Every family celebrating Hanukkah has their own special traditions. I love the word “tradition” because it is an accounting of long, established customs and beliefs passed on from generation to generation. Typically, our entire belief system and core values are based on family teachings. Our parents and grandparents passed their wisdom down to us, and […]

The holidays are around the corner!! It’s most families’ favorite time of the year. Unfortunately, whether it is Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas, or Kwanzaa you may be one of those women over 50 who is running into difficult issues. The best cure-all is compromising when necessary. BE OPEN TO COMPROMISING Unless a situation arises that is […]

My darling, something that I have been seeing and experiencing lately is the idea of loneliness. What is it, and what does it mean for people, especially women over 50? Loneliness is not just about being alone. One can feel alone while married or even when surrounded by a group of people. You can feel […]

Recently, I was in a quandary and could only escape it with a much-needed mindset and attitude change. With my problem weighing heavily, I called my best friend, Gail, for advice. I had an important issue that needed resolution. But how? Darlings, Gail was able to teach me a valuable way to solve any problem. […]

My first experience with death and mourning occurred with the untimely loss of my late husband, Michael. Losing my soulmate was debilitating. I can best describe myself as shattered and shocked. One day I was young, in my forties with two precious daughters living near the sea, in Honolulu, Hawaii. Life in the Islands with Michael, also […]