You’ve got a friend…

Many of us are familar with that old song by “JT”–James Taylor to you young’uns.  I used to love the song because for years, I always felt supported and never had to look far for a shoulder to lean on. My perception of that support has changed in recent years.  My husband and I made decisions [...]

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We Wear the Mask…no longer

WE WEAR THE MASK by: Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872-1906) We wear the mask that grins and lies, It hides our cheeks and shades our eyes– This debt we pay to human guile; With torn and bleeding hearts we smile And mouth with myriad subtleties. Why should the world be over-wise, In counting all our tears and [...]

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