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THE SHEEN OF RELEASING SHAME

Posted on September 14, 2025 by KAREN SGAMBATI

“Shame is a soul eating emotion” (Carl Gustav Jung) A great hindrance to a hopeful future comes by remaining shackled to the past.  The inability to forgive ourselves for even the smallest transgression keeps us chained in shame.  From nights … Continue reading →

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THE NIGHT HAS A THOUSAND EYES

Posted on July 18, 2025 by KAREN SGAMBATI

“Strange feeling that someone is looking at me. I am clear, then dim, then gone, then dim again, then clear again, and so on, back and forth, in and out of someone’s eye.” (Samuel Beckett, Happy Days) The latest meteor … Continue reading →

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AN OLD BOY FROM IRELAND

Posted on June 21, 2025 by KAREN SGAMBATI

“Here is the test to find whether your mission on Earth is finished:  If you’re alive, it isn’t” (Richard Bach) “How will I be remembered?” is a looming question that finds its way into the mind of every person with … Continue reading →

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ROAD TRIPPIN’

Posted on June 5, 2025 by KAREN SGAMBATI

“It’s not the destination, it’s the journey” (Ralph Waldo Emerson) It was a dark and icy morning over a decade ago when I bundled the last of my belongings in my car and set off for a new life in … Continue reading →

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EASY COME, EASY GO

Posted on April 6, 2025 by KAREN SGAMBATI

I read with sadness recent news that another notable teen idol from my childhood, Bobby Sherman, was now struggling in his battle with Stage IV cancer at the age of 81.  Cancer is a beast with tentacles; it tries to … Continue reading →

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THE FEAR OF FOREVER

Posted on February 8, 2025 by KAREN SGAMBATI

“I do not fear death. I had been dead for billions and billions of years before I was born, and had not suffered the slightest inconvenience from it.” (Mark Twain) Since insomnia has become a constant companion, I allow my … Continue reading →

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REFLECTING LIGHT

Posted on November 15, 2024 by KAREN SGAMBATI

“There is a sadness in realizing that the person you have become is not the person you once wanted to be. It is the sadness of looking back on your life and seeing all the ways you have compromised, all … Continue reading →

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CATFISHING IN THE DATING POND

Posted on October 1, 2024 by KAREN SGAMBATI

“Man is not what he thinks he is, he is what he hides.” (André Malraux) Back in the late 90’s, I was catfished by an online dating early adopter.  AOL was fast becoming the tech darling of email and instant … Continue reading →

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THE STORY IN MY EYES

Posted on September 14, 2024 by KAREN SGAMBATI

Something embarrassing happened this week.  I recently moved from the state of Cal-if-FOR’-NI-yay (‘swimmin’ pools, movie stars’) to another, until I reach the destination where I will hang my final hat (that will be for another post, first I must … Continue reading →

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BUFFALO BLOOD

Posted on July 24, 2024 by KAREN SGAMBATI

““The oak fought the wind and was broken, the willow bent when it must and survived.” (Robert Jordan, “The Fires of Heaven”) The name J.D. Vance, the Republican nominee for Vice President of the United States in the 2024 presidential … Continue reading →

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