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The Benefits of Mindfulness
Why slowing down is good for your mental health When we were first married, my husband and I liked to play video games. One of our favorites was Guitar Hero – do you remember that one? You’d have this...
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The Importance of making eye contact
The Eyes Have It Shortly before the Covid lockdowns, a neighbor of mine published her first novel. She held a book reading and signing in an art gallery downtown, complete with a wine and cheese...
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Four Ways to Improve Your Mood and Find a New Perspective
Navigating Your Life in a Post-Pandemic World I have no idea if you’re a Millennial, Gen-Z, or a Boomer, but I fall somewhere in what is known as the “Xennial” generation – the tail end of Gen X and...
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A Beautiful Example of Love and Friendship
Lesson Learned At the Bowling Alley This past summer, I took my kids bowling for the first time in what felt like a million years. The lanes weren’t crowded, and it was a great place to head to beat...
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Gathered Around the Table
Well, here we are: the first “back to normal” Thanksgiving holiday since 2019; and like many Thanksgivings before it, it’s a time that can be fraught with heated political discussions, arguments,...
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Life Lessons and the End of 2022
My daughter recently began violin lessons for the first time. We went to have her measured for the instrument, and I watched her as it was carefully packed up. She was so proud of it, sitting next to...
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The winter sun casts its long shadows. The darkness gathers quickly, and the cold wind blows. Yet, within each of us there kindles a small flame, a hopeful twinkle to answer the call of the long...
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Springing into a Great Book
Welcome, Spring! I’m partial to Autumn and Winter myself, but I can’t lie-I love a good Spring day, especially with warmer temperatures and sunsets that stretch out long past dinnertime. My husband is...
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Hobby Horse
Did you have a favorite hobby growing up? I don’t think many people collect postage stamps or baseball cards anymore, but maybe you’re a collector of something. One of my brothers collected Snapple...
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Holi-Daze
I know that around this time of year, it’s normal for there to be a little extra hustle-and-bustle. The holidays are definitely on the way; and even though Halloween was not that long ago, the radio...
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Making It Work
“How do you do it?” I exclaimed, utterly flabbergasted. “How do your kids do all the things?” I was talking to a friend of mine, who was telling me about the daily carpool process she and her family...
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