Tag: self care
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Self-Care in Crisis
Several weeks ago, Hurricane Helene slammed into western North Carolina, laying waste to mountain communities with flood, wind, and uncharted mayhem. Add to that a deluge of disinformation that has hampered recovery and relief efforts and you can understand that these are trying times. My town was right on the edge of the devastation –…
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Equinox and Fall
According to the calendar, today is the Autumnal Equinox, which marks the first day of fall here in the Northern Hemisphere. Incredibly sophisticated, smartypants instruments tell us that the equinox isn’t exactly “equal” in all parts of the globe, but taking the idea as it is intended, today marks an equal time of daylight and…
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Fall Joys
The “dog day” heat has broken here, at least temporarily, which has given me some time to think about fall. I adore fall – I really do. I like crisp weather, the scrunching sound fallen leaves make when you walk through them, digging out heavier clothing, chrysanthemums and fall gardens, cider, pumpkins – the whole…