By Sandra Dee Owens Have you ever noticed that young children are not judgemental about the weather? They simply go outside and play in whatever mother nature is dishing out that day. Sadly, our acceptance of weather narrows with age. […]
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Arctic shower; or, getting clean in the snow
By Sandra Dee Owens Living without running water for 8 years was the hardest part for me. In our early 20s my husband and I had bought a small piece of land with a burnt-down house on it. It was […]
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The garage years: part 5, counseling sessions 5-6
By Sandra Dee Owens Session 5 I have no memory of counseling session 5. Session 6 At the end of session 6, the last one my husband and I would attend, the counselor suggested we find a Plan B before […]
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The garage years: part 4 —Counseling session 4
By Sandra Dee Owens Editor’s note: This is the fourth part in a series of The Funologist’s stories called “The Garage Years.” This column is published the first edition of each month. For previous parts visit: mountaintimes.info/category/column/funologist. Part 5 of […]
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The garage years — Part 3: Counseling sessions 1-3
By Sandra Dee Owens When I had a nervous breakdown at 29, I called a local crisis line, and after talking me back from the edge I had fallen over, the on-call counselor suggested I come in and talk with […]
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The garage years — Part 2: Night crawler
How too much stress for too long can make you sick By Sandra Dee Owens Editor’s note: This is Part 2 of The Funologist’s story “The garage years.”Part 1 was printed in the July 7 issue of the Mountain Times. […]
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The Garage Years Part 1: Logic & Reason
How personal challenges can break, then rebuild you—stronger By Sandra Dee Owens When I was 29 I lost my mental health. It took nearly three years to get it back. Though a nervous breakdown was the most painful thing I […]
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The back story: Quitting 1,000 times and un-quitting 1,001
By Sandra Dee Owens When I was 25 I lost my health. I had no health insurance and was turned down for disability. While that news felt devastating at the time, I now view this as the greatest gift my […]
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Funology: the origin is thought
By Sandra Dee Owens A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single … thought. Before taking a single step, I first have to think about taking a single step. Consciously or otherwise, everything begins … with a thought. […]
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Snow swimming, Part 4: Meeting my wild voice
By Sandra Dee Owens All my life, I noticed it. The presence of a gentle, internal voice, offering helpful suggestions I mostly ignored. No, not ignored … flicked off my shoulder like a bothersome bug. I gave my internal guidance […]