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The Not-So-Usual Guide to Creating an Oasis in the Middle of Your Crisis
The Not-So-Usual Guide to Creating an Oasis in the Middle of Your Crisis
Go with it and flow with it to your imagination and your body and spirit will follow.
Debbie Walker
Jun 15, 2020
My Journey from Writer to Editor and Podcaster
My Journey from Writer to Editor and Podcaster
The publication that gave me my purpose back.
Debbie Walker
Nov 2, 2020
How I Approach Editing Your Story on Middle-Pause
How I Approach Editing Your Story on Middle-Pause
With as much gentle encouragement as I can.
Marilyn Flower
Nov 19, 2020
You Are Created for Greatness
You Are Created for Greatness
Find the four paths to achieve more.
Debbie Walker
Oct 27, 2020
The Women of Middle-Pause Keep Me Going
The Women of Middle-Pause Keep Me Going
When I feel like quitting.
Debbie Walker
Nov 10, 2020
Latest
Too Much Stuff? What Do You Collect and Why (If You Know)?
Too Much Stuff? What Do You Collect and Why (If You Know)?
And/or what’s your relationship to what you’ve acquired over the years?
Marilyn Flower
Aug 8
Shame & Glory: One Woman’s Relationship to Her Hair
Shame & Glory: One Woman’s Relationship to Her Hair
Why do women hate…or love…their hair so much?
Cindy Heath
Aug 7
What Are the Magical Steps to Making the Perfect Decision?
What Are the Magical Steps to Making the Perfect Decision?
Feel more confident about making hard choices.
Cindy Heath
Aug 5
Why I Can’t Keep Silent in the Face of Violent Speech or Behavior
Why I Can’t Keep Silent in the Face of Violent Speech or Behavior
And why I now see humankind as an endangered species
Marilyn Flower
Aug 4
Stuffed Baby Ducks
Stuffed Baby Ducks
How we ignore the call to self.
Kelley Murphy
Aug 4
I Thought I’d Stay Young Forever
I Thought I’d Stay Young Forever
But my face doesn’t seem to agree.
Debbie Walker
Aug 4
Where Do You Show Up?
Where Do You Show Up?
Identifying authenticity and separating from the herd.
Kelley Murphy
Aug 4
No Room in Our Hearts for Hatred Here or Anywhere
No Room in Our Hearts for Hatred Here or Anywhere
We want to reiterate that Middle-Pause stands with Medium’s guidelines on hateful content.
Marilyn Flower
Aug 3
Ms. Merriwether Opines on Weather and Whither
Ms. Merriwether Opines on Weather and Whither
Love and the Literary Life
Sharon Johnson
Aug 2
Flattering Haircuts for Women Over 50
Flattering Haircuts for Women Over 50
I vowed to never cut mine!
Debbie Walker
Aug 1
Our Relationship Mistakes and Failures Can Be Our Greatest Teachers
Our Relationship Mistakes and Failures Can Be Our Greatest Teachers
What have you learned from mistakes and failures, Including break-ups?
Marilyn Flower
Aug 1
Learning Friendship is the First Step to Love
Learning Friendship is the First Step to Love
Theater, Diners, and Alberta Orlando Brown
Margie Pearl
Jul 31
Attaining Equilibrium and Calm
Attaining Equilibrium and Calm
Insecure and constantly angry with the world — or myself?
Pavane Mann
Jul 31
Home is Crooked Floors, Gardens, and a Stolen Patio Umbrella
Home is Crooked Floors, Gardens, and a Stolen Patio Umbrella
Welcome to my soul space.
Samantha Lazar
Jul 30
An Unusual Reason I Returned to South Africa to Settle for Life
An Unusual Reason I Returned to South Africa to Settle for Life
The language of music called me back
Caroline de Braganza
Jul 29
Part 2 of Lies My Mother Told Me
Part 2 of Lies My Mother Told Me
Letting go of the weight of insecurities and anxieties about life
Mary Gallagher
Jul 29
How To Make Debbie’s Delightful Ice-Box Pickles
How To Make Debbie’s Delightful Ice-Box Pickles
From the cucumbers in my wilty garden.
Debbie Walker
Jul 28
Getting Your Point Across is Not the Point — 5 Lessons on Effective Communication
Getting Your Point Across is Not the Point — 5 Lessons on Effective Communication
Planning, praying, and breathing support you and your process
Marilyn Flower
Jul 28
Oregon Outback, Creativity and Science
Oregon Outback, Creativity and Science
The intersection of time and space in the Playa
Sharon Johnson
Jul 27
I Want to Be a Super-Shero When I Grow Up
I Want to Be a Super-Shero When I Grow Up
Plus, an archeologist, space traveler, and scientist.
Debbie Walker
Jul 27
5 Tested Ways to Help a Sick or Dying Friend
5 Tested Ways to Help a Sick or Dying Friend
And what to never, ever say to a grieving person.
Cindy Heath
Jul 26
Ticks: Another Warning to Northerners Vacationing in South States!
Ticks: Another Warning to Northerners Vacationing in South States!
Don’t walk in the woods without protection.
Debbie Walker
Jul 25
What or Who Did You Want to Be ‘When you Grow Up?’
What or Who Did You Want to Be ‘When you Grow Up?’
In what ways, literally or figuratively, are you now that person?
Marilyn Flower
Jul 25
Will I Become Organized After My First ‘Plan Your Writing Year’ Course?
Will I Become Organized After My First ‘Plan Your Writing Year’ Course?
I’ve got a lot to do, and I’d better apply what I learned.
Lee-Anne Hancock
Jul 22
Please Help Me Help a Friend
Please Help Me Help a Friend
My friend Cathy is tall and willowy. Her metabolism is high and she loses weight easily. Don’t be jealous. It’s weight she can’t afford to…
Marilyn Flower
Jul 21
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