through the years. I was in awe of her as she publicly confronted her shame of being overweight. She has always been courageous and honest about the struggles she regularly experiences to lose weight and maintain her weight loss. There came a point in her…

Hallelujah – Life is Really Messy
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Hallelujah – Life is Really Messy

I read recently that the intention behind Leonard Cohen’s song “Hallelujah” was to offer folks a different understanding of the term “hallelujah.” Rather than a redemptive religious message, he was aiming to offer a sense of acceptance and an ensuing embracement of life’s complicated messiness. To be able to raise one’s hands to the sky…

Aging Ain’t for Sissies
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Aging Ain’t for Sissies

I was talking with the two young receptionists at my chiropractor’s office the other day.  They were wondering  where I am traveling on my next trip.  When I said I’d be spending three weeks in Japan during the fall, one said, “I want your life.”  I laughed and asked if either of them wanted to give up their youth…

“Life Is A Balancing Act”
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“Life Is A Balancing Act”

Ok I will admit it – I often enjoy working with alternative tools for self-awareness, development, and growth – like Tarot Cards, spiritual intuitive readings, and astrological chartings. One of my favorite tools is a deck of cards by New York Times best-selling author Don Miguel Ruiz, which is based on his best selling book…

Nip it in the Bud

Nip it in the Bud

In my last post I spoke about my new project 1-15-15 which encompasses the rediscovery of my  physical, sexual, and emotional well-being.  Way back when I was a young woman, I imagined by the age of 60 that I would have all the answers, be totally together, and be congruent with the world in which…