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New Year 2023 -- An Outlook of Hope Dec. 27, 2022
The title for this column may seem counterintuitive to my faithful readers considering the disappoin... Read More
Three Big Surprises of 2022: Weakened Russia, Weakened China, Weakened American Economy Dec. 23, 2022
2022 was a year full of surprises. Important things didn't work out as many people had expected on j... Read More
Me, Asleep in the Hay Dec. 23, 2022
Other than teaching me to speak it, my French Canadian immigrant grandmother taught me three things ... Read More
New Year's Resolutions Help Pets Live Longer, Healthier Lives Dec. 22, 2022
Q: I love my dog, Jack, and my cat, Annie. They are important members of my family, and I want to ke... Read More
Reflecting on Resolutions Jan. 22, 2022
Dear Readers: Before the start of 2022, I asked you all to send me your goals and resolutions for th... Read More
Where Resolving to Lose Weight Goes Wrong Jan. 21, 2022
NPR reports that this past year, half of all New Year's resolutions in the U.S. were based on fitnes... Read More
In the Face of Mental Health Challenges, Seek to Find More Flow Jan. 14, 2022
Last week, I once again echoed concerns about the pandemic's "long-haul" damage to everyone's mental... Read More
Ongoing Mental Toll of COVID and the Need to Keep Optimism Alive Jan. 07, 2022
As we set our sights on the new year ahead, we are all doing so feeling, in varying degrees, the eff... Read More
Being Good to Yourself Jan. 05, 2022
I just happened to be rereading the book I wrote (titled "Single File", for those of you who haven't... Read More
Winter To-Do List Jan. 05, 2022
The North American landscape is almost entirely dormant. Just because the landscape is dormant doesn... Read More
Let the Celebrations Begin Jan. 04, 2022
"Do you know what today is?" I asked my husband. "New Year's Day," he said definitively. "No, it's Z... Read More
Seeking Strands of Light Jan. 02, 2022
The first six months after having a baby is a battle. It's a battle in the transition between who yo... Read More
Hello to You, 2022 Jan. 01, 2022
Dear Readers: Happy New Year! May the following thoughts encourage, enlighten and inspire you as we ... Read More
He Wants Passwords and Access to All of My Private Information! Jan. 01, 2022
DR. WALLACE: My husband of almost one year wants me to give him access to my cellphone, my ATM cards... Read More
Petition to Cancel the Week Between Christmas and New Year's Jan. 01, 2022
ERASE THE WEEK BETWEEN CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR'S FROM: PRETTY MUCH EVERYONE TO: A BENEVOLENT PERSON(S... Read More
In Sickness and in Health, but in 2021, Sickness Won Jan. 01, 2022
It was two years ago, nearly to the day, that our 5-year-old coined the term "butt puke" to describe... Read More
Uplifting Advice Heading Into the New Year Dec. 31, 2021
Dear Annie: You get a lot of letters about people whose partners fell in love with someone else, cau... Read More
Substance Abuse and Young Adults Dec. 31, 2021
TEENS: Today is Dec. 31, the last day of 2021. Each year I aim to highlight a topic that truly reson... Read More
Outlook for 2022 Now Open to Speculation Dec. 31, 2021
It is a time when we generally take inventory of the year about to pass and maybe even make a resolu... Read More
