At Alchemy West and our magazine, Bridging the Paradigms, we promote community: from creating healthy, balanced lives with our animals, homes, businesses, and nature to creating connections between good businesses and good people. Let me introduce LaBelle Construction, and my adopted godson, Vincent LaBelle, and his friend and coworker, Brian Meuller. Viincent is a general […]
Archives for October 2011
Phoning Home: What Women Should Do About Obscene Phone Callers
Unfortunately, I think what most women have in common is an obscene phone caller. We’ve either had it happen to us or to someone we know. But I have a new way of dealing with it. Won’t you help? An Obscene Phone Caller Strikes My most recent experience with an obscene phone caller was shocking […]
The Worst Part About Living with Animals
I was out with the dogs, scooping poop as we meandered down the street. The man carefully negotiated the turn on his motorbike and headed up the street toward us. He saw me bagging poop and, with a sympathetic grin, said, “That has to be the worst part of the job.” “Not even close,” I […]
Choosing Our Way in the New Economy
He didn’t mean to make me smile. He had been loitering by my shopping cart. We were both stocking up on office supplies. I was, as usual, simply exhausted by the choices. Wouldn’t life be easier if we didn’t have so much to choose from? Think about it. I do. A lot. Even choosing a […]
Living on the Planet of Awesome and Forever
I live on the Planet of Awesome and Forever. I have proof. Sometimes my planet is real and physical: I revel in the sun and rain, the dark and stormy, the people and the beings who make me laugh and think while challenging me to be my best, no matter what. Always my planet is […]