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I learned about the importance of meditation 13 years ago. I was experiencing severe allergic reactions to unknown allergens and my unsympathetic, allopathic internist was not at all helpful. So [...]

Yesterday I saw a piece on the Today Show about an 18 year old who is one of 10 people currently using a new “bionic hand”. He was born with a congenital malformation. His right hand has a fully [...]

I attended the funeral of Lloyd Bachman today. He was 90. A good man, who lived a good life. He will be sorely missed. I am grateful for having known him for more than 40 years. I will attend [...]

I am. Brave, that is – I am brave. At least that is what I am told. It is not a word I would use to describe myself (that would be enthusiastic!), but people always say that I am brave and so I [...]

Last weekend, I was with a couple of women friends on a retreat – actually it was a slumber party – at a cabin in Northern Minnesota. During conversation that weekend, there were [...]

My son, Bryan, has always been a swimmer.  When the Southdale YMCA opened in February of 1975, I took him for his first lessons at the age of 4 months.  Bryan joined the Southdale Beaver Swim [...]

Volunteering is a way to give back to the community and/or an organizations that is meaningful and important to you. Making a volunteer commitment to an organization, no matter how large or [...]

“That beautiful season the Summer! Filled was the air with a dreamy and magical light; and the landscape Lay as if new created in all the freshness of childhood.” –   Henry [...]

In 2007, while attending the UDA National Dance Team Competition with the Eden Prairie Pom Squad, I tried to go on a Segue tour of Epcot in Disney World. (I wasn’t dancing, my daughter, Anna, is [...]

It is actually not easy at all. While the attitude part, choosing to be persistent and patient, is fairly standard now; it is amazing to me how often I find myself in the company of someone who [...]