Let me be clear: my husband is my soul mate. We have been married almost 47 years. However – and this is a BIG however – he was NOT my FIRST LOVE. My boyfriend and I started going steady in 9th grade – although we were already throwing sneaky sidelong glances at each other during Continue reading
Author: Iris Ruth Pastor
I Couldn’t Have Been More Wrong…
It is 3 p.m.He is the last speaker in a long line of speakers, which had begun at 8 a.m. I am attending a holistic health summit. Some of the speakers are riveting and some are technical and above my pay grade. On the verge of a major headache from information overload, I am tempted to skip-out on Continue reading
I want to know about YOU
You certainly know a lot about ME. I would like to know more about YOU. Please feel free to answer some or all of the questions below and send back to me. What is your biggest challenge? Best book you read in 2022? What is your favorite way to relax? Name a healthy habit you currently have or would like to adopt? What is Continue reading
A Compulsion That Can’t Be Corralled In
I’m sorry. I just can’t resist.It’s a compulsion that just can’t be corralled in.(I think I’ve been bingeing on too many Yellowstone episodes – I’m starting to think like a cowboy.) It’s a New Year and a New Year calls for a whole new array of quotes to inspire and entertain. And a very thoughtful friend gave me a Continue reading
First The Muddling, Then The Clarity
The beginning of this new year for me is not just about making resolutions, but is centered on trying to gain clarity over what my core values really are – not just muddling through with no clear vision – which, by the way, is what I normally do. I have one advantage though: living in a Continue reading
The Best Way to End One Year & Usher in the Next
Today is the second to last day of 2022 and already I am in full self-improvement mode. I’ve got a brand-new planner I’m looking into quickbooks to solve my book keeping needs And I’m stoked because this is the year I will get thinner, more organized and more computer savvy (I declare those Continue reading
What Happens When We Don’t Get What We Need?
The holidays bring families together who live far apart. Laughter rings out through our homes. Joyous toasts are made. Connections strengthened. Bonds solidified once again – whether we are lighting yet another Chanukah candle or gazing with wonder at the twinkling lights of the Christmas tree – or like so many in today’s world – Continue reading
Life Got in the Way
Sometimes life just gets in the way of putting out my newsletter.Sometimes things have to get worsebefore they can ever get better. This time it was a meniscus tearin my right kneefrom dancing 4 hours straight in high heelslike I was still 23! Pain, swelling, throbbing followed the procedure.A little disorientation, A little bit of fever. And extended loopiness stemming from the Continue reading
A Stunning Surprise
It all started with a white ceramic piggy bank in the shape of a baseball – filled with masses of pennies – that my five-year-old grandson wanted to lug back to Connecticut. Of course, I said “Yes.” In the confusion of packing up a five-year-old, a two-year-old and an infant, the piggy bank was forgotten by Levi’s Continue reading
Trying to be THE MATRIARCH
I looked around the Thanksgiving table. There were three generations of us ranging in age from 3 months to 75 years. I was the 75 year-old – the most elderly in the room. Certainly not the most mature, nor the most logical nor the most observant. But definitely the OLDEST. As usual, there was a big crowd and as Continue reading