MICHELLE CURRY WRIGHT

Tag: Mental Health

  • A shot in the arm

    Telluride Daily Planet, Friday, February 28, 2025 You can relax — this has nothing to do with vaccines. Recently, however, I’ve had a bit of an obsession with juice shots made of ginger, lemon and turmeric. The first one I ever downed was probably from a beach-side truck 10 years ago in the Hawaiian Islands.…

  • Un-mixing it up

    Telluride Daily Planet, Friday, February 14, 2025 Organizing is what you do before you do something, so that when you do it, it is not all mixed up.  – A.A. Milne I have a friend who is an expert at Mind Mapping, which is a personal visual representation of starting with a central idea and…

  • Sneaky snack attacks

    Telluride Daily Planet, Friday, January 17, 2025 “My favorite snack would have to be Fritos, no doubt about it. Fritos and mayonnaise. I know. Really healthy, isn’t it?” — Sylvester Stallone Sometimes, when I see a bag of Fritos, I find myself just reaching for it. Listen, I rationalize, they’re old school (1961, but actually…

  • Just don’t do it

    Telluride Daily Planet, Friday, January 3, 2025 My New Year’s Resolution List usually starts with the desire to lose between ten and three thousand pounds.” -Nia Vardalos Last week, the vet strongly recommended that our Corgi be put on a diet, something we feared since the breed is known, if left unattended, for eating themselves…

  • Holiday superpowers

    Telluride Daily Planet, Friday, December 20, 2024 “Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life’s coming attractions.” – Albert Einstein Almost 40 years ago during off-season, before it was monitored or had many — if any — rules or restrictions as a climbing area, we pulled into the Indian Creek Campground, about three hours…

  • Simplicity itself

    Telluride Daily Planet, Friday, December 06, 2024 “Our life is frittered away by detail… simplify, simplify.”  -Henry David Thoreau When my daughter was about six years old, a neighbor had a few girls over for a playdate and did something so brilliant it became a touchstone for me: With nothing to offer in the way…