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I like to think of a midlife renaissance as a coming of age for the mature adult. All of your trials, challenges, gifts and talents have primed yo…Read more
Minette Riordan · Mar 29, 2023
7 Reasons Why Making Art is Good for You
I’ve been thinking a lot about why I do what I do and how to describe it better, it’s so tricky sometimes to find the words. What I can tell …Read more
Key Points “I’m fine” = disconnection: Saying “I’m fine” can become a mask to avoid vulnerability. Dropping it allows for deeper connecti…Read more
Minette Riordan · May 16, 2022
Me, Mary Oliver and Positive Self-Talk
I have always loved Mary Oliver’s poem “The Summer Day” and her now famous lines “Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious…Read more
Minette Riordan · Apr 24, 2022
Inspired by a Gloria Steinem quote
Gloria Steinem has a lot of great quotes but this was one I hadn't seen before. Do you ever read something and feel like you’ve been gobsmack…Read more
I love the poet rupi kaur. Her short poems are full of depth and insights that often make me catch my breath. This is one of those poems: …Read more
Minette Riordan · Apr 2, 2022
Now I become myself by May Sarton
Hooray, it's National Poetry Month! Well every month is poetry month in my home.  You may not care about poetry as much as I do and that’s ok…Read more