March 2023
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I Smile Therefore I Am…
Maybe it’s a sweet text message or a snippet in your newsfeed…maybe it’s a nugget of insight from a blogging friend but may I ask a question of you? Do you smile when you read? Do other emotions show on your face – maybe a grimace or a frown from time to time? I lean Continue reading
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It’s Never Too Late for Courage
This week a friend asked if I’d talk to her brother who’s struggling with a workplace dilemma. She told me a little about his situation and my first reaction was that it sounded as if he’s dealing with anticipatory grief, unrelated to death, but a loss just the same. This sweet man, fifteen years into Continue reading
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Tinker Toys & Giggles
I wonder, did I make a huge mistake when I was a youngster? We moved frequently and often I could’ve been the recipient of a treasure-trove of Barbie dolls or Matchbox cars – cast offs from kindly neighbors whose older children had grown out of kiddie toys. I never said yes to the offers. I Continue reading
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If It’s 6pm it Must Be Lisa
Lisa says hello! Continue reading
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When You Crack Yourself Up: Emily Dickinson Style
If you see me wandering… Continue reading
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Realizing Potential
I wondered…did he WANT to be fired? Continue reading
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Love, Loss & 9 Percent
We have a blessed 9% in common… Continue reading
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For the Love of Lily
Keeping loved ones close…it means so much. Continue reading
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Friendship…is Everything
Sometimes our friends now us best… Continue reading
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I Didn’t Mean to Start a Hair War
The day Vicki ruined lovely Laurie’s hair… Continue reading
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Power of Intuition
Reckless honesty…I’m not much of a concrete thinker… Continue reading
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Don’t Call Him a Lazy-Boy
He was only checking for “light leaks”… Continue reading
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Crying in the Car
Happy Birthday, Karen Carpenter ❤ Continue reading
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