03.01.2015 Community Forward Living: Facebook — a delicious, dangerous distraction I am gainfully employed at a lovely assisted living facility; however, I also work from home as a freelancer. Folks comment that working from home is great, and I...
02.01.2015 Community Forward Living: The little traditions can go a long way It started a few years back when my sister Nancy and I, by chance, purchased the same birthday card for each other. I don’t recall who sent the card...
11.30.2014 Columns Forward Living: Setting a course for a new future Of late, I’ve been fascinated with cloud formations. I head down to my “sacred spot” at the beach almost daily to photograph the ever-changing sky. I especially enjoy taking...
10.26.2014 Community Forward Living: An addiction calls and she answers We’ve all heard that absence makes the heart grow fonder and from personal experience I can attest to this truth. I’m embarrassed to admit that I’ve succumbed to a...
08.27.2014 Columns Forward Living: Remember, it’s not always about you Most of us have felt the sting of rejection during our lifetime and it doesn’t feel good, right? However, feeling rebuffed shouldn’t affect how happy we are. Yet sometimes...
07.27.2014 Community Columns Forward Living: So this is how the tables get turned Lately, I’ve been noticing a shift in my relationship with my sons — actually, they’re starting to get on my last nerve. They mean well, but … Let me...
04.27.2014 Community Columns Forward Living: Some heartwarming stories for a change We’re bombarded daily with disturbing news. The newspapers and TV news programs are full of stuff that sends us reeling. We’re slammed with tragic stories about missing planes, mudslides,...
03.03.2014 Community Forward Living: No time like now to (re)learn life’s lessons I arranged to meet my son Greg at the baggage claim area when I landed in San Francisco. While intently searching the conveyer belt for my luggage, I had...