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I’m OK
When admiring other people’s gardens, don’t forget to tend to your own flowers. Sanober Khan In 1967, the self-help book, I’m OK-You’re OK by Thomas A. Harris was published. In 1972, it made the New York Times Best Seller List and remained there for almost two years.The premise is that a large part of the…
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The Afternoon Knows
The afternoon knows what the morning never suspected. Robert Frost This portrait of me, by Hendrik Grise, sits on the mantle above the fireplace. It moved around the condo for a few years and eventually, settled where it is now. I have considered moving it to a less visible location. Nevertheless, it remains where it…
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A Line at a Time.
Step by step, moment be moment, we live through another day. Anne McCaffrey Every weekday morning, I follow the same routine. I start with a cup of coffee and, if I remembered to buy them at Trader Joe’s, a pain au lait au chocolat. Otherwise, I settle for a piece of toast. I watch the…
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Optimism
We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars. Oscar Wilde We were at the Botanic Gardens Monet Pool enjoying the tranquility surrounding us, when, suddenly, clouds covered the sun and fat drops of rain began to hit the water with a big splash. Behind the clouds, the sun’s…
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Challenges
There is always a gift in any challenge. Bronnie Ware. Life is made up of challenges. Some small, some catastrophic. Let me begin with telling you this comes under the small category. My hope is in facing challenges, of any size, we are able to learn something through the experience. A couple of months ago,…