Our residence was built in 1951, so it’s been around for 72 years. It’s not modern,…
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Mother’s Day and Colorful, Vibrant Memories of What Can Be
Today is Mother’s Day in many parts of the world though not all. Mother’s Day is…
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Feathery Friends in the Backyard Bring Joyful Serenity
House Finches, Northern Flickers, Yellow-Breasted Chats, Chimney Swifts, Carolina Wrens, and American Robins meet regularly, exchanging…
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Actively Listening in a World that Does Not
“Just because somebody is extroverted and talkative does not give them the right to dominate the…
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Brokenness – Never Too Late to Learn an Unforgettable Lesson
May is mental health month. Mine was not faring well up to a few days ago.…
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Senselessness and Inaction. What is a Life Worth?
If it is said to find meaning and purpose in our own lives and work towards…
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Video Games as Mind and Physical Hand Rehabilitation? Sure.
In recent months, unable to use my hand as I wished, I alternated the ortho rehab…
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A Magic Few Square Feet of Freedom and Peace
The backyard has become the space I have always pictured: serene, unpretentious, but full of self-expression.…
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28 to 58 – Month-long Journey to a Modernistic Age
May starts with Global Love Day! (Among other recurrences worldwide.) Love is the universal force that…
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