Plaid for Women | Judy Bennett | Activity https://www.plaidforwomen.com/members/judy-bennett/activity/ Activity feed for Judy Bennett. Wed, 22 Apr 2026 12:30:56 -0500 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 ac6b955f2a8223e8826ba20a40ab9284 Judy Bennett wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=30940 Wed, 01 Mar 2023 13:30:47 -0600 Musings and Surprises I have left a big pottery bowl filled with red balls on my primitive coffee table after taking Christmas decorations down. It continues to make my […]

]]> 2dfc9e8c0b9df81378382516a6bd431d Judy Bennett wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=30843 Wed, 07 Dec 2022 13:30:04 -0600 When people begin asking me at this time of year, “What’s Next for You” or “What Are Your Goals for the Next Year?” I take a pause. I have been through many different paths in my 78 years.  Setting goals used […]

]]> 75fc3c050eaf31fe1394b092cce7f704 Judy Bennett wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=30749 Mon, 12 Sep 2022 12:30:53 -0500 I am a great admirer of Brene Brown, who has spoken and written extensively on vulnerability.  She says that “allowing yourself to be vulnerable is an act of courage.  Courage starts with showing up and all […]

]]> 4dd2b61266bdb77e6febe75e628a6c36 Judy Bennett wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=30688 Wed, 13 Jul 2022 12:30:01 -0500 One of the definitions of “strength” is “the capacity…to withstand great force or pressure.”  To many this would mean building up your biceps and thigh muscles to be able to stand as an unmovable wall against an […]

]]> 78d493f02e05bcd9d3c70479dca54e3b Judy Bennett wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=30641 Mon, 09 May 2022 12:30:12 -0500 The different meanings for “balance” intrigue me as I have grappled for many years for that elusive “balance” in my own life. The Oxford dictionary says that “Balance is an even distribution of weight enabling […]

]]> 0e49a920bd63e62639aac54463b8e709 Judy Bennett wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=30621 Wed, 20 Apr 2022 12:30:20 -0500 The journey of a caterpillar becoming a butterfly has become an important life lesson for me. Observing this process has taught me much about living my own life mindfully.

After the butterfly has traveled its […]

]]> d47ffcf2fadbda1ac9230bf3e5981dda Judy Bennett wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=30564 Mon, 28 Feb 2022 13:30:35 -0600 Loss. That seems too small a word when you have lost your beloved daughter to an early death. But, really, is there any word that would be sufficient?

My beloved daughter Amanda was a beautiful, vibrant young […]

]]> 742c75d29e75b2049d0885ef4faae40d Judy Bennett wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=30383 Mon, 20 Dec 2021 13:30:49 -0600 For what do you want to be remembered?  Margaret Wheatley says, “My personal aspirations for legacy simplify with age.  I want to leave behind strong shoulders.  Shoulders strong enough for some to carry fo […]

]]> 560daf1eb85e14d9175639643ed2fbe6 Judy Bennett wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=30348 Mon, 01 Nov 2021 12:30:54 -0500 Unplug?  Hearing that word, our minds automatically go to a media-free day or week or simply turning off “stuff” for awhile.  For me it goes to another place.

As far as technology goes, I have decided to make […]

]]> 3a6464a961ffd514e2901265f7dfacf0 Judy Bennett wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=30263 Tue, 17 Aug 2021 12:30:51 -0500 Setting boundaries has been a long time coming for me.  Personal boundaries are those rules and limits we set for ourselves within relationships.  As a child, healthy personal boundaries were never modeled for me […]

]]> 5983fd4c3f8f651c13fb1ec46aec7de4 Judy Bennett wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=30232 Wed, 21 Jul 2021 12:30:57 -0500 I think “celebration” used to mean “perfection” to me.  It was important to me that everything be authentic and made from scratch.  I remember my daughter’s first birthday–a tree trimming party–for a one-year o […]

]]> c1f7ff4022b0cb8831745df06568e143 Judy Bennett wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=30187 Tue, 08 Jun 2021 12:30:45 -0500 Dreams are funny things.  They seem to come in little pieces, as most things in life do.  The dreams that come while sleeping are a whole different matter.  They often come in huge pieces that bombard.

The dr […]

]]> ca4087e8e2c5e722d9605146141d68fe Judy Bennett wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=30163 Wed, 26 May 2021 00:03:14 -0500 Judy Bennett Judy was born in the Appalachian Mountains to a life very much like the one described by J.D. Vance in Hillbilly Elegy.  Since then she has lived […]

]]> 0647feff483ff46964032f9bfdfabdeb Judy Bennett wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=29968 Wed, 07 Apr 2021 12:30:15 -0500 My fear was that I would never find home. I didn’t know that, of course.  That unnamed hole had been there so long it just seemed like a part of me.

I had been abruptly taken from my grandparent’s home in the […]

]]> 0ca95e1143f7809007c0d372e1ccc288 Judy Bennett wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=29932 Tue, 09 Mar 2021 13:30:50 -0600 Empowerment.  When we hear that word, I think we often think of self-help books, podcasts or pricey seminars since “empowerment” is such a trendy buzzword right now.

To me, the word has a different […]

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