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Something in the world feels fractured.

You can feel it in airports, in grocery stores, even in the way strangers drive.

It’s not just politics or the economy.

It’s something deeper:

The forgetting of how to see each other.

Everyone moves faster now.

They react quicker.

They reduce each other to headlines and avatars, categories and caricatures.

Meanwhile, the human capacity for tenderness withers.

This didn’t happen overnight.

It wasn’t caused by AI, or smartphones, or the internet.

Those things simply made the cracks impossible to ignore.

Radical compassion is no longer a luxury.

It is survival.

Radical compassion means choosing to see the child behind the cynic.

The wound beneath the rage.

The fear behind the cruelty.

It’s not easy.

In fact, it may be the hardest work left.

But it’s the only way to reweave the thread of humanity strong enough to survive the storms ahead.

If you can begin here—

in your own small, stubborn acts of kindness—

you can open a door.

Not just for yourself.

For everyone still searching for a way forward.

If you forget?

You won’t need machines to defeat you.

The forgetting will do it first.

But if you remember?

If you insist on remembering?

If you choose to meet the world not with walls but with wide, radical compassion—

Then you help keep alive the future that could be.

Not cold.

Not conquered.

But wilder.

Kinder.

More human than anything we have dared imagine yet.

It starts with you.

Right here.

Right now.



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Radical Compassion in the Age of AI

This was one of the most fascinating articles, I read this week. We are going through a time of great change, I love those writers that make me pause, step back and reflect on my own assumptions about life and where I should be headed.

I Moved Abroad For A Better Life. Here’s What I Found Disturbing During My First Trip Back To America.

When I came back to the U.S., the differences weren’t just in the big things. They showed up in small, daily moments that highlighted how much I’d changed. The way my friend apologized for only having an hour for coffee because she had to get back to work. The constant checking of phones at dinner. The proud declarations of being “crazy busy” that I once viewed as normal but now heard as cries for help.

Living abroad hadn’t just changed my zip code — it had fundamentally altered how I viewed success, relationships and the American Dream itself. In the Netherlands, I’d learned that a society could prioritize collective well-being over individual achievement. That “enough” could be a destination, not just a pit stop on the way to “more.”

Sometimes loving your country means seeing it clearly, even when that vision breaks your heart.

Kim

Summer plans are to head out to Michigan the last week of May, stopping in Taos New Mexico for a week to explore and hike. We will be in Michigan for most of June and then head over to the Pacific Northwest and Canada for July and August.

We are in the stage of unfilling the RV (taking out all the stuff we didn't use last year) and putting in new stuff that we might not use this year. Then, we will probably need the stuff we removed but didn't use last year. Such is life.

Have a good one.

My book Travels Into Discomfort is available on Amazon.

It is a travel adventure in its prose and a journey to the heart in its poetry.

Travels Into Discomfort

Barbara Carpenter Realtor 

Shann Carr

Comedian, Event Producer, Realtor, A Lesbian Concierge In The Desert

Andrea Voras, Gerontologist Dementia Specialist Life Aging Life Care Manager 

Constance Clare-Newman, Somatic Work for Pain Relief and Stress Reduction

Corlyce Photography 

Chris Ann Kallgren Realtor 

Sunny Designs-Website & Graphic Design & Video

Rice Notary 

Nancy Minger - Massage Therapist 

Poochsitter 

Motivation Changes — Life Coaching - Dr Ann Sarah Engel, MSW, PhD  

The Roost

V Lounge

• Cork Women's Fun Weekend
• AdventureWomen: organizes exceptional women’s only travel groups spots around the globe.
• Trafalgar: offers women-only guided vacations to various destinations, with local female guides and experts.
• Road Scholar: provides educational and cultural trips for women of all ages and interests.
• Adventures in Good Company: creates active and adventurous trips for women who love the outdoors.
• Intrepid Travel’s Women’s Expeditions: explores local cultures and traditions from a female perspective, with female leaders and hosts.

Fur babies needing family at Animal Samaritans

Shelter — Animal Samaritans

Email me at gabriolakim@gmail.com if you want something posted on the bulletin board, or an event promoted.

