Category: Love Others
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Quote of the Week…
“That is the happiest conversation where there is no competition, no vanity, but a calm quiet interchange of sentiments.” Samuel Johnson, 1709 – 1784
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Ch-Ch-Ch-Change Is…
Change is inevitable. Why do we resist it so much? Is Inertia such a force with which to be reckoned? Let’s face it, at the very basic level of bodily functions, we must eat to feed our cells. No eating equals eventual decay. There is no staying the same. Ever. Change is good. There is…
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Quote of the Week…
“Be slow to fall into friendship; but when thou art in, continue firm and constant.” Socrates, 469 – 399 BC
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The Friend Zone…
It’s a common movie trope; the young lover has a small window in a desired romantic relationship during which they can morph the teasing and joking and friendly flirting into a bonafide amorous (sexual) long-term romp. Avoid the friend zone at all costs. There’s no turning best of buds into anything more. Many sitcoms are…
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Y G T…
When I was rocking my babies, I would sing in English and in Spanish. I wished for them to develop an ear for language and an appreciation for different cultures. Back then, I didn’t dream of their futures. I only stepped in and out of the endless days of need (theirs and mine) and tried…
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Quote of the Week…
“If the path be beautiful, let us not ask where it leads.” Anatole France, 1844 – 1924
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Quote of the Week…
“There is only one rule for being a good talker – learn to listen.” Christopher Morley, 1890-1957
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Communication Bugaboos…
It is an all too common story, a rift grows between siblings, often after the death of a parent. When it happened in my own family more than 30 years ago, I was shocked. But we were all grieving. Years passed and the space between communications grew and so did the chasm between loved ones.…
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Quote of the Week…
“What we have once enjoyed we can never lose. All that we love deeply becomes a part of us.” Helen Keller, 1880 – 1968
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Love Goes On…
Perhaps you have observed a magician holding a simple ball in his hand, but when he waves the other hand over it in an Abracadabra motion, it transforms into many balls. My brain knows there is a logical explanation for magic tricks but the rest of me doesn’t need to figure it out. That’s the…
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