Just moving, moving on, and moving forward have one vital element in common: there is movement. Movement means that there is life. And where there is life, there can be hope. And hope provides both motivation and direction for movement.…
I Can Love Him, But Can I Like Him?
My friend and spiritual mentor, Tami, once gave me a list of thirty-eight things to look for in a possible mate. Yes, you read that right: thirty-eight. I wrote the list—in quite tiny print, in order to fit it all…
Traveling on Life’s Treadmill
Over the last five weeks, I have walked almost to Chicago—in the dead of winter. By reaching my goal of walking an average of not less than twenty miles a week on the treadmill, I figure that’s right about where…
A Single’s Guide to Valentine’s Week
As much as I hate to admit it, next week at this time (on Saturday, February 15), there will be a collective sigh from nearly all of those without a spouse or a serious relationship. Why? Because they survived another…
The Real Kind of Kindness
Merriam-Webster defines the adjective kind as: : “having or showing a gentle nature and a desire to help others : wanting and liking to do good things and to bring happiness to others.” I love that this definition uses the…