Hi friends, I should be embarrassed because it has been quite a while since I checked in but I am too old for that. lol. I have missed our connection, however. I do love to sit and write to you about what's going on. And that's one of the reasons I haven't checked in. I am sitting at my computer a lot these days working on another book and that spends my energy. It is a book I am lo[...]
Hi friends, I want to bring you up to speed on what's been going on in my life since I returned from my jam-packed trip to Sarasota and Naples, FL. While in Naples I gave a talk, and held a very successful book signing for the 40th anniversary edition of my first book, and lunched and dined with an amazing group of friends throughout the week I was there. And then while[...]
I'm here in sunny Sarasota visiting my sister. It is super nice to be out of the MN cold weather for a couple weeks. While down here I will relax, see friends in Naples and take care of a lot of business matters in Naples too. (In case you weren't aware of it, we wintered in Naples for 32 years.) But I will also continue bringing to your attention the activities related to the 40th anni[...]
Hi Friends, Nearly another week has passed since I last checked in with you. Time seems to be moving faster than my abilities to stay caught up. These last few weeks have been so exciting and full of events where I was able to connect with folks who have been followers, some for many years and some brand new. As a woman in long-term recovery and an author, connecting with others on any[...]
Time to say Hello again Hi friends, Here it is, more than midway through 2022, and I am finally taking a few moments to connect with you here on my website. Hopefully, many of you have been following my posts over the last many months on Facebook. I haven't been silent. I guess age has played a part in my absence from this website. Frankly, and I apologize for this, I forget that I h[...]
Hi friends, It's been far too long since I have written a post here. I do post on my Facebook page pretty regularly so I hadn't checked out the many responses here for some time. I am delighted so many of you have written. It has been quite a year we have all lived through. The quarantine and the murder of George Floyd impacted all of us I'm sure. I am still trying to find answers for w[...]
The title to this post is similar to the title of one of my books written a few years ago. The exact title of that book is: Change Your Mind and Your Life Will Follow. It was a book of 12 simple principles that had the capacity to make a profound difference in how you navigated through your daily experiences. Any one simple change, for instance the decision to be gentle in all responses to[...]
It always takes some time to get grounded when I move from Naples in the winter to MN in the summer. I have made this trip back and forth for nearly 30 years, which actually means about 60 trips. Egads! But Joe and I consider ourselves extremely lucky that we have great friends in both places and don't feel ready to give up the richness of the experience both locations allow us.However, ag[...]
I have been absent for quite a spell. Life got in the way, not necessarily the better parts of life. In my last post I shared that I had just had a hip replacement, actually hip revision, a redo of one that was done 19 years ago. And now, 8 months later, I have had a knee replacement. Enough already. Three hip replacements, (yes three!) and a full knee replacement is enough. My other knee[...]
I am talking, of course, about my recovery from hip surgery. It was a month ago this coming Friday that I went under the knife. The surgeon said he was amazed I was still walking prior to surgery. It was with great pain, I assured him. I had been getting pain blocker shots over the winter while in Naples. They served me well, in many respects. I moved with relative ease; I played golf 3 ti[...]
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