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Continue reading →: Aging is an extraordinary process where you become the person you always should have been.Aging is an extraordinary process where you become the person you always should have been. DAVID BOWIE We have all heard the phrase, “Youth is wasted on the young.” This perspective, from the opposite end of the spectrum, arises from experience. In our youthful exuberance, we are quick to make…
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Continue reading →: The longer I live, the more deeply I learn that love — whether we call it friendship or family or romance—is the work of mirroring and magnifying each other’s light.The longer I live, the more deeply I learn that love — whether we call it friendship or family or romance—is the work of mirroring and magnifying each other’s light. JAMES BALDWIN How do you magnify and mirror another person’s light? When we are shown the luminance inside another being,…
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Continue reading →: Grief never ends… but it changes. It’s a passage, not a place to stay. Grief is not a sign of weakness, nor a lack of faith…it is the price of love.I found this on Facebook yesterday and it struck a chord. I have been counseling a few dear friends who have lost loved ones during the last year and doing my best to be of comfort and value to them during such a transition of magnitude. The closing thought of…
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Continue reading →: Give a person pleasure and they will forget their goals. Give a person pain and heartbreak and they feel like conquering the world. Hard times can be a blessing, rather than a curse.Are you more motivated to prevail over everything at a moment when you are very comfortable in life or in a moment when everything seems to be going against you? There is a presumption that in moments of security and tranquility, we are more likely to become receptive to easier…
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Continue reading →: Your value doesn’t decrease just because someone can’t see your worth.Your value doesn’t decrease just because someone can’t see your worth. Do you genuinely know what you are worth? When another person does not see or appreciate that, do you feel diminished in your stature or value? Working to build our own internal sense of self esteem, while allowing the…
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Continue reading →: You like taking care of people because it heals the part of you that needed someone to take care of you.Do you get a special joy in trying to go out of your way to take care of people who need your help and assistance? When you are gracious in your efforts and generous with your time, do you feel an extra sense of warmth and accomplishment for making certain…
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Continue reading →: There is no success because of a big step taken in the future. Success is a small step taken now.There is no success because of a big step taken in the future. Success is a small step taken now. What steps did you take yesterday to ensure your greatest success will be imminent? How are you planning on making today count even more than yesterday? When you work towards…
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Continue reading →: There comes a day when turning the page is the best feeling in the world because you realize there’s so much more to the book than the page you were stuck on.Do you remember the days in the 70s when you would have an album playing? The track is building to your favorite part and you are waiting with delight to do your ultimate air guitar solo and the needle would get stuck? It was an excruciating part of being an…
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Continue reading →: I don’t care if it will hurt my feelings. You have to always tell me the truth. Let me get mad and upset, but I will respect you more for the truth.I don’t care if it will hurt my feelings. You have to always tell me the truth. Let me get mad and upset, but I will respect you more for the truth. Do you want it sugar-coated, or do you want the plain, unadulterated facts? There are moments when we…
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Continue reading →: None of us are getting out of here alive, so please stop treating yourself like an afterthought. Eat the delicious food. Walk in the sunshine. Jump in the ocean. Say the truth that you’re carrying in your heart like a hidden treasure. Be silly. Be kind. Be weird. There’s no time for anything else.None of us are getting out of here alive, so please stop treating yourself like an afterthought. Eat the delicious food. Walk in the sunshine. Jump in the ocean. Say the truth that you’re carrying in your heart like a hidden treasure. Be silly. Be kind. Be weird. There’s no…
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