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I’m learning to let go of my old nonsense

It just plain amazes me at some of the dumb things that I can do in a day.  I know that my articulation skills aren’t always topnotch, so I often shake my head at what I have said (or not said) when...

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I can’t sweat tomorrow; we haven’t even met

“Forget yesterday — it has already forgotten you.  Don’t sweat tomorrow — you haven’t even met.  Instead, open your eyes and your heart to a truly precious gift — today.” My yoga practice allows me to...

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Please don’t send me to a world without bronzer

I admit it. Whenever I am in the checkout line at the grocery store and see those tabloid headlines “Stars Without Makeup,” that little green-eyed woman who comes out occasionally snatches up a copy....

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I love the movies, but Oscar night leaves me cold

I won’t be watching the Academy Awards this Sunday.  As I get older, I’m losing interest in  this Hollywood ritual.    I’m growing weary of the acceptance speeches that seem more like disjointed random...

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Who says reading glasses can’t be stylish?

I have had a love affair with eyeglasses since the third grade. Even at that young age, I knew a good accessory when I saw one.  If the frames don’t look good, well, you know the rest. When I received...

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Do we always need a Plan B? I don’t think so

My boss and I were reviewing a rather scathing email this morning.  As we sat in his office deciding how to proceed, he looked at me and said, “We’ve got to think about a Plan B.” Now mind you,  we...

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When a husband dies

Today, March 25, has been pretty uneventful.  I went to work, engaged in the normal Monday morning chitchat with co-workers, finished a project that I had been putting off for a week or so, and then...

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Why my mother’s “Hello” means the world to me

I’m lucky.  At 85, my mother is doing well, taking classes, and volunteering to beat the band. She is the rock of our family, and the person who has “had my back” forever.  And yet, as strong and...

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Some Friends Come With Expiration Dates

I have a friend, or had, in this case, that I had to let go.  We met years ago in a support group for widows/widowers,.  All of us were together because of one thing… loss.  Our grief and desire to...

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How to stay balanced when the tightrope is slipping

I’ve always tried — and that’s the operative word here — to stay balanced in life and in work, but I have slipped.  Over the past few years, work took on a life of its own, and the things I enjoyed...

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