PsychCentral, a leading online network for mental health resources, has for the second time highlighted excerpts from my upcoming book, Your Turn: Ways to Celebrate Life Through Storytelling. In an article by Margarita Tartakovsky “Using Writing to Help Us Process Our Grief”, the author points out how Your Turn recommends writing as a powerful tool to help process some of life’s greatest challenges. Tartakovsky includes quotes from my book and references my sentiment that writing can … [Read more...]
My Favorite 4th of July Celebration
With the 4th of July on the horizon, I took some time to reflect on some of my favorite Independence Day memories. The 4th of July is truly one of my favorite holidays of the year, and it’s a special time to reunite with family, friends and members of the community. Earlier this week, I read this Washington Post article about the unique and peculiar 4th of July celebrations across the country. Every American region, state and town has their own stamp on celebrating our nation’s independence. … [Read more...]
Why Erasing our Past Weakens our Future
George Orwell’s dystopian book 1984 famously observes, “Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past.” I’m reminded of that quote more and more these days as I watch systematic attempts to erase the memory of historical figures, works of art, celebrities or politicians from our collective consciousness because they’re no longer deemed acceptable under the social norms of 2019. It’s as if they’ve been abruptly vanished from our history, never to be … [Read more...]
Your Turn Receives Praise, Strong Reviews Before October 2019 Release
As many of my long-time friends and followers know, I have always been a passionate advocate for storytelling and writing as a means of gaining greater self-awareness and understanding about this complicated journey we call life. My inaugural book, Where the Water Meets the Sand, was a true journey across the struggles and triumphs of my life. Now, I’m excited to be publishing my second book, Your Turn: Ways to Celebrate Life Through Storytelling, in October 2019! In this new book, I … [Read more...]
Honoring Our Fathers This Father’s Day
This weekend I’m remembering my father, Cliff Decker, who died of heart disease in 1956, and my daughter Laura’s father, 1st Lt. James L. Hull, who was killed in the Vietnam War in 1971. We will never forget them and still miss them. Who are you thinking of today? … [Read more...]
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