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Taking the Pressure is off!

Hermits have no peer pressure. ~ Steven Wright Taking the pressure off! It’s been a hell of a last year and a lot of things have gone wrong. And happily, lately, more things are starting to go right than wrong. … Continue reading

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Life When You Won’t Settle

In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock. ~ Thomas Jefferson Life When You Won’t Settle So, there is something about me, some people think it’s a stubborn nature, but that’s not … Continue reading

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Living in the Season of Death and Dying

Our dead are never dead to us, until we have forgotten them. ~ George Eliot Living in the Season of Death and Dying Tis the season I guess, the season of death and dying. My mother passed just about a … Continue reading

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Level Down Your Kindness

No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted. ~ Aesop Level Down Your Kindness I’ve been quiet on here for a good reason, life has been complex and difficult recently. I was standing in the hall at … Continue reading

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Happy Birthday to Me!

Today you are you! That is truer than true! There is no one alive who is you-er than you! ~ Dr. Suess Happy Birthday to Me! I’ve always had a complicated relationship with my birthday, I imagine most people do. … Continue reading

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Impact of Small and Ordinary Happiness

Great things are done by a series of small things brought together. ~ Vincent Van Gogh Impact of Small and Ordinary Happiness One of the things I’ve been thinking about lately has been inspired by my recent experience with people … Continue reading

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D-Day: Always Remember

So much of the progress that would define the 20th century, on both sides of the Atlantic, came down to the battle for a slice of beach only six miles long and two miles wide. ~ Barack Obama D-Day: Always … Continue reading

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Three Questions, February 17, 2025

You better cut the pizza in four pieces because I’m not hungry enough to eat six. ~ Yogi Berra Three Questions, February 17, 2025 You can find the background to The Three Questions in my recent post about it. I’ll … Continue reading

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Three Questions, February 14, 2025

Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive. ~ Dalai Lama Three Questions, February 14, 2025 You can find the background to The Three Questions in my recent post about it. I’ll be answering the questions … Continue reading

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Happiness, It’s All About Love

Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage. ~ Lao Tzu I’ve been writing a blog on Happiness now for over thirteen years. As I’ve talked about many times, I was not always … Continue reading

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