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Jul 07 2018

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1968: Flashback & Fast Forward

“Memories are not the key to the past, but to the future.” — Corrie ten Boom

“Life is divided into three terms – that which was, which is, and which will be. Let us learn from the past to profit by the present, and from the present, to live better in the future.” — William Wordsworth

It’s been a month since I wrote and posted an essay on Mixed Metaphors, Oh My! The present has been occupying my attention and engaging my time. In early June I intended to draft a reminiscence about 1968, the year I graduated from high school. In September I’ll attend a 50-year high school reunion in my hometown of Racine, Wisconsin. Oh, My! Continue reading →

Tagged 50-Year Class Reunion, Activism, Anti-War Movement, Blackout, Civil Rights, Fast Forward, Flashback, Friends, Future, High School Graduation, J. I. Case High School, Madison, Memories, Past, Present, Racine, Sixties, Viet Nam

Nov 15 2015

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The Power of Circles

“I get by with a little help from my friends.” — Lyrics by John Lennon and Paul McCartney

Last weekend I attended a recovery enrichment workshop at Edgewood College presented by Fred Holmquist of Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation’s Dan Anderson Renewal Center. The experience was a powerful reminder of the role recovery circles have played in my life. Over the years I’ve sat in many circles in outpatient treatment, aftercare, 12-step meetings, and retreats. Yet this is simply one sphere of my life where circles of friends and peers have empowered me. Continue reading →

Tagged 12-Steps, AA, Activism, Anti-War Movement, Campfires, Civil Rights, Consciousness-Raising, Death, Family, Feminism, Friends, Lesbian, Power of Circles, Recovery, Second Wave of Feminism

Aug 03 2013

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Third Act

“There’s a moment when people know — whatever their skills are at denial — that they have passed from what they can delude themselves into thinking is middle age to something that you could call the third act.” Nora Ephron

First, let me say denial is powerful. It can both serve us and hurt us, but in the end it must be faced and addressed. Though I am living the sixth decade of my life, a thirty-something still resides inside, a youthful, progressive-thinking woman trying to figure what she wants to be when she grows up. I am always surprised when I look in the mirror and see my sixty-something self. Continue reading →

Tagged Activism, Aging in Place, Anti-War Movement, Civil Rights, Cooperative Housing, Family, Feminism, Gay Rights, Intentional Communities, LGBTQ, The fifties

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1968: Flashback & Fast Forward

The Power of Circles

Third Act