Category Archives: The Rest of the World

Dream Count, A Recommendation

Posted on April 23, 2025 by sheilawill

After my children and grandchildren, after hiking in Tucson or on Mt. Desert Island, I love books the most. Since I’m the former owner of OZ Children’s Bookstore (1982-1997), you won’t be surprised to realize that books, nature, my dear … Continue reading →

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How Art Revives Us!

Posted on December 3, 2023 by sheilawill

Why am I surprised after visiting an art museum? Those feelings of newness, imagination, and life’s possibilities bubble up in me every time. Yet how often do I go to an art museum, of which there are three top-notch examples … Continue reading →

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The Mediterranean’s Allure

Posted on November 12, 2023 by sheilawill

   Our last day in Sicily, we four tourists were lounging on Cefalu’s crowded beach. The Mediterranean beckoned. I fell for it big time. Its turquoise clarity colliding with other shades of blue, matching the sky. The Mediterranean’s gently rolling waves … Continue reading →

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People Who Need People

Posted on August 26, 2022 by sheilawill

The Buddhist teacher Pema Chodron advises us to cultivate curiosity, to promote loving kindness in ourselves so that we extend it to others. Even to strangers, which is why I smile or say hello to the most disheveled people walking … Continue reading →

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Time is Weird…

Posted on April 27, 2022 by sheilawill

   When you get to be our age. “You look back and you never know,”says a gray-haired man across the way at Isles Bun and Coffee saying. Sounds like an older guy on his best behavior, talking on a first-time online … Continue reading →

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From Place to Place

Posted on March 14, 2022 by sheilawill

Living in three different parts of this country has been a life luxury. Visiting all fifty states has been an education, like getting a Ph.D. in U.S. Travel. My latest trip, to Santa Barbara, California, with my new love, merged … Continue reading →

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Noom and Nor

Posted on September 6, 2021 by sheilawill

Recent events in Afghanistan got me thinking about two of my favorite former students. Noom, an Iraqi American, wore an hijab every day. Nor was Palestinian American and did not. Both dressed in typical teen tight jeans. Noom and Nor … Continue reading →

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Pandemic Choices

Posted on May 22, 2020 by sheilawill

Sabino Canyon was packed this morning. Umpteen Cars lined the road. A scary scene because half the walkers, in my experience, don’t wear masks or practice social distancing. I don’t know what they’re thinking, that they’re invincible, that nearly 100, … Continue reading →

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“We ain’t goin’ nowhere…”

Posted on March 29, 2020 by sheilawill

For the last two weeks an empty carton waits on the floor by my office closet, ready for me to fill it with stuff I no longer need. But closet cleaning isn’t high on my agenda these days. During these … Continue reading →

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I want a nice president!

Posted on March 11, 2020 by sheilawill

Last week I was heartbroken that Elizabeth Warren, our supreme presidential candidate, dropped out of the presidential race. Electability felt like a dirty word. Would I see a woman president in my lifetime? We walked to Starbucks to meet friends … Continue reading →

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