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love, loss, healing, and humor…in no particular order

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Author: Ron Stempkowski

Of Grit, Hope, and the Journey

Of Grit, Hope, and the Journey

Posted on January 19, 2018 by Ron Stempkowski
I’m pretty meticulous when it comes to recording events—either in my diary or in my calendar. I like to remember things—good or bad. But maybe that’s the wrong way to frame it. I like to remem... Read More
The Voice Inside

The Voice Inside

Posted on January 6, 2018January 6, 2018 by Ron Stempkowski
  Photo by Mervyn Chan on Unsplash... Read More
New  Year's Eve 2017

New Year’s Eve 2017

Posted on December 31, 2017January 20, 2018 by Ron Stempkowski
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Five Cavaliers Walk into a Bar...

Five Cavaliers Walk into a Bar…

Posted on November 17, 2017May 24, 2023 by Ron Stempkowski
It was effortless to say “I love you” as I said goodbye and hugged each of these four amazing women—whom I’ve known since childhood, but haven’t seen in a lifetime. Seeing them again was sur... Read More
Are You an Attention Addict?

Are You an Attention Addict?

Posted on November 9, 2017 by Ron Stempkowski
“We are forgetting how to be bored.” At a stop light, we pull out our smartphones to check social media, the weather…something! In a doctor’s office waiting room with nothing t... Read More
I Want to Give You a Hygge!

I Want to Give You a Hygge!

Posted on November 7, 2017November 7, 2017 by Ron Stempkowski
Hygge is a Danish word (pronounced “hoo-gah”) that loosely translates to “a quality of coziness and contentment.” It’s conjectured to come from the word “hugge” which means “to comfor... Read More
Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween!

Posted on October 31, 2017 by Ron Stempkowski
Every year my mom sends us kids and her grandkids this Halloween poem she made up when I as just a kid (so around 40+ years this poem has been around). I remember we had an assignment in third grade t... Read More
Brunch with Two Beauties

Brunch with Two Beauties

Posted on October 27, 2017October 27, 2017 by Ron Stempkowski
I was sitting with Alfre Woodard and two of my closest friends, basking in the sun and each other’s company while we dined al fresco on the most gorgeous summer day imaginable. Well, kind of. The fr... Read More
#toRONto

#toRONto

Posted on June 26, 2017June 26, 2017 by Ron Stempkowski
Am I gonna throw up? I wondered. How much extra will that cost? I thought. And that was just on the cab ride to O’hare to begin my first solo trip to someplace I’d never been before. And it wasn... Read More
Meeting an Old Friend...for the First Time

Meeting an Old Friend…for the First Time

Posted on June 5, 2017 by Ron Stempkowski
Terri Wingham is easily one of the most impressive people I have ever met. A cancer survivor, a lioness–both gentle and fierce, and a visionary, Terri’s life mission has become to help peo... Read More
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