My personal story added a chapter today. I finished the draft for the last chapter of my book, "Soul Mothers' Wisdom/Seven Insights for the Single Mother." I have sent it off to my faithful readers for comments and ideas, but the idea of "Soul" is still full forward in my thoughts. It is such an [...]
I came across a short article that was quoted in Working Mother Magazine a year or so back. I entitled it "Have a Model Morning," and thought I would put the "tips" out here in the cyber world (with a few additional comments.) The tips below were requested for two parent families. However, many households [...]
Yesterday someone mentioned the poem, The Dash. I had never heard of it and was curious. She told me that it is about the time between your birth date and your expiration date. As we discussed the poem, we had a conversation about how to live life, and how we want to be remembered. I [...]
What is it about grandchildren? The unconditional love I share with my grandchildren reminds me of what is important to me. When I am with my grandchildren, I remember how much fun it is to pretend and to laugh at silly things. Things that I have taken for granted take on new meaning. "Grammy, let's go [...]
Mindfulness is the rage du jour. And I do love the idea and the practice of it. But the other day an interesting thing happened that made me think about my mind a little differently.I picked up an article my colleague had given me with the title "Simple Mindfulness." But I misread it as "Simple [...]
For years I did psychic readings. No, I would not tell your fortune, or what number you should play, but I could intuitively tune in and tell you some things about yourself. My dear friend and psychic mentor, Herb Dewey, taught me how to trust my inner sentience or my inner knowing sense. I did [...]
I have just connected my very new Facebook page with my not-so-new blog. Not having "grown up" with the terrain of social media, I find myself feeling like I have landed on a strange planet. What will I find here? Will the connection connect with what I think it is connecting with? As I rove [...]
I am working on the idea of Soul-ar powered parenting for my book, "Soul Mothers' Wisdom..." I think that the idea of "Soul-ar power" captures the essence of what it means to use all your resources as a parent (and as a person!)--your head, your heart, as well as those inner whispers that tell you [...]
If you are a single mother searching for resolution in the midst of a struggle, have faith. You are doing the hardest job on the planet. Very likely you are exhausted, and you may have had some deep disappointments. But underneath it all, you have the willingness and courage to wake up each day and [...]
Recently I received some help and inspiration from the past--and maybe from the beyond.What happened reminded me that I have resources, not always fully recognized, that have, and can continue to, carry me forward in my life. An experience of this type happened a few days ago, while I was sorting out some papers in [...]