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Navigating the World of Dating Over 55: Lessons from My Cats
Navigating the World of Dating Over 55: Lessons from My Cats
If you can rescue and tame one, you can keep them
Carol Lennox. LPC, M.Ed.
Aug 22
You Are Here For A Reason
You Are Here For A Reason
Just not the one you think
Ugonma E
Aug 12
I’m Not Crazy, It Is Perimenopause
I’m Not Crazy, It Is Perimenopause
My brain fog is not dementia but a symptom of my body entering a new phase of life
Beth Dele
Aug 10
I Didn’t Get The Memo That Crazy Cat Ladies Have to Be Childless
I Didn’t Get The Memo That Crazy Cat Ladies Have to Be Childless
As usual, I did backwards
Carol Lennox. LPC, M.Ed.
Aug 6
I Got My Pearls and Chucks Ready
I Got My Pearls and Chucks Ready
Bring it on
Toni Crowe
Aug 3
The Choice That Changed My Life
The Choice That Changed My Life
Could change yours.
Helen Cassidy Page
Aug 1
How to Let Go After A 27-Year Relationship Ends
How to Let Go After A 27-Year Relationship Ends
My sister got dumped by her first and only partner
Hogan Torah
Jul 29
Do You Know How To Use Dashes and Hyphens?
Do You Know How To Use Dashes and Hyphens?
Writing tips from an editor.
Helen Cassidy Page
Jul 29
Why Guatemala?
Why Guatemala?
In search of solitude . . . and community
Edward Robson, PhD, MFA
Jul 29
What if We Stop Thinking and Look to the Skies?
What if We Stop Thinking and Look to the Skies?
Sometimes all you need is a pause to shift your perspective
Michelle Marie Warner
Jul 27
I’m Resigned to Beef Cooked Medium
I’m Resigned to Beef Cooked Medium
I mostly can’t get what I want, so I’ve learned to be OK with what I end up with
Elle Beau ❇︎
Jul 25
Early Detection
Early Detection
Nice work if you can get it.
Helen Cassidy Page
Jul 23
The FBI Didn’t Believe the Kingpin They Came to bust Was a 22-Year-Old White Kid
The FBI Didn’t Believe the Kingpin They Came to bust Was a 22-Year-Old White Kid
The night I got raided by the feds for dealing drugs
Hogan Torah
Jul 22
People Are Wearing Maxi Pads on Their Ears Now?
People Are Wearing Maxi Pads on Their Ears Now?
Just when things couldn’t get any weirder in the US, they did
Michelle Marie Warner
Jul 20
Does Under Eye Cream Really Work To Reduce Signs of Aging?
Does Under Eye Cream Really Work To Reduce Signs of Aging?
I hope so, because I’m starting to look older than I feel
Michelle Marie Warner
Jul 13
Echoes of resilience
Echoes of resilience
A poem about life
Leslies Perspective
Jul 12
We Adopted a New Kitten, Leah the Lioness, and She’s Teaching Us All the Zen We Ever Need to Know
We Adopted a New Kitten, Leah the Lioness, and She’s Teaching Us All the Zen We Ever Need to Know
Sometimes it takes a cat to teach us how to be here now
Carol Lennox. LPC, M.Ed.
Jul 11
How Learning How To Listen Changed My Life.
How Learning How To Listen Changed My Life.
We have 2 ears and 1 mouth for a reason.
Ugonma E
Jul 8
An Influencer’s Responsibility to Avoid Crossing the Line When Talking to Kids
An Influencer’s Responsibility to Avoid Crossing the Line When Talking to Kids
A guide on avoiding inappropriate conversations with minors
Hogan Torah
Jul 6
Why Do You Hate People You Don’t Even Know?
Why Do You Hate People You Don’t Even Know?
In fact, why do you hate anyone?
Elle Beau ❇︎
Jul 3
I’m Stuck in a Dysfunctional Relationship With Our Country
I’m Stuck in a Dysfunctional Relationship With Our Country
And it just got more complicated
Michelle Marie Warner
Jun 29
We Need New Presidental Advisors, Not A New Presidential Candidate.
We Need New Presidental Advisors, Not A New Presidential Candidate.
Thank Goodness Biden’s Advisors Don’t Sit in the Oval Office.
Helen Cassidy Page
Jun 28
Why Does Society Think that a Single Life is a Failed Life?
Why Does Society Think that a Single Life is a Failed Life?
7 reasons to celebrate singledom
Ugonma E
Jun 25
Facial, Enzyme Peel, Will These Treatments Halt the Aging Process?
Facial, Enzyme Peel, Will These Treatments Halt the Aging Process?
Enduring an anti-aging facial because a cashier tried to give me a Senior Discount.
Beth Dele
Jun 22
What it’s like Selling Pleasure at a Sex Shop
What it’s like Selling Pleasure at a Sex Shop
Behind-the-counter experiences in Amsterdam’s leading sex shop, empowering customers and challenging norms.
Piqolette
Jun 22
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