5 tips to Keep Yourself Mentally Fit

5 tips to Keep Yourself Mentally Fit

A major question among my Baby Boomer peers is, “How can I reduce my risk of cognitive impairment (aka Old Timers’ Disease)? Unfortunately, there’s no magic pill that can prevent memory loss, ward off cognitive decline, or keep us young and healthy...
Woosh! Friendship lost and regained. Whew!

Woosh! Friendship lost and regained. Whew!

Woosh. All the air left Bonnie’s lungs. The moments-ago lobby scene with Jackie was bad—well, she admitted it had been a fight. Not like the grasping-and-clawing, utterly gross mudwrestling Bonnie had glimpsed during an online search for one of Pastor Rankin’s...
Buddy, Can You Spare a Friend?

Buddy, Can You Spare a Friend?

Friends share secrets, feeling safe in the hearts and minds, that acceptance with be theirs, no matter what. Each of us has a few, one of them being our Father. But, but, but, but: have you ever repressed a truth? Not a fib, a flub, or white lie, but a lapse, really....
Let it go

Let it go

“Let it go,” the Christian smother says. Let it go. Be free of angst and regret. And, it strikes me suddenly: what she really intends is to be unfettered, free of listening to my burdens, as I have listened to hers. Our friendship flies away...