It’s an odd experience when you think you’re having the obligatory mid-life crisis (20 years late), but you are the happiest you’ve ever been. Especially when the crisis starts the realization of your own personal mortality which, in most cases, makes people panic. It’s had the opposite effect on this…
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First off, it’s highly embarrassing to write about myself! Introduction-wise that is. Alas, in her infinite wisdom, my lovely, albeit insistent, editor demands it of me. I’ll give it a shot and try not to sound so ‘cookie-cutter’ because THAT is what I’m most definitely not. At best, you can call me quirky or quirky-ish. Like…
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”No live organism can continue for long to exist sanely under conditions of absolute reality; even larks and katydids are supposed, by some, to dream. Hill House, not sane, stood by itself against its hills, holding darkness within; it had stood so for eighty years and might stand for eighty…
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Chronic pain has been a part of my life for many years. I usually recognize pain in others, by the way they walk, sit or stand... or sometimes just by the look in their eyes. The eyes are so revealing. About five years ago, we started traveling. Discovering beautiful places…
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A dear friend of mine posted on Facebook the other day an incident that happened at a restaurant where he was. Soon after, because of comments, he deleted it. *I’m going to call my friend “Bee” in this post for the sake of privacy. At this particular restaurant, tables in…
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Shenandoah National Park – A place of awe, inspiration and renewal. A sanctuary of sorts where wildlife abounds, birds serenade with their songs, and mountains captivate with their beauty. So lush and green, so peaceful and serene. Where the fog may hide the panoramic views, only to magnify the wildflowers…
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My family is the typical Luvs commercial above. I discovered Luvs diapers when my first was about 4 months old and LOVED them, so I never used anything else. No, this isn’t an ad for Luvs and I don’t get paid for telling you that. I’m just setting up the…
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sim·pli·fy ˈsimpləˌfī/ verb make (something) simpler or easier to do or understand ______________________________________________ Every year (usually in January but better late than never, right?), I try to pick a word that will jump start me into a new year and help me live the life I want to live over…
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