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Have a Heart

I’m not one to complain, okay, that’s not entirely true, but a recent round of customer disservice has me perplexed. (I wanted to say p*ssed but that’s not nice.) For the life of me, and it was kinda that serious, I cannot understand how people who are in customer service can be totally inept and …

Treats

A few weeks ago, I spent time with some elite athletes. Professional athletes who work out for hours at a time, several times a day. At the end of those days, they walk 10,000 steps for fun. On their “rest day,” they play volleyball for 7 hours on the beach. Athletes who have phenomenal physiques …

Magic Mushrooms

I went to a showing of the documentary “Dosed: The Trip of a Lifetime” last night. The movie chronicled the journey of a woman with Stage IV cancer who was suffering from the emotional aspects of living with a terminal disease. In an effort to ameliorate her symptoms, she elected to try magic mushrooms (psylocibin). …

DIY

I’ve lived in my home for 8 years. At first, I was just grateful to have a home; the Denver housing market is a nightmare. Little by little, and dollar by dollar, I’ve renovated and updated. I like DIY projects but even I knew better than to attempt replacing windows or installing central air. Last …

Bygones

Many, many years ago, I heard this in a movie and it seared into my brain: “You may be done with your past, but your past isn’t done with you.” I came face-to-face with that reality, once again, last week. Forty years ago, my husband and I divorced; it was not an amicable dissolution. I’m …

75 Hard

For the past few years I have intermittently participated in a fitness challenge called 75 Hard. The premise of the program is straightforward and specific. There’s really nothing outrageous involved other than the 75 part. For 75 consecutive days:Perform two 45-minute workouts each day, one of which must be done outdoorsTake a progress pictureRead 10 …