(Fill in the Blank) A shady person can become a sunny person with a little effort. I recently had a run-in with a person whom I at first concluded was a boil on the butt of humanity. I’ve started taking pictures and occasionally I
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In my first article about aging gracefully, I talked about watching my mother age, and how my sister and I have had to step in to be her protectors. I also mentioned that as we watch our parents age, we are sort of seeing
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Have you ever seen the commercial where the man, who is caring for his elderly mother, opens his mouth and issues a large silent scream? I can identify with that feeling. Not because my mother is difficult, but because watching someone age
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I’ve seen a lot of articles lately about happiness and how to achieve it. When we see a headline like that, we are drawn to it. We all want to be happy – to find our paradise. If only we could find
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Multitasking and the Art of Fear – Or, Love the One You’re With Be a bridge, work for Unity! I used to think I was a great multitasker. As I’ve been writing this article, I’ve done around 6 work-related texts and laundry
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A New Spin On Those Old Resolutions Over the past week my friends and I have been talking about the upcoming new year. We’re not going to repeat the same actions we did last year that made us miserable, no siree, this
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This morning I was thinking about boundaries, and these questions: To what extent am I responsible for the happiness of others? Who is responsible for my own happiness? Then I went to Sunday School, and the main bible verse we studied was: For that
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O Lord, what a variety of things you have made! In wisdom you have made them all… Psalm 104:24 (NLT) Growing up I wasn’t much of an outdoor person. I mostly played indoors with dolls. But as I’ve grown older, I’ve learned to love
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Through a Rose-Colored Lens “We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses.”― Abraham Lincoln A few days ago I was enjoying my garden — reading, relaxing and taking the occasional photograph with my new camera. Suddenly
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There are many people in this world who seem to never get what they want. Questions I hear from a lot of people are: “Why am I not working in my dream career?” “Why have I not met my soul-mate?” “Why wasn’t I
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