by Author-Rochelle Kaplan | Dec 11, 2025 | Gratitude, Meditation for the Mind, Personal Stories, Positive Perspective
This past year brought forth a rollercoaster of emotions for me. I celebrated a few joyous occasions, like planning my retirement in 2026, while lamenting some personal losses, such as losing dear friends to illness. I shed a lot of tears, both in gratitude and...
by Author-Rochelle Kaplan | Nov 11, 2025 | Author Rochelle Kaplan, Gratitude, Inspirational, Personal Stories, Positive Perspective
Life rarely turns out the way we planned or hoped it would. And that’s not necessarily a bad thing. If you’re of a certain age, you likely grew up with the stereotypical mid-20th Century American Dream symbolized by the “white picket fence.” This ideal life was...
by Author-Rochelle Kaplan | Oct 15, 2025 | Author Rochelle Kaplan, Fabulous Fall, Gratitude, Meditation for the Mind, Personal Stories
October is my favorite month not only because it’s the month of my birth but also because it personifies fall. Cooler weather, pumpkins, and vibrant coastal sunsets are a few of the things I love about October. For the past couple of years, I gleefully and...
by Author-Rochelle Kaplan | May 14, 2025 | Author Rochelle Kaplan, Gratitude, Meditation for the Mind, Personal Stories, Positive Perspective, Writing Inspiration
Twenty-plus years ago, after I’d self-published Guilty as Sin and before I started to pen the Persona Non Grata trilogy, I was talking to a casual friend at the gym, telling him about wanting to write another novel. Curious and intrigued by my avocation, he asked me...
by Author-Rochelle Kaplan | Dec 11, 2024 | Author Rochelle Kaplan, Gratitude, Personal Stories
For twenty-four years, I dreamed of visiting Borneo. I even had it listed on my Bucket List. While I ticked off other items on my list during that time—some as remote and hard to get to as Borneo—I still put it off thinking it was too way off the beaten track and...
by Author-Rochelle Kaplan | Nov 14, 2024 | Gratitude, Personal Stories
Money aside, it takes a lot of effort, energy and time to travel the world. I should know as I just returned from visiting my 55th and 56th country: Singapore and Malaysia. If I had to rank those factors in order of importance, I’d be tempted to place energy right...
