#life chapter

At 65 next month, I feel I am starting over. Recently retired and this week completing a year’s stint as adjunct faculty far from my tenure of 25 years in Colorado, I have a second new home, no more classroom teaching after 40 years (though still teaching online), and a wide new community and lake environs to explore and to connect with.

I am grateful for the opportunities ahead, without knowing…

Draw a Cornmeal Line (Don’t Look Back!)

Pueblo Native American cultures (e.g. Hopi, San Juan and Zuni) of New Mexico and Arizona have strong traditions for ‘drawing a line’ between that which has ended and that which continues forward. This takes several forms in ceremonial use and is very evident when a person has died, transcending this surface plane to move on to higher worlds spiritually. Because the emotional bond is so strong…

Life Update: Entering a New Life Chapter + How I’m Healing My Relationship With Exercise

      It’s been a long day and nothing sounds better than a good old-fashioned vent session. Nothing terrible happened or anything, but my mind has been going a mile a minute for hours. I feel like if I don’t let my thoughts out, I’m going to implode. Well, so far, March has been drastically better than February. Granted we’re only five days in, but I can already tell a difference in my demeanor.…