WOW: Women's Older Wisdom

Keeping My Soul Alive in Dark Times

There are too many mornings when I wake up with a heaviness.  Sometimes it’s the weight of the world. Sometimes it’s the accumulation of years, recognizing there is less time ahead of me than behind me. I have been an activist [...]

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Martha Rice1

Play, Laugh, Be Silly and Reduce Your Stress

I consider myself lucky because I got the play gene. While my family provided me with enough drama to propel me into therapy for decades, they also gave me a delight in play, in whimsy and in just being silly.  We loved playing practical jokes.  A box of rubber chocolates lay in wait for unsuspecting guests: a whoopie cushion could be placed [...]

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