The Wisdom “The day I understood everything, was the day I stopped trying to figure everything out. The day I knew peace was the day I let everything go.” ― C. JoyBell C. My darlings, isn’t this a novel idea? In this beautiful quote, the word peace resonates within me. It’s the idea of letting go of […]

Happy Mother’s Day!  First of all, my darlings, I want to wish you a warm and beautiful Mother’s Day! Whether you are mother, grandmother or guardian, you deserve to be celebrated and cherished today. With that said, here are a few weekend musings for you to enjoy before tomorrow: A Royal Darling is Born My […]

It is 2:40 am, my computer screen is illuminated and I am wide awake. America and my ultimate concierge are sound asleep. Stillness surrounds me but my mind is racing. My circumstances wake me up nightly. Five years ago, I slept for nine hours every night. My daily life, at that time, was full but […]

Mothers and adult daughters have a complex relationship. I can attest to that because, as most of you know, I am the mother of daughters! I often ask myself, why can’t my relationship with my daughters be constantly positive? Why are my words, at times, taken out of context? Why are they over sensitive to […]

It’s important to recognize a piece of yourself in your friends. When you feel twin-like compatibility you are open to hearing their message. You trust their thoughts, their answers. As a woman over 50, I know from experience that this is true. Lessons learned from marriages, moving, widowhood, blending families, travel, volunteering,  career, disappointments, education, […]