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Arise! Dawn Has Come! And A Multi-vitamin
Darkness is at its deepest, just before sunrise. Voltaire There was never a night or a problem that could defeat sunrise or hope. ...
Apr 206 min read
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"Playing Hurt" - Holding on to Bread, Being Resilient, and Opening the Door to Magic
You fail, you recover, you come back. You address the problems and work through them , Rueben Mayes In our compassion circle we have...
Mar 285 min read
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How Can We Wisely Build Strong Houses To Withstand...Whatever?
"Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock." ...
Feb 114 min read
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Hope - It's a Choice
“There I met my granddaughter for the first time. As I held her, I wanted to give her a gift. Surely I could come up with something very...
Nov 18, 20244 min read
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Message from a Vet - Be a Hero: Stop the Fight and Start the Quest
There is what I would call the hero journey, the night sea journey, the hero quest, where the individual is going to bring forth in his...
Nov 11, 20248 min read
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Steward Your Attention: Fill and Protect Your Own Bucket
Turn your attention for a while away from the worries and anxieties. Remind yourself of all your many blessings. Ralph Marston, author...
Oct 24, 20245 min read
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Kindness, Cookies, and Milk... and All We Ever Really Need to Know
And it is still true, no matter how old you are -- when you go out into the world, it is best to hold hands and stick together. Robert...
Sep 27, 20249 min read
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Thoughts on “Bad Things”: A Hodgepodge for our Pockets?
"Adversity, in whatever form, can teach us valuable lessons and make us stronger if we have the courage to face it." Elizabeth Smart,...
Aug 2, 20246 min read
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Cultivating Our Unshakable Core, Connecting With Our "Inner Yoda" (and don't bet against humanity)
I thank whatever gods may be For my unconquerable soul. Invictus, William Ernest Henley Yesterday my brain felt like a ping pong ball was...
Jun 19, 20248 min read
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Father's Day - Forgiveness and Not Drinking The Poison
"Daddy," I whispered, feeling my own breath hitch in my throat, "I love you." Just when I was sure he was asleep, the one corner of his...
Jun 11, 20245 min read
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"Life's Too Good Not to Be Happy": Voices of Resilience (and Hope)
"You never know how strong you are, until being strong is your only choice." Bob Marley, singer Last week we were visiting with some...
Apr 30, 20245 min read
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Of Toads and Precious Jewels
"Aus der Kriegsschule des Lebens. - Was mich nicht umbringt, macht mich starker" translated "Out of life's school of war - what doesn't...
Aug 7, 20224 min read
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Feeding Off Each Other
“A good half of the art of living is resilience.” ― Alain de Botton, contemporary philosopher and author How would you like to be more...
Jul 1, 20224 min read
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