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2020 Sister Memories

by Sheila Collins | Oct 7, 2020 | Art & Life, Family, Health, Personal Stories

Looking at the clock on the kitchen wall, I check it with the digital one on the stove. They don’t agree so I look at my wristwatch and then decide the clock on my phone has to have the final say. But none of this will cause the phone call I’m waiting on to happen any...

Time to Remember– Time to Act

by Sheila Collins | Aug 27, 2020 | Family, Grieving, Our Children, Personal Stories, Resilience, The Art of Grieving

Since last March whenever I shop online, I frequently get the message that the item I’ve selected is ‘on backorder’ or ‘currently unavailable.’ The grocery store runs out of my favorite teas fairly often and the particular type of eggs I prefer. I understand. It’s a...

Our Friend Grief

by Sheila Collins | Aug 13, 2020 | Community, Environment, Family, Gatherings, Grieving, Personal Stories, Resilience, The Art of Grieving

It’s been nearly five months since our usual, normal lives where highjacked by a pandemic. Illness and death have enveloped the globe, planned events were postponed, then cancelled. Millions of jobs have been lost and small businesses closed. Through the months,...

Body-Wise On-Line

by Sheila Collins | Aug 6, 2020 | Art & Life, Community, Family, Gatherings, Personal Stories, Technology

Many of us, whether as students doing schoolwork, or professionals working from home, or family members and friends trying to connect and celebrate with one another from a safe distance, we’ve all been spending lots of time in front of our computer screens. I’ve heard...

A Garden Remembers

by Sheila Collins | Jul 24, 2020 | Art & Life, Environment, Family, Grieving, Health and Wellness, Meditations, Personal Stories, Resilience, Self-Care, Self-Care for Caregivers, Spirtuality, Stillpoint, The Art of Grieving

I was having one of those down days. My sister is in a memory care center in the Boston area, so of course I hadn’t been able to see or talk to her for several months. I’d gotten an email about a meeting the staff was having for family members, but the notice came so...

Finding Social Connection Using Posters, Microphones and Facemasks

by Sheila Collins | Jul 15, 2020 | Art & Life, Community, Family, Gatherings, Our Children, Past Events, Personal Stories, ReImagine, Rituals

The soon to be 8-year-old held her handmade poster up to the camera proudly, its colorful bold letters proclaiming her fondest wish. The setting wasn’t a protest march, though that may be where she got the idea. It was my family-on-zoom birthday party arranged by my...

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2020 Sister Memories

Time to Remember– Time to Act

Our Friend Grief

Body-Wise On-Line

A Garden Remembers

Finding Social Connection Using Posters, Microphones and Facemasks

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