Patrice Powers-Barker

Patrice Powers-Barker

Patrice Powers-Barker Inspired by the words of Bernadette Noll’s poem, I Want to Age Like Sea Glass, I too want to be, “smoothed by tides, not broken.” Noll’s poem is about sea glass and the tides of the ocean. When I think of the ocean, I think of summer and vacation...
Thom Powers

Thom Powers

Thom Powers My calm story goes back a few years to my early sixties. I had just retired and with more time on my hands and no longer having work as my identity, I began doing too much thinking. I began to realize that my entire life as a dad, my identity was tied up...
Amy Carpenter

Amy Carpenter

Amy Carpenter I had an awakening of self and spirituality when I was 46, after wandering through life just bouncing off all the events in my life. The best analogy for that way of life would be living in a pin ball machine. Picture me, the ball, getting launched and...
Fr. John Blaser

Fr. John Blaser

Fr. John Blaser A Mid-Life CrisisIt’s a time to engage CalmNow what is your choice Calmness is our goalIt is a worthy concernAll times and places Krista is a life friendHelping us to live our lifeWith Calmness and Love It is time to seek CalmExchange worry with...
Ron Davis Art

Ron Davis Art

Ron Davis Art Midlife Calm Stories Patrice Powers-Barker Your CalmInspired by the words of Bernadette Noll’s poem, I Want to Age Like Sea Glass, I too want to be, “smoothed by tides, not broken.” Noll’s poem is about sea glass and the tides of the ocean. When I think...
Brian Shircliff

Brian Shircliff

Brian Shircliff I remember when our team’s winning score at the 2009 Boys District Golf Tournament was posted. We had a very inexperienced team that year. The previous year we had 5 seniors and 43 teammates behind them win the 2008 Ohio High School Division 1 State...