relationships
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Cherishing Friendships
When we’re older, let’s meet every Sunday at four in the cute little cafe we love. Let’s laugh at our foibles, our mishaps, and then release our mistakes to above. Donna Ashworth I am grateful for my friends. We aren’t able to meet in a charming cafe in New Orleans, but we still manage to…
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Perspective
Existence is like a painting, if you only look at one side of existence, how can you see it all? You cannot. Thus, perspective requires looking at every side. C.A.A. Savastano Today, while looking at one of my favorite John Singer Sargent paintings, I’ve been thinking about a technique I learned in a college drawing…
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Family Celebrations
If you can’t get rid of the family skeleton, you might as well make it dance. George Bernard Shaw It’s the season of jack- o -lanterns, ghosts, skeletons and trick or treat. It doesn’t matter the holiday, we celebrate them all. On Halloween you will find us each carving our own pumpkin and putting it…
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Responsibility
You always have a choice. Don’t ever believe you don’t. Whatever you do, it’s a decision and you have to accept responsibility for it. That’s when honor becomes more than empty words. Lynn Flewelling “It flew into my hand.”, he said. He was holding a paper with a gold star and the name Susan carefully…
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Treasured People and Books
Grandparents can be very special resources. Just being close to them reassures a child, without words, about change and continuity, about what went before and what will come after. Fred Rogers Seeing Queen Elizabeth brought back memories of my grandmother. They both had a sparkle in their eyes that was reassuring. You knew when you…
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Friends
Sometimes you meet people and know immediately that they are meant to be your friend. Alison G. Bailey One of my favorite parts of visiting the Broadmoor Hotel is driving past these stately, row homes. I fantasize about living here. Opening the French doors, a warm, summer breeze softly blows the drapes away from the…
Aging with Grace 