I am a regular columnist for The Bow Times, a local paper in my home town. The links below will take you to the various articles. I hope you enjoy them.
Here are the links:
2023 ARTICLES:
Thank you for coming here to check on things. After many years of writing for The Bow Times, I have decided to take a break and see who will notice.
Sometimes writing and putting yourself out there seems like shouting into the wind or singing in the shower. You don’t always get feedback to know how good it is - or isn’t!
Fortunately, I often hear people tell me “I love your articles, I read them every month.” My family hears this as well and relays it to me. This warms my heart and I am grateful that there are many people out there who enjoy them. Writing them is truly a Work of Heart for me. I hope what I share makes a difference to people, makes them happier, more confident and improves lives.
If you would like me to pick up the monthly writing again for The Bow Times, please reach out to them and tell them you value my contributions and miss them. Perhaps if they hear it from enough people those of us who contribute quality material will be appreciated for the material we create and not be charged a fee for the ad that needs to go with it.
Please don’t get me wrong, I do appreciate the paper, the folks own it and who work there, and the long standing relationship we have had. I also understand the funds for keeping the paper going. I mean no disrespect. I merely feel that quality writers should be paid for their work, not charged for the honor of the placement.
Thanks for your ongoing love and support!
Donna
P.S. I may just revive my blog instead and put my monthly updates there!
2022 ARTICLES:
December 2022 - Page 12 “Giving”
November 2022 - Page 9 “On Your Best Behavior”
October 2022 - Page 9 “Other People’s Problems”
September 2022 - Page 4 “Dealing With Irrational People”
August 2022 - Page 17 “Rewarding Bad Behavior”
July 2022 - Page 22 “Comfort in Closeness”
June 2022 - Page 6 “Freedom Comes From Letting Go!”
May 2022 - Page 16 “The Attic”
April 2022 - Page 18 “Finding Balance - Take Two!”
March 2022 - Page 18 “Is it the Truth?”
February 2022 - Page 17 “Getting Old(er)”
January 2022 - Page 18 “A Little Sunshine on Aging”
2021 ARTICLES:
December 2021 - Page 17 “When Care Giving Comes to an End”
November 2021 - Page 14 “Care Giving is Hard Work - Part 3”
October 2021 - Page 22 “Care Giving is Hard Work - Part 2”
September 2021 - Page 20 “Care Giving is Hard Work - Part 1”
August 2021 - Page 4 “Being Supported”
July 2021 - Page 17 “Investing in Yourself”
June 2021 - Page 13 “Cleansing & The Value of Things”
May 2021 - Page 11 “Owning Who You Are”
April 2021 - Page 13 “All Positive Thoughts”
March 2021 - Page 20 “Two Wrongs Don’t Make a Right”
February 2021 - Page 9 “Healing”
January 2021 - Page 20 “Empowerment”
2020 ARTICLES:
December 2020 - Page 12 “2020 Year End Review”
November 2020 - Page 13 “Benefits”
October 2020 - Page 13 “Family Dynamics & Multiple Generations”
September 2020 - Page 13 “Kindness”
August 2020 - Page 8 “Discipline”
July 2020 - Page 9 “Complacency & Selfishness”
June 2020 - Page 19 “Control Issues”
April/May 2020 - Page 18 “What’s Really Important?”
March 2020 - Page 21 “Choices”
February 2020 - Page 6 “Grief & Communicating”
January 2020 - Page 11 “New Beauty”
2019 ARTICLES:
December 2019 - Page 3 “Surrender - the 12th Joy of Aging”
November 2019 - Page 19 “Forgiveness - the 11th Joy of Aging”
October 2019 - Page 19 “Patience - the 10th Joy of Aging”
September 2019 - Page 4 “Discernment - the 9th Joy of Aging”
August 2019 - Page 4 “Freedom - the 8th Joy of Aging”
July 2019 - Page 4 “Legacy - the 7th Joy of Aging”
June 2019 - Page 18 “Attitude - the 6th Joy of Aging”
May 2019 - Page 13 “Courage - the 5th Joy of Aging”
April 2019 - Page 13 “Time - the 4th Joy of Aging”
March 2019 - Page 13 “Respect!”
February 2019 - Page 8 “Going Filterless!”
January 2019 - Page 17 “On Aging…And Listening to the Aged”
2018 ARTICLES:
December 2018 - Page 17 “Patience & Anger”
November 2018 - Page 17 “Do Unto Others”
October 2018 - Page 17 “Brief & To The Point”
September 2018 - Page 17 “Downsizing”
August 2018 - Page 17 “Additional Tips for Memory Impairements”
July 2018 - Page 16 "Difficult Truths About Memory Impairments"
June 2018 - Page 16 "Goodness Gracious - Great Balls of Fire!
May 2018 - Page 16 "Compromise"
April 2018 - Page 16 "Life Cycles"
March 2018 - Page 16 "New Beginnings"
February 2018 - Page 16 "Connecting"
January 2018 - Page 16 "A Prosperous New Year to You!"
2017 ARTICLES:
December 2017 - Page 16 "Planning - Do You Have a Plan?"
November 2017 - Page 16 "Family and the Holidays"
October 2017 - Page 16 "Reasonable Expectations"
September 2017 - Page 16 "Happy Autumn, Not Fall"
August 2017 - Page 14 "Food Tips for You and Your Loved Ones"
July 2017 - Page 14 "Summer Tips for You and Your Loved Ones"
June 2017 - Page 14 "What's In It For You?"
May 2017 - Page 14 "Faith"
April 2017 - Page 12 "More Financial Planning Talk"
March 2017 - Page 14 "A Word on Reverse Mortgages"
February 2017 - Page 14 "Investing in Yourself - Who Are You Really?"
January 2017 - Page 14 "Communication is Key!"
2016 Articles:
December 2016 - Page 14 "Love and Support When You Need It Most!"
November 2016 - Page 14 "Coping with Caregiving"
October 2016 - Page 14 "Finding Balance"
September 2016 - Page 14 "How Do You Know When You Are In Over Your Head? And, What To Do About It!"
August 2016 - Page 14 "How Do You Know When You Need My Help?"
July 2016 - Page 14 "What does "Independence" Really Mean?"
June 2016 - Page 18 "The Pros and Cons of Staying Home"
May 2016 - Page 18 "Advocacy"
April 2016 - Page 18 "Transitioning Your Parent or Loved One"
March 2016 - Page 24 "The Eventuals of Life"
February 2016 - Page 16 "What Does it Mean to be "Ready"?"
January 2016 - Page 16 "What is a CCRC?"
2015 Articles:
December 2015 - Page 18 "Changes at the Holidays"
November 2015 - Page 18 "Well-Meaning Friends and Neighbors"
October 2015 article - Page 22 "The Realities of Aging, Part 2 - The Adult Child's Point of View"
September 2015 - Page 22 "The Realities of Aging, Part 1 - Senior's Point of View"
* If for any reason one of these links doesn't work, try going to www.thebowtimes.com/news/ and then click on "On Aging" and a list of the 2018, 2017 & 2016 past editions of my articles with links will be right there. If you would like to view the 2015 articles click on "Past Editions." Thank you!