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Blast from the Past
Tuesday, November 15, 2016 26 comments A student whom I taught college art history between 1977 and 1979 -- yes, that long ago!! -- has contacted me out of the blue. She apparently went off to McGill and pursued a degree in art history there. And: we're meeting for lunch to... Read more
The Fear Cure: Lissa Rankin
Sunday, November 13, 2016 14 comments thechalkboardmag.com/lis sa-rankins-precription-for -courage That 1CRAZYDOG quote about possibility was my intro to Lissa Rankin, and since then I've listened to three of her TED talks. She's terrific. Not one ... Read more
You Want it Darker
Saturday, November 12, 2016 15 comments www.youtube.com/watch?v= v0nmHymgM7Y I've been listening to Leonard Cohen -- a Canadian-- since my early teens. Suzanne. Famous Blue Raincoat. (Of course I bought a blue raincoat . . . who would not?) And of cou... Read more
Vicarious Trauma: Remembrance Day
Friday, November 11, 2016 17 comments www.theglobeandmail.com/ life/parenting/vicarious-t rauma-from-ptsd-can-be-pas sed-from-parent-to-child/a rticle32798545/ Today is Remembrance Day in Canada -- and Americans too remember their war dead. I'l... Read more
Make Room for Possibility: 1CRAZYDOG
Wednesday, November 09, 2016 16 comments "Surrender your fears to make room for possibility." Lissa Rankin That's 1CRAZYDOG's quote for today. Maybe she was saving it up for when we really needed it?... Read more
DNA and Quitting Smoking
Tuesday, November 08, 2016 18 comments www.thestar.com/life/hea lth_wellness/2016/11/07/do ctors-notes-finding-it-har d-to-quit-smoking-blame-yo ur-genes.html Yup, it's true. Some people find it much harder to quit smoking than others. Apparently i... Read more
Blissful Day
Monday, November 07, 2016 16 comments We're having such a beautiful extended autumn here. Yesterday was the last day our golf club was open -- and although my golf wasn't great, the experience absolutely was. Brilliant golden leaves, slanting autumn light, and when we got home... Read more
Wow, What a Great Convo!! No Pie in the Face!!!
Sunday, November 06, 2016 17 comments Really truly enjoyed all of the wise and rich comments on my (risky) blog yesterday . . . it took trust to put it out there, and I'm grateful that the responses refrained from "blog shaming" -- which is not as painful as body shaming (because tr... Read more
Two Live Sparkies and a Candid Conversation
Saturday, November 05, 2016 25 comments I've known for a long time that my long-time hairdresser (he's absolutely THE BEST) is a persistent lurker (no Spark Page) on Spark. He's totally committed to health and fitness, tracks nutrition, looks (at 58) utterly fabulous and is one of my... Read more
Shout out to BARB5454: staying on the trail
Thursday, November 03, 2016 18 comments www.sparkpeople.com/mypa ge_public_journal_individu al.asp?blog_id=6261243 I've been thinking a lot about keeping on keeping on -- and the role (for me) of the Spark community in doing just that. And then I got a ... Read more
Late to the Party
Monday, October 31, 2016 20 comments There was a terrific discussion of "Tell Me I'm Fat" on the At Goal and Maintaining Message Board mid-July. JEANKNEE gave me the link www.sparkpeople.com/mysp ark/team_messageboard_thre ad.asp?board=0x1111x63727933 ... Read more
Tell Me I'm Fat
Sunday, October 30, 2016 26 comments www.thisamericanlife.org /radio-archives/episode/58 9/tell-me-im-fat A Sparkie friend put me onto this radio archive collection which explores the "fat acceptance" movement from a number of different angles. It's... Read more
Low-Key Weekend: Current Reading
Saturday, October 29, 2016 20 comments Not planning on doing a whole lot this weekend!! I'm at that "yes, gonna survive" stage of recovery from the flu, but still not feeling optimal. So: got the laundry done. Will get to the library. I'm just finishing up the new Ale... Read more « First Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 Last Page » |
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