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Crisis Mode
I do not at all understand the mystery of grace – only that it mets us where we are but does not leave us where we found it. Anne Lamott I think we can safely say, without fear of exaggeration, we are all facing a personal crisis. The enormous threat of the Coronavirus has serious consequences […]
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Coping
Every storm runs out of rain. Maya Angelou The platitudes at this time are endless, aren’t they? I liked the Maya Angelou quote because I hadn’t heard it before. The bottom line is, the difficult times we are going through with the Coronavirus pandemic will eventually be over. Our lives will return to some version […]
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Attitude
Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out. John Wooden I had almost finished my blog for this week when I changed my mind about what I was going to write. Much of my decision was influenced by the challenge we’re facing with the Coronavirus pandemic. […]
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Kindness
A single act of kindness throws out roots in all directions, and the roots spring up and make new trees. Amelia Earhart Although, I grew up in a small town where everyone knew and spoke to everyone, most of my adult life has been spent living in a large metropolitan area. The first big city […]
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Self Preservation
There is so much that you can get mad about. Out of self-preservation, I focus on being grateful. Mariska Hargritay I find it’s often easier to be mad than grateful. With that in mind, I’m taking a break from Facebook until after the presidential election. I’ll continue to post a weekly photo and you can […]
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Life is Art
Life imitates art far more than art imitates Life . Oscar Wilde If you think about it, we are the artists of our own lives and what we present is individual to only us. The portrait we paint of ourselves is a composite of every aspect of our lives. The clothes we wear, what we […]
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Yesterday
It’s no use to go back to yesterday because I was a different person then. Lewis CarrollAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland Weren’t we all, different people then. We are the sum total of what we’ve experienced through the years. If I think back forty years or even twenty, I’m not the same person I was then. […]
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Home
There’s no place like home. L. Frank BraumThe Wonderful Wizard of Oz Home is my favorite place. I’ve worked to create a space where I want to be. I cannot envision having a job were I traveled all the time. Given a choice, I’m sure I would not last long. You’ve heard the quote,“Home is […]
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Changing the Narrative
Keep Calm and Carry On Motivational poster by the British government 1939 Keep calm and carry on, is often easier said than done. Whether it’s a verbal confrontation, a personal dilemma or a reaction to the crisis we face in our country, it’s easy to let our emotions get the better of us. The desire […]
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Hidden Places
Above all, watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you, because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely place. Those who don’t believe in magic will never find it. Ronald Dahl A few years ago, I put a chair and reading lamp next to a window in the bedroom. The window […]
Aging with Grace 