bounce with me, bounce with us

Sometimes we have to think things are ridiculous before we can appreciate them. Has that been true in your life too? As you probably know, I made fun of my mom for her silly Bouncing on Heels, her…


on the importance of eating

One of the things we know we all need is to eat. When Mike Eck decided to leave his tech sales profession, he left with an interest in making sure everyone eats and eats well, especially with food…


sounds

If you've spent time with infants, we adult-speakers come to know their sounds aimed at communicating, at meaning.  A coo this way means they're hungry.  A cry this way means they need to be……


mama

Happy Mothers' Day! Mother.  Mom.  Mama.  Ma. It's a day we give thanks to those who birthed us and nurtured us into life when we were helpless.  Someone who got us through it.... Most other mammals…


the wisdom of children

I delight in watching my nephews and friends' and family's kids grow. In a recent conversation with a friend, she mentioned how going for a walk in her neighborhood as an adult is fine.  It can be…


challenge yourself with friends

The pandemic did a doozy to us.  Still is. I've written about it here before for sure.  But each day I'm struck more and more by how much it has changed the ways we live. I talked with a gentleman…


we've got the Powers!

We've got the Powers! Well, that's a rich statement. Last year, Krista Powers published her Midlife Calm: An Alternative to Midlife Crisis with our publishing company, VITALITY buzz, bliss + books.…


never gets old

Spring never gets old. Well, that has a few ways about it, doesn't it? And yet it's the same old wind that blows. Hmmm.  The very wind that animates you and me and all creatures on this planet can be…


a branch

Spring continues to do its incredible thing here in the Ohio River Valley. I love how it sends out its branches to us, how the season unfurls possibilities for us. Tomorrow/Tuesday is our monthly…


want a whole toolkit that makes pain go away?

When those aches and pains creep in, what do you do? Would you like an easy-to-learn toolkit that reduces pain and anxiety and tension? Healing Touch Level 1 includes twelve -- TWELVE!! -- techniques…