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I love to connect with my readers, and in my monthly newsletter, I share my thoughts, updates about events, a discussion of what I've been reading, stories from life in Connecticut, and much more. Feel free to browse my past newsletters and stop by at the beginning of each month to read my latest note to you.

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February 2026

2/1/2026

I love you. Happy month of love! We can choose to pause, take a deep, contemplative breath this February and concentrate our energies on all the ways we can express our love of life.

Saint Augustine knew he was in love with living. Emily Dickinson understood that “Love is all there is, is all we know of Love.” Let us count ways.

We uplift ourselves and all those we love when we’re able to express our warm feelings as we give and receive love. When we shine a bright light on and show gratitude for all the people, places and things we dearly love, this focus enhances our emotional connections and makes us more lovable. Loving is a way of being; it is the essence of our humanity.

Who are your loved ones that immediately come to mind? Whenever we mindfully experience life in a loving conscience, we live ...

December 2002

12/1/2002

I hope your heart is full of Thanksgiving cheer and you feel that you have abundant blessings in your life.

Peter and I count you as healers and friends. The outpouring of loving energy continues to uplift us, inspire us and is working magically. Thanks to a wonderful and talented ...

November 2002

11/1/2002

Can you imagine how much the following letter warmed my heart, especially under these difficult circumstances? As our lives have been suddenly confined to a few rooms in our New York apartment because of Peter’s injury, we’re acutely aware how precious life is, how important it is to ...

October 2002

10/1/2002

Peter and I enjoyed some peaceful happy days at the cottage in September, savoring sparkling sunny days with low humidity. The sunsets were awesome in their spectacular colors. As sky meets water when the sun touches down, we experience a miraculous sight, a promise of nature's continuity. Fall is ...

September 2002

9/1/2002

I think of this month as a time of new beginnings, being given a clean, clear fresh start. As children go back to school, we go back to work, inspired by time shared with family and friends, grateful for time in the garden, at the beach, on the water and ...

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