WOW: Women's Older Wisdom

Practical Gratitude 101 

GUEST POST by MICHAEL STEINMAN That you are reading this surely means you don’t need it.  But I ask your indulgence. When interacting with children we often try to teach civility, by prompting, “What’s the magic word?”  [...]

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Where the Light Gets In

To all in despair over T’s Big Bad bill with its cruel cuts to health care and food stamps in favor of record increases to ICE and the military, along with T’s nonstop support of Israel’s ever escalating genocide in Gaza, let me offer a different perspective. If you just focus on the headlines, you’re missing the cracks, where [...]

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Building Hope

At lightning speed, Trump is chucking the constitution and flaunting cruel racist policies, throwing many Americans into despair. Climbing out of despair is contingent on building hope.  We build hope by joining with like-minded neighbors to protest Trump’s mean-spirited policies. In the words of the Beatles song,  “I get by with a little [...]

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