The Heart of the Matter

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Vicki writes about a Whoosh of Wisdom that followed after a puzzling encounter with a cyclist

Wynne reveals a spelling mistake on Mt. Everest in Yay, Yeah, Whatever

Erin talks about post-traumatic growth in Cultivating Personal Growth After Trauma

Brian ruminates on a disheartening prognosis that led to some great learning in Proving the experts wrong!

Deb shows us how to learn from what tugs at us with Leaning In to the Unexpected

Endless Weekend sparks a rousing discussion with the post Is Life Fair?

Libby walks us through how to stay open in Old Doors Are Closing But New Ones Are Not Yet Open

And Vicki’s book, Surviving Sue hit the shelves! Please order your copy if you haven’t already.

Coming Attractions for July

We are focusing on self-care in the month of July. We hope you will subscribe (if you haven’t already) and join us for many great posts and podcasts. The podcast lineup includes more meditation with Deirdre Wilcox, a story about resilience with Mark Petruska, and delving into how to publish with Vicki Atkinson.

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Vicki Pulls Together Wonderful Content from the WordPress Community

Time’s a wastin’, people!  LA invites us to think about our summer plans.  Let’s get to it! Summer Bucket List – Waking up on the Wrong Side of 50

Travel Dreams and Foodies Unite!  Our friends Maggie, Mary and Georgia are taking us places…and we’ll be well-fed.  Check out these can’t-miss posts about cooking school dreams, a love of French food and reminders, always, to laugh at ourselves (even when…especially when) we’re in the kitchen:

*Maggie reminds us to dream…and a few of us have offered to carry her bags if she decides to go on a French cooking adventure:  Faraway Dreams (wordpress.com)

*Mary shares her love of French food and Avignon (and the sound you hear is Vicki sighing…because both Maggie’s post and Mary’s were a tonic for her inner Francophile). Check out Mary’s post here:  La vie est faites de petit bonheur – – Awakening Wonders (wordpress.com)

*If you’re like some of us around here in HoTM-land (no, I’m not pointing fingers 😉) cooking mishaps are ‘de rigueur’ (LOL) and Georgia’s ‘micro-memoir’ about cooking mishaps and recipe roulette makes that point in a delightful way.  Cooking, baking and laughing?  On the menu in her fun post. Micro-Memoirs: A Life Story in Cooking Mishaps – Person on the Page (georgiakreiger.com)

Last but not least. A little lagniappe…something extra for the soul, from our friend VJ who offers beautiful poetry and artwork to inspire, reminding us to make haste and enjoy every day:  Hindsight – One Woman’s Quest (vjknutson.org)

Sharing the Heart of the Matter Podcast

Check out our podcast talking about our heart stories. It’s on Apple, Spotify, Amazon, Anchor and Pocket Casts. Please search for Sharing the Heart of the Matter on any of those platforms to subscribe.

Episode 20: The Art of the Interview with Dr. Gerald Stein. A fantastic episode of wonderful stories filled with Dr. Gerald Stein’s wit and wisdom that leaves us feeling, charmed, wiser, and more capable of living this life fully.

Episode 21: A Creative Life with Elizabeth Wickham. This inspirational episode features the delightful Elizabeth Wickham as she reveals her secrets to her creatively productive and inspired life.

Episode 22: Themes in Surviving Sue with Vicki Atkinson: In this great episode, Vicki and I talk about the themes in her book, Surviving Sue, highlighting the humor along with the love, dysfunction, and secrets.

Episode 23: Marv Taking Charge with Lois Roelofs. Author Lois Roelof shares her story of how her husband Marv made the choice not to seek treatment for lung cancer and instead intentionally spend the last few months saying meaningful goodbyes to loved ones.

Episode 24: The In Between with Libby Saylor. We talk about how to find optimism and faith in the midst of life changes with Libby Saylor. She also shares some of her great tricks for getting the gunk out!