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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My Picks for Winter Reads: 2024

Growing up pre-internet meant books in hard covers were my primary source for literature and knowledge about the world at large. From the time I was nine years old and allowed to visit our local public library on my own, I became acquainted with the magic bestowed by rows and rows of books in one place, just waiting for me to pick one of them. [...]

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My Picks for Winter Reads

While I’m not a fan of cold weather and snowstorms, winter is my favorite reading season. I read all year long, but I read differently in winter.  It’s when I indulge in slow reading, lingering over beautiful passages and re-reading treasured authors.  I love the backdrop of winter reading: my phone’s ringer turned off, a fire in the [...]

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