I like the saying, “Moving through the world.” I know there are many women who have given up on moving through their worlds because they feel invisible and irrelevant. They see changes in their bodies, their eyebrows thinning and their hands aging. They walk down the street without that extra skip in their steps, and their […]

  A caregiver is a family member or paid helper who regularly looks after a sick, elderly or disabled parent. The realization that our parent needs outside care sends an unsettling feeling through every adult child’s heart and mind. We think to ourselves, “It’s not supposed to be this way; our parents are our caregivers, not the […]

  I had a deliriously happy past few days, darlings. I explored the unknown. No, I did not venture into Rwanda to see silverback gorillas. (That, I do plan to see!) It had to do with tapping into my mind and deciding to leap into unknown waters. It is my continuous tap, tap, tap and leap, […]