Me in the middle

Life In The Middle

I’m a middle child, born and raised in that in-between space. The “middle” has always been my point of view—my natural lens on life. And you know what? The more I look around, the more I believe that most things in life really are better somewhere in the middle.   Let’s break it down—from simple to more complex:     WeightExtreme ends of the scale aren’t ideal. Being severely underweight can be just as unhealthy as being severely overweight. Balance—somewhere in the middle—is where strength, energy, and

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Raising Kids-Oh, How Things Have Changed

I was born in 1964, back when parenting was… well, let’s just say looser. I don’t recall ever riding in a car seat. Actually, I don’t even remember buckling a seatbelt. Back then, seatbelts were considered more of a nuisance than a necessity—most people just shoved them down into the seat crack to get them out of sight.   Turns out, car seats have existed since the 1930s—but they weren’t designed for safety. They were more like baby cages to keep the little ones from climbing all

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Susie

Rose Colored Glasses

Life can be tough. These are wild times—uncertain, chaotic, even a little scary. So much of what’s happening around us is out of our hands. The world? Absolutely bananas. Control? Practically non-existent.Stress? Through the roof.Gray hairs? Multiplying like bunnies at a drum circle.       But here’s the one sacred truth in this cosmic carnival:  You still get to choose your vibe. You can’t control the chaos, but you can control how you groove through it. Your mindset.Your attitude.Your reaction when your coffee spills, your kid

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