Category Archives: Hometown

Choose Love

Posted on March 20, 2019 by barbaraweicksel

My 50th High School reunion is coming up next year.  The chatter around this has made me a bit nostalgic, but not so nostalgic that I can’t distance myself from what is a hazy memory, and what is, in fact, … Continue reading →

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Sprinkle Kindness

Posted on December 24, 2016 by barbaraweicksel

For far too many reasons; some I understand, some I do not…  I am not a Holiday person. I have great memories of Holidays spent with cousins, Aunts, Uncles, Mother, Dad, a brother, sharing food and laughter and traditions that … Continue reading →

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A Birthday Gift for Annie.

Posted on March 24, 2014 by barbaraweicksel

For her Birthday my friend Ann asked that we spend some time loving someone who is difficult for us to love. She said we didn’t have to forgive or hang out with them – she just wanted us to think … Continue reading →

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Memorial Day – Let’s Not Forget What It’s All About.

Posted on May 21, 2013 by barbaraweicksel

  Memorial Day is the American Holiday observed on the last Monday of May, It honors the men and women who died while serving in war or while otherwise serving in the United States Military. Originally called Decoration Day, it … Continue reading →

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Regrets – I’ve had a Few…

Posted on February 18, 2013 by barbaraweicksel

I’ve been introduced to Bronnie Ware and her book: “The Top Five Regrets of the Dying,” – which in turn has introduced me once again to my life. Bronnie Ware is a palliative nurse in Australia who has spent several … Continue reading →

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A Life Lived Long Ago

Posted on February 15, 2013 by barbaraweicksel

I found out yesterday that a friend of mine had died. He was a friend from long ago from a life that was lived with lies and deceit – but also with love and laughter. My friend was a part … Continue reading →

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The road up and the road down is one and the same

Posted on December 4, 2012 by barbaraweicksel

My emotions have been running the gamut since my mother passed away on November 11. I can go from feeling perfectly happy to anger and feeling just down-right morose in a matter of seconds. Granted, I have always had the … Continue reading →

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Chick-Fil-A and the Gay Oreo Cookie.

Posted on November 21, 2012 by barbaraweicksel

I just spent a week in the bosom of my family – not by choice – but because my mother passed away suddenly and I went home to honor her memory and lay her to rest beside her Mother and … Continue reading →

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Surviving my own personal hell, living through “dyke to wife” reparative therapy

Posted on October 3, 2012 by barbaraweicksel

California Gov. Jerry Brown on Saturday, Sept. 29, 2012 signed Senate Bill 1172 to ban “reparative therapy” for minors. With this historic legislation, California becomes the first state to ban licensed mental health professionals from practicing psychological therapy aimed at … Continue reading →

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The Brave New World of Selfish and Stupid.

Posted on September 21, 2012 by barbaraweicksel

I understand we all have problems in our lives. I also understand we all have different lives. We come from different places, different experiences, different families, and different places in time. What I don’t understand is that we all don’t … Continue reading →

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