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Laughter, the Medicine of Choice
“I love people who make me laugh. I honestly think it’s the thing I like most, to laugh. It cures a multitude of ills. It’s probably the most important thing in a person.” ― Audrey Hepburn “Coitainly I’m sound asleep.” “Then why are you talkin’?” “I’m talkin’ in my sleep!” “Oh, a blind date, aay?” […]
Read MoreTo Put Aside those Thoughts
“The soul becomes dyed with the colour of its thoughts.” ― Marcus Aurelius, Meditations The lights go off and the thoughts come on. Where moments earlier the body was tired and the eyes were heavy, there is suddenly new life and sometimes anxiety in the form of unwelcome thoughts. What is it that keeps […]
Read MoreTreasure the Ordinary
“Every day look at a beautiful picture, read a beautiful poem, listen to some beautiful music, and if possible, say some reasonable thing.” ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe You hurry to look at the sunset announced by someone standing at the window. Remarkable in its beauty, this setting sun of oranges and reds mixed with purple hues […]
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Packing Your Bags for a New Year
“What you leave behind says as much about you as what you bring along.” ― Jacquelyn Middleton, London Belongs to Me It is difficult to not get caught up in the excitement of how to make a new year better, especially if the year before held a lot of sad moments. Either way, it’s here. A year […]
Read MoreWhen Everyone’s a Winner, We Lose
In a word, we may reasonably hope for the virtual abolition of education when I’m as good as you has fully had its way. ~C.S. Lewis, Screwtape Letters “You won!” I congratulated my great-nephew after our race across my brother’s yard. I suppose I could have tried a little harder, but I am forever trying to […]
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Serving In Any Season
“I slept and I dreamed that life is all joy. I woke and I saw that life is all service. I served and I saw that service is joy.” ― Kahlil Gibran The sound of the ringing bell serves as an instant reminder of the season. It is the familiar sound of the Salvation Army […]
Read MoreGetting Ready for Tomorrow
“If you had duct tape, you were prepared for anything.” ― Annie Barrows, Ivy and Bean Make the Rules Replacing the side-view mirror would have been the easiest fix, but it would have taken money that could be used for more important things. Removing the damaged mirror would have left the driver unable to see […]
Read MoreIn the Event of an Emergency…
“I remembered my mother’s insistence that I always wear clean underwear because I might get knocked down by a car on the way to or from school and I and the family would be disgraced even beyond the grave, presumably, if my underwear was dirty.” ~James Arthur Baldwin The sound was alarming. Sleep was abruptly […]
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One Pistachio at a Time
“When eating an elephant take one bite at a time.”~ Creighton Abrams Some jobs are just overwhelming. Trying to help clients find success in their businesses, I often have to remind myself, and them, that it doesn’t usually happen overnight. Success takes a lot of work and dedication. Some projects just feel huge, don’t […]
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Thoughts to Encourage
Nothing helps like a good nap…
Birds are Beautiful
A Dog is Faithful…
