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    Nurturing Gratitude and Hope for the Holiday Season and Beyond

    by Jacqueline Jannotta November 11, 2022
    woman juggling on a cool, sunny coastline

    Sometimes it feels like I’m holding the sky up with one hand, while juggling sandwich-generation family matters in the other. I know I’m not alone. Between our keeping Democracy alive and maintaining mental, physical and community health during turbulent times, living life on auto-pilot is not an option in my opinion. 

    Given the challenges we’re facing, I like to think that I do a decent job of walking the fine line of being a realist plus a hopeful optimist. And I’ve found some best practices that get me through these days with less drama and more groundedness. So in advance of the stressful season that is the winter holidays, I wanted to share some of them. I *know* they’ve made a difference in my life and I’m sure they can make a difference in yours.

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    What I’ve Been Up To Lately: Wrestling with Reality

    by Jacqueline Jannotta December 9, 2021
    December 9, 2021

    I hope everyone is enjoying the season of gratitude & light, despite the challenges all around us. This post is a break from the usual theme of Becoming Better People…

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    The Melee of Motherhood

    by Jacqueline Jannotta August 25, 2021
    August 25, 2021

    I’m not a fan of using militaristic terms and even try to avoid using gun terminology that’s woven into idioms. But ironically, it’s motherhood—or at least the push to become…

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    And the March Goes On

    by Jacqueline Jannotta January 20, 2021
    January 20, 2021

    One could say that America was born from rage and grows from rage. I learned that firsthand at the Women’s March four years ago, when my country was mired in…

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    Reframing the Apocalypse

    by Jacqueline Jannotta September 12, 2020
    September 12, 2020

    Earlier this week, an intense windstorm knocked out our power for several hours. Today is the third day of an orange sky casting an eerie pall over Portland, as wildfire…

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