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M. Linda Graham
Jun 7, 20222 min read
Retirement Day #1073: “I Have A Bone To Pick With Fate” – W. Shakespeare
I woke up particularly low this morning. My baseline emotions are fundamentally optimistic, but this morning- not so much. Like a woman...
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M. Linda Graham
May 22, 20221 min read
Retirement Day #1055
Thank you all for your kind comments regarding this photo of me with my human, Linda. My name is StarBucks – I'm a subtly beautiful 18yr...
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M. Linda Graham
Mar 2, 20221 min read
Body Reconciliation #2: It's Good To Be Sore
“The day you don’t wake up sore is the day you realize a) you didn’t live life fully the day before, or b) you woke up dead.” – J....
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M. Linda Graham
Feb 2, 20221 min read
How to Give Yourself a Mini-Dance Partay
“All the ills of mankind, all the tragic misfortunes that fill the history books, all the political blunders, all the failures of the...
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M. Linda Graham
Nov 21, 20212 min read
Hello, Day: Training for Transitions
“Uncertainty is the only certainty there is, and knowing how to live with insecurity is the only security.” -John Allen Paulos November...
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M. Linda Graham
Oct 22, 20219 min read
How a Pale Horse Found Her Rider
This is the story of a horse who was ghosted and a woman who was a ghost before she died, and how they found each other in their...
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M. Linda Graham
Sep 20, 20211 min read
Just in from Pastor Dave:
Body-knowing – Sep. 20, 2021 “In the ancient language of Wisdom, the [physical] moving center carries the “affirming force”; its natural...
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M. Linda Graham
Aug 5, 20213 min read
Wayside Miracles: The Bluebird of Happiness
Since the beginning of July, I’ve awakened every morning to the brief, bright and lively song of the Indigo Bunting. Along with the usual...
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M. Linda Graham
Jun 27, 20213 min read
Attestupa, Soylent Green & Retirement Nightmares Retirement Date #728
“Ättestupa (Scandinavian for 'kin/clan precipice') … The name supposedly denotes sites where ritual senicide took place during Nordic...
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M. Linda Graham
Jun 23, 20211 min read
Retirement Day #722: The Turnip Queen
In Fairy Tales, the Turnip represents the earthy self or symbolizes the Mother archetype / feminine principle
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M. Linda Graham
Jun 7, 20212 min read
Undertaken with Grace and Lightness: Retirement Day #708
Yesterday I dropped off my husband’s jacket for cleaning & a new zipper. As the clerk worked out how to charge for the zipper, a Tiger...
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M. Linda Graham
Feb 22, 20212 min read
EveryDay Dances
Several weeks ago, I was honored to be interviewed for a local podcast regarding a dancer’s perspective on the aging body. Near the end...
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M. Linda Graham
Jan 11, 20211 min read
Letting Go of "Was" to "Be"
As part of addressing this season of reconciliation, our church asked me to offer something regarding reconciliation and the aging body -...
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M. Linda Graham
Dec 24, 20201 min read
DogGone 2020: A Retrospective by Argo & Lucca
Wishing you all a healthy, peaceful Holiday and a bright New Year: https://youtu.be/LUN_GFY7SRo
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M. Linda Graham
Dec 16, 20205 min read
To Dance the Light Fantastic: RIP Maxine DeBruyn [1937-2020]
She didn’t have to do any of it. She could have spent her life lounging on a sunny beach, eating bon-bons and gossiping over martinis...
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M. Linda Graham
Nov 10, 20202 min read
Little Summer of the Geese: Bias & Beautiful Weather
This week, West Michigan experienced blissfully gorgeous weather - warm, sunny, dry – a magical “Indian Summer.” Wait- push the pause...
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M. Linda Graham
Oct 9, 20201 min read
A JollyDog's Book of ABCs
Cap'n Arrrgo and PegLegLucca thought you could use a break from these OMG what's happened now!!??! times, so they created an entertaining...
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M. Linda Graham
Sep 21, 20201 min read
Hanging by a [Spider's] Thread
A 10second Monday Meditation on the eve of the Autumn Equinox (9/22/2020 9:30a.m.) https://youtu.be/hiHn4Rd07to
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M. Linda Graham
Sep 20, 20201 min read
BeSpoke Virtual Cards
Every morning I wake up grateful to be retired [OMG 2020!!!] . Instead of teaching an 8:30am ballet class, I've had the chance to explore...
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