Worried about the legality of gay marriage and thinking you should get married just in case the laws change and having a problem booking an appointment at the City Clerk's office?

Fera Mostow  

I am a minister and will do marriages for any gay couple that wants to get married before the inauguration free of charge or   until Trump does something that eliminates gay marriage. 

All they have to do is email me and they can come here - Sun City Shadow Hills, and I'll do the ceremony.

Contact Fera at fmostow@gmail.com

The Dinah

A major production company is doing preliminary research on The Dinah and is looking to speak with folks who are interested in being interviewed. If you're interested, please send a couple of sentences about your relationship to The Dinah to marypilon@gmail.com. 

I know some of you went to the original Dinah weekend and many of you attended in the following years. These ladies would love to talk to you about your experience. Drop them an email.

MARISA CORVO PERFORMS AT THE ROOST ON WEDNESDAYS, APRIL 23, 30. MAY 7, 28. SUNDAY, MAY 25 AT 6:30PM TICKETS AT ticketbud.com. 

REBECCA CLARK WILL BE AT THE ROOST ON SUNDAY, APRIL 27. MAY 18 . FROM 6-9PM. TICKETS AVAILABLE ON  ticketbud.com.

National Women’s Music Festival

49th year

July 3-6 2025

Madison Marriott West Hotel and Convention Center.

https://nwmf.info/performers/

Lesbians Embracing Aging - Next Meeting TBA

 Exciting News! Join Our New LEA Facebook Group 

We’re thrilled to introduce a new way for LEA members to connect and support one another—our brand-new Facebook group, The LEA Bulletin Board! 

 Click the link below to access the page, then hit the blue “Join Group”button. You’ll be asked to answer three quick questions, and an administrator will approve your request. 

 This is a private group—only LEA members can see discussions. Once you’re in, be sure to adjust your notification settings by clicking on the gray “Joined” button and selecting “Manage Notifications.” We recommend choosing “All Posts” so you don’t miss out! 

What’s This Group For? 

 Connection & Conversation – A space for us to chat about topics related to aging (and embracing it!).

Support & Community – A place to lend a helping hand and uplift each other when needed. 

We’d love for you to introduce yourself, join the conversation, and most importantly—have fun! See you there!

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1842826446542272 

Easy/Moderate/Difficult Hikes

Tuesday May 6th 7:30am

Henderson

Length    4 Miles

Type      In/Out

Elevation 400 feet

Time      2 hours

Difficulty:  Easy/Moderate  

Meetup:   Garstin Trailhead. 3130 Barona Rd, Palm Springs. Do not go to 3130 South Barona Rd; you will end up on the wrong side of the wash.

New hikers must register and sign a waiver.

Saturday, May 10th TBA - weather dependent

New hikers must register and sign a waiver.

Every Month Bird Watching Walks at Prescott Preserve

Join OLT Volunteer Kurt Kosek for bird watching walks at Prescott Preserve every 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month at 8am. Birders of all ages and experience levels welcome. Walks are under 1.5 miles on dirt trails. The group meets at the old golf cart crosswalk on Farrell, just north of Mesquite. Plenty of parking on Farrell. 

PALS’ no-cost educational seminars provide up-to-date information, resources and opportunities to engage in essential planning ahead conversations before a major health or life-altering event occurs. For info about upcoming PALS Seminars with in-person and zoom registration links click here. 

9:30 to 11 am. 3rd Saturday

September thru June

PALS Death Cafe is a group-led open conversation about mortality that’s not a counseling or bereavement group. There’s no specified topics or designated outcomes. Just bring your questions about any aspect of death and dying that interests you. RSVP for the next PALS Death Cafe here. 

PALS Circle is an hour of enjoyable connection, support and friendship among LGBTQ+ seniors and allies. There's no agenda, no formal topic — just fun conversation and camaraderie each Monday from 6:00 to 7:00 PM on ZOOM. Sign up to receive PALS Circle announcements here. 

The L-Fund empowers cis, trans, and queer identifying lesbians through financial crisis assistance as well as grants in the areas of education, the arts, and health and wellness.

If you would like to donate, please find us at https://l-fund.org/