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Twelve Secrets of Happily Ever After Couples, A Love Prescription
Professionally written, time tested over 15 years of therapy, specific examples that show you how to enhance your relationships....
Peggy Sullivan
Aug 13, 20252 min read


Ten Thousand Steps and Change Theory
Ten Thousand Steps Starts with One Recently, I started keeping track of my daily steps. I needed motivation for increasing my exercise time. I'd tried mechanical pedometers that didn't work that well. I tried a Fitbit briefly, but took it back because it did not track what I had expected. And it required constant wearing with my phone nearby. I didn't want to need to carry my phone all the time. I have grown more attached to my phone. While vacationing in Mexico, I real
Peggy Sullivan
Jul 31, 20253 min read


Bird Song and Brain Health
Great Blue Heron Hiding in the Reeds at Lake Louise Learning new things stimulates the brain. New connections between neurons keeps our...
Peggy Sullivan
Jul 22, 20253 min read


Look around. What do you see?
Be in the Moment - What do You see? I see joy. I see it in a purring cat, sleeping curled up on a soft armchair. I see it in my...
Peggy Sullivan
Jul 15, 20252 min read


Light and Life and Fire Pits
Looking at firelight is like looking at life. It appears first with a spark and needs fuel and oxygen and care to survive and grow. At...
Peggy Sullivan
Jul 2, 20252 min read


Blissfully Single, A Single's Guide to Happiness
While I was marketing my first book, Love Prescription, Twelve Secrets of Happily Ever After Couples, in 2006, I was approached by single...
Peggy Sullivan
Jun 17, 20253 min read


Try Being a Tree Hugger
Tree Hugging - a Power Source Three old growth cedars stand sentinel in my front yard. They were there for longer than I've been alive....
Peggy Sullivan
Jun 10, 20252 min read


Tevye the Magical Theater Cat, An Introduction to Community Theater
Based on a true story! Tevye was a real cat who wandered into the Bellingham Theater Guild building during a performance of Fiddler on...
Peggy Sullivan
May 26, 20252 min read


Cat People are Cool
Pop Cats - Seattle Cats on leashes? Yes. Cats in strollers? Yes. Cats in backpacks? Yes. Cat costumes? Yes. Cat art? Yes. Cat books? ...
Peggy Sullivan
May 21, 20251 min read


A Blue Day revealed
Sailboats slide across Bellingham Bay. Water cascades over boulders or laps at the shore of a rocky beach. Blue days have a sound to...
Peggy Sullivan
May 13, 20252 min read


The Moon and Star
When you find something beautiful to look at, it makes every day better. This was the second book in my series of lessons from cats. ...
Peggy Sullivan
May 6, 20252 min read


Positive Words Can Change the World
Water ripples Everything is in a state of vibration and so has the capacity to emit sound. All the little things, rocks, trees, and...
Peggy Sullivan
Apr 22, 20252 min read


Benefits of Reading
An illustration from Shadow Walkers: I have at least two books going all the time. An audio book for driving, an e-book to read while...
Peggy Sullivan
Apr 15, 20252 min read


Cat Art Rules!
from The Moon and Star Their compact little bodies make for quick sketching, little ears pointed up to listen to the world around them. ...
Peggy Sullivan
Apr 8, 20252 min read


Midnight and Moonlight, a Tale of Two Cats
My career as a cat book author/illustrator started here. We learn lessons from our pets and this was the first one in my series. Our...
Peggy Sullivan
Apr 2, 20252 min read


My Poetry Debut
Origami Peace Poetry Cards It was my first poetry reading, other than at open mikes. I was a featured poet with three other poets at the...
Peggy Sullivan
Mar 26, 20252 min read


Candlelight Concert, Music, Books, and Poetry: A Weekend of Beauty
I'd been looking forward to this event for a few months; a violin string quartet playing Vivaldi Four Seasons by candlelight. How much...
Peggy Sullivan
Mar 18, 20253 min read


World Peace Poetry
Postcards I received from the Peace Poetry Postcard Project this year Every February, for the past four years, I have joined a group to...
Peggy Sullivan
Mar 11, 20253 min read


Beauty Walk
Winter weary days like these, don't promote the appeal of a nature walk. I even went to the gym yesterday to avoid the cold wet trails....
Peggy Sullivan
Mar 4, 20251 min read


Another green day for a tree hugger in the Pacific Northwest
Washington is the Evergreen State. The rain is our secret ingredient. A lush day with some moisture keeps it that way. We have lots of...
Peggy Sullivan
Feb 25, 20251 min read
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