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Destination
“You have arrived at your destination. The route guidance is now finished.” Is there a more comforting phrase? After all the twists and turns, merges, and recalculations, you finally made it! But what...
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The life of a crayon
“Life is about using the whole box of crayons.” ~RuPaul What is it about crayons? For as long as I can remember, I’ve loved them–their distinctive smell, their waxy feel, the amazing variety of...
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Bit by the travel bug
“We travel not to escape life, but for life not to escape us.” ~Unknown This week I saw a seal up close (like almost tripped over close) in its natural habitat, not behind glass. I sat on a lava rock...
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I’m okay; you’re okay. Aren’t we?
“Nobody is superior, nobody is inferior, but nobody is equal either. People are simply unique, incomparable. You are you, I am I.” ~Osho Last week, I was sitting on a beautiful beach, enjoying the...
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Don’t worry; be happy
If you want to be happy, be. ~Leo Tolstoy Don’t worry; be happy. But what if the thing I’m worried about is that I’m not happy enough? We’re only on this earth for a short time. I want to make the most...
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People who need people
In life, there are millions of human contacts and sometimes an unexpected meeting changes the trajectory through space and time just ever so slightly and nothing remains the same…In this world of mass...
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The best things in life are…not on a to-do list
This day could be checked off. Or it could be lived. I just had a rude awakening (one of many in my lifetime). I had been operating on the assumption that in 2-1/2 years, with 20 years of service under...
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What would you do?
In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert’s there are few. ~Shunryu Suzuki, Japanese Zen monk When you were a child, your mother, or a teacher, or some other significant...
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Journey of discovery
“Everyone has been made for some particular work, and the desire for that work has been put in every heart.” ~Rumi Well, it’s been two months since I started this exploration into the next phase of my...
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I am a runner. I am a writer.
“Run when you can. Walk if you have to. Crawl when you must. Just never give up.” ~Dean Karnazes I’m a runner. I’m a writer. These things might seem like they are on the opposite ends of the spectrum....
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The most wonderful time of the year
Christmas morning 2014 It’s the most wonderful time of the year! And yet, for many of us, one of the most stressful. We worry about getting the perfect gift for someone special, how much to pay for...
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Traditionally Speaking
“Tradition is not the worship of ashes, but the preservation of fire.”― Gustav Mahler My last two posts have been pretty lengthy monologues, so I’m going to switch it up this week. It’s your turn to do...
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New Year’s Revolution
We spend January 1st walking through our lives, room by room, drawing up a list of work to be done, cracks to be patched. Maybe this year, to balance the list, we ought to walk through the rooms of...
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One woman’s junk
“The first step in crafting the life you want is to get rid of everything you don’t.”― Joshua Becker When I was a child, we had a junk drawer (sorry Mom)—full of all the miscellaneous items that we...
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eBooks or print?
“Outside of a dog, a book is man’s best friend. Inside of a dog it’s too dark to read.” ~ Groucho Marx I never thought I’d be an eBook convert. I love the smell of a new book, the weight of it in my...
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“There’s nothing to writing. You just sit down at a typewriter and open a vein.” ~Walter Wellesley “Red” Smith Well, it was bound to happen sooner or later. Since I started this blog, each week I’ve...
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Grand: (adjective) having more importance than others
“Surely, two of the most satisfying experiences in life must be those of being a grandchild or a grandparent.” » Donald A. Norberg Larry and I have spent the last 10 days living with three of our...
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“Inhale and hold the evening in your lungs.” ~Sebastian Faulks, Engleby What is your favorite time of day? Mine is dinner time—and not just because I love to eat (which I do). For me, on a typical day,...
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Are we there yet?
“Don’t watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going.” ~Sam Leveson Today’s blog continues with last week’s theme of time—only this time, I have a confession to make…I’m a habitual clock watcher. I’m...
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Creating your best life
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in...
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