by Jule Kucera | Jun 19, 2022 | Blog
Saturday! Time to go drumming! When I last looked at the Bi-Okoto Cultural Center website, the Saturday drumming class was at ten o’clock. Because I am almost always early for everything, especially when I am nervous, I get there at nine-thirty. Unsure about where to...
by Jule Kucera | Jun 12, 2022 | Blog
Sharon Keefer is 90 years old. She doesn’t just play pickleball, she teaches others how to play. At nine o’clock every Thursday and Saturday morning from late Spring to early Fall, if you show up at the pickleball courts at Sawyer Point in Cincinnati to learn how to...
by Jule Kucera | Jun 5, 2022 | Blog
Drumming wasn’t until Saturday. It was too far away from Tuesday afternoon to simply wait for it to arrive. Preventive measures were necessary. There are two questions I ask myself when the blue cloud shows up, bumping against the window, threatening to break in: Have...
by Jule Kucera | May 29, 2022 | Blog
Vancouver is a beautiful city. It’s modern and sparkles like the snow on the peaks of the mountains that surround it on three sides. On the fourth side is the Pacific Ocean. The ocean sparkles, too. At 9:00 p.m. Central time, 7:00 p.m. Pacific, my friend Laurie and I...
by Jule Kucera | May 22, 2022 | Blog
Before we dive into an exploration of the ways I’m supporting my own mental wellness, I want to say a few things. [This post references suicide. If you or someone you know may be struggling with suicidal thoughts, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at...
by Jule Kucera | May 15, 2022 | Blog
The pandemic gave us opportunities to travel inward. More time in our homes. More time exploring our interior landscape. We’ve had more than enough of that. I was scratching the walls to travel again. In April, I went to Vancouver, one of those places I’d always...
