by Joanna Ford | Jul 18, 2018 | General, Inspirational People, Reflection, Seasons, Self Care
Nature Endures Nature is a friend to all of us. Do we forget from time to time? I suspect we all do. Is it time to slow down and check out what is going on outside? I was able to do so and was reminded that Nature endures. My friend and founder of Mayu Meditation...
by Joanna Ford | Jun 19, 2018 | Courage, Depression, Inspirational People, Menopause, Self Care
Please check out this blog by Bridget Malcom. I asked her if I could share it on my website. She was gracious and said yes. This quote from the blog is a great descition of what some folks go through. Trying to explain to someone just how terrifying it is to have...
by Joanna Ford | May 1, 2018 | Inspirational People, Reflection, Seasons
May and My Mother in Law I think about my mother in law a lot. I have never met her and I never will. Sure, people share information about her. Not enough for me though. I like to know what motivates people. What does not. What they think is beautiful and what scares...
by Joanna Ford | Jan 23, 2018 | Courage, Depression, Inspirational People, Menopause, Reflection
Menstruation Taboo People experiencing menstruation are often seen as unclean. This association as well as many others associated with menstruation have been found across cultures and geographies, says Clue. Menstruation is a signal of reproduction. The menstruation...
by Joanna Ford | Nov 27, 2017 | Courage, Inspirational People, Reflection
The Courage of Anne Frank It seems almost impossible to write about my experience of seeing the Anne Frank House. This is the place where Anne Frank and her family, plus four other people, hid from Nazi persecution for two years (1942-1944). Anne was 13 years old at...
by Joanna Ford | Mar 7, 2017 | Aging, Courage, Inspirational People, Menopause, Mindfulness, Reflection
The Beauty of Aging I am deeply moved by the images at this website . Beautiful aging is a “thing.” The images show how people looked in their 20’s compared to what they look like 50 or so years later. The writer Noam Galai notes, “One...
