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Letters from Renée: Settling Emotional Debt
I had the subject of taxes on my mind a month ago or so, but not in financial terms so much as from the side of emotional debt and emotional credits. Given my age of just around the corner from my 95th birthday, I wanted to feel that I had no debts before my life...
Faith in the Future: Finding Hope in Making Plans
Making plans allows me to remember that this too shall pass. And though the world is on lock down, LIFE is not. I ran the numbers, and chatted with my husband. I asked countless questions. Then I booked a flight for a yoga retreat in June. The airfare to Costa Rica...
Remaining Creative in Stressful Times
Many of you either consider yourselves creative individuals or finally have some time now and are seeking a way to get started. A great deal of my work the past few years has revolved around creative process; helping others get started and/or figure out just where...
The Art of Worry: Give Me a Moment
I cried because my immediate thought was, "how long before I see my granddaughter again?" That thought was followed by fear over Covid-19 altering my life with my family for more than a few more weeks. Fuck this virus. So yes. I woke up crying today. The sun had begun...
The Streets of My Home: Louisville, Colorado
I love my home. The pure magnitude of businesses affected by Covid-19 is devastating and overwhelming. We see pictures of Paris, New York, and other urban areas that are eerily quiet, but the streets of our small towns paint a picture that is deeply personal and...
Letters from Renée: Another Day At The Crossings
My daughter just called – she usually does toward the end of the day, this time to tell me she had spent the day digging up this and replacing that, moving some shrubs and finally sewing some new seed for the thinner spots in her small garden. I have always gardened. ...
My Town: Louisville, Colorado During Lockdown
I'm proud of my town, Louisville, Colorado, and fiercely protective. The time was 3:30 in the afternoon and I decided to walk a few blocks to see what Louisville, Colorado looked like in the midst of our state lockdown. I knew people wouldn't be out and about, but...
Letters from Renée: Passover in the Time of Coronavirus
“I often dream life is just as it is only I have well behaved hair and I live in Paris” reads the sign on my door. Perhaps none of you have thought of this, but it came to me this morning when I realized that in my old age home, Steve the hairdresser has had to close...
