Author: catalpa

Dalai lama once made a statement, ”if you cant help others, at least don’t hurt them”. I did something a couple of days ago–writing a…

this has been an interesting week–and one that im not finished processing–with relation to news and events here in the senior chat world. ive heard…

Today is my 53 birthday. I’ve not celebrated it in several years but today I do have a few plans. I didn’t avoid celebrating it…

During this past week, dynamics here have been questioned as ”how can this make you feel bad, as its only a chat room”. However upon…

Its been nearly six months now since I wandered onto this site, having found it during a little family trip late last summer. Ive appreciated…

Last evening I went into a familiar place and found something interesting. A spot that was once described as being friendly, safe, and welcoming had…

There is a tendency we sometimes have to want to protect each other, as well as avoid discomfort ourselves. When we had young children we…

We all have days we wish we could erase, and likewise days we wish we could duplicate. Some days make us feel like we have…

I wrote a blog yesterday that was deleted. It was an interesting lesson. We talk about supporting each other and being honest, yet ultimately its…

I was thrown into the task of making determinations about people at a young age. At first, I lacked confidence, but grew in my reason…