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By Robin Pierson, Special to the Independent Calm in demeanor, clear in vision and strong in her devotion to children’s education, Peggie Thomas acts with...

My daughter, Sara, and my newest granddaughter, Aroha, are reunited with "Papa" in Bangkok and this new little family is on their way back...

It is gloomy this morning but I can still conjure up the feelings generated by the sunshine we've recently enjoyed. The main reason for my...

  Norman, the mascot for the Penguin Café, was abducted. There is a $500 reward posted for his return. No questions asked. Norman has been standing...

My new granddaughter arrived Thursday, March 14, in New Zealand, but a day earlier in Laguna. Bless Skype one more time. I was able to...

A few weeks ago, I discovered a book entitled, “The Power Behind Your Eyes.” It talks of the need to rest our eyes, taking...

  It seems that just a few years ago, my daughter Sara was a senior at the high school and was riding in the convertible...

There are more legends about Valentine's Day than cupid has arrows. In ancient Rome, February witnessed a fertility festival where, legend has it, the...

 How is it possible to keep our equilibrium when our world seems to be moving so fast? A typical day is filled with more...

We commonly confuse closeness with sameness and view intimacy as the merging of two separate “I’s” into one worldview. Harriet Lerner, “Dance of Intimacy”...

The difference between transformation by accident and transformation by a system is like the difference between lightning and a lamp. Both give illumination, but...

My mother loved cameos. Womenʼs profiles carved in ivory on a sepia, blue, or black background and made into a brooch or pendant. We sat...

Time away softens the rough edges that sneak into the corners of my mind.  A change in scenery stimulates new ways of seeing. The...

There was a lively discussion that was in full swing by the time I got my coffee and sat down with some friends. The...

There was a lively discussion that was in full swing by the time I got my coffee and sat down with some friends. The...