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  • Are You Depressed?

    Are You Depressed?

    As I emerge from the holidays into January I usually experience a bit of a letdown. I’m used to it. I’ve learned to prepare something new and at least a little exciting for January so I have..


  • What’s Your Prime Directive?

    “In the universe of Star Trek, the Prime Directive, Starfleet’s General Order number 1 is the most prominent guiding principle of the United Federation of Planets.” ~Wikipedia It’s the time of year when we share our New..



  • How to Live Without Regrets

    There is one simple reason I have few if any regrets about the years when my children were small. I was a calligrapher long before I was an essential oil distributor or a manufacturer of Terra Cotta..


  • Is There a Short Cut to Happiness?

    Wouldn’t it be great if there were a short cut to happiness? We’re busy trying to manifest things in our lives that we feel will bring us to that wonderful destination: happiness but we are missing something…


  • A Different Santa Claus Story

    When my husband was just a little boy his older brother woke him one Christmas Eve so he could witness his older sister surreptitiously filling the stockings. The message: there was no Santa Claus providing gifts –..