Coronavirus
Hunkering down: Home is where you hang your heart
It may be that when we no longer know what to do, we have come to our real work, and when we no longer know which way to go, we [CLICK TO READ MORE]
Susan G. Parcheta
Columns
Simply Grateful: Twelve days of Christmas inspires my 2020 gratitude list
Christmas is a season for kindling the fire for hospitality in the hall, the genial flame of charity in the heart. – Washington Irving, 18th century American writer During the [CLICK TO READ MORE]
Susan G. Parcheta
October spins thoughts of Moon River, moon landings, monarchs and old-summer dreams
“When we were children, we used to think that when we were grown-up we would no longer be vulnerable. But to grow up is to accept vulnerability. — Madeleine L’Engle [CLICK TO READ MORE]
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Remembering Spock, our lovable ‘watch cat’
I believe cats to be spirits come to earth. A cat, I am sure, could walk on a cloud without coming through. – Jules Verne He’s probably watching me right now. Stepping [CLICK TO READ MORE]
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A Far Journey: Looking back in May at summer eclipses, Wonder Woman, Atomic Blonde and Cruella DeVille
Yesterday is already a dream and tomorrow is only a vision, but today well-lived makes every yesterday a dream of happiness and every tomorrow a vision of hope. – Sanskrit [CLICK TO READ MORE]
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Flipping the calendar to the gales — and gifts — of November
The world only exists in your eyes…your conception of it. You can make it as big or as small as you want to. — F. Scott Fitzgerald Flip the calendar [CLICK TO READ MORE]
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Lessons for Summer 2017: Re-think, restart, re-imagine a sea change
True faith and courage are like a kite – an opposing wind raises them higher. – Buddha In the midst of summer I see change. A sea change. I feel [CLICK TO READ MORE]
Susan G. Parcheta
Centennial profiles in courage: Milestones and miracles, memories and legacies
I must down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky, and all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by… John [CLICK TO READ MORE]
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Troubleshooting ‘the first 100 days’ and beyond
Do your little bit of good where you are; it’s those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world. ~ Desmond Tutu May 1. The first 100 days. [CLICK TO READ MORE]
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Going Rogue in 2017: For Hope
“Rebellions are built on hope.” – Rogue One: A Star Wars Story A simple sentence, with simple words can ripple through our universe. Rebellions are built on hope. At Christmastime, [CLICK TO READ MORE]
Health
The gift of ‘walkability’
I only went out for a walk and finally concluded to stay out till sundown, for going out, I found, was really going in. ― John Muir, John of the [CLICK TO READ MORE]
Susan G. Parcheta
On a roll again… ‘movin’ right along’
Movin’ right along in search of good times and good news, With good friends you can’t lose, This could become a habit! – (1979 Muppet Movie) I love that Muppet [CLICK TO READ MORE]
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Cornfields make me cry
Sunshine on my shoulders makes me happy, sunshine in my eyes can make me cry…. — John Denver At summer’s end, cornfields make me cry. Summertime is a time for [CLICK TO READ MORE]
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Rediscovering Muhammad Ali … and, maybe, me
“I set out on a journey of love, seeking truth, peace and understanding. l am still learning.” –Muhammad Ali Timing is everything, they say. Sometimes, though, it’s the divine timing [CLICK TO READ MORE]
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Suddenly Summer: Dealing with climate change
A seed hidden in the heart of an apple is an orchard invisible. – Welsh Proverb I don’t deal with climate change well. It’s one thing if it’s my idea. [CLICK TO READ MORE]
Susan G. Parcheta
Craving color: Color me amazed by the coloring craze
Use your tulips to kiss winter goodbye. – Lilly Pulitzer I have an idea about the coloring craze that’s busting out all over like April tulips. You know, it’s that [CLICK TO READ MORE]
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Finding quiet winter joys
So the darkness shall be the light, and the stillness the dancing. ~ TS Eliot I’m loving the longer and longer days as January slides into February and the weeks [CLICK TO READ MORE]
Christmas reading
Wondering and wandering: Through the music of the spheres and memories
I wonder if I dare to act even as the tree acts. I wonder! I wonder! – Howard Thurman There’s a trend, I’ve noticed, to pick a word for your [CLICK TO READ MORE]