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There Are No Do-overs

Motherhood is an art. We may enter the role with the best intentions, but the unforeseen may sabotage all efforts. I ponder this post-Mother's Day.

What? Not Another Frozen Yogurt Shop!

I love The Yogurt Shoppe and hope it may continue now that Toppings has opened. The shops are culturally different, so it's possible both may co-exist and do well serving their own distinct customers.

The Desiderata of Happiness

"The Desiderata of Happiness" is a poem that was introduced to me by my dear neighbor friend Lionel. Like Lionel, I plan to use it as a road map on my own hero's journey.

Shifting Paradigm: Going Solar in Pacific Palisades

On April 16th I attended the town hall meeting at Marquez Charter Elementary School. Something extraordinary happened there that I am pleased to have seen with my own eyes.

Free Spirit

Eleanor Roosevelt is my hero, a late bloomer who came into her own once domesticity was not the forefront of her life. She was a true free spirit.

Moral Compass

Do humans have the capacity to access an inner moral compass? If they can, why often do they not?

What Is Happening on Fiske?

Weird things happen on Fiske Street. I went on a hunt to unlock the mystery to these strange and perplexing events.

What Is Honor?

What is honor? What does it look like? Can knowing the answers to these questions transform a life? That is my hope in asking them.

Six Months To Live

What if you only had six months to live? How would you live differently?

True Colors

This is the story about my time spent in a psychiatric facility. Even in cold and cruel places Grace still can show up and light the way.

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