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Happy 2009!

  Do you look at the New Year with a sense of wonder or dread? With 2008 coming to a close and 2009 with all it’s coming changes looming ahead, I must say I’m having mixed emotions. But, I am an optimist, so no doubt I will rally and find the positives out there. Things are going great [...]

October 2008: Is Effort A Myth?

By Seth Godin Used with permission People really want to believe effort is a myth, at least if we consider what we consume in the media: politicians and beauty queens who get by on a smile and a wink lottery winners who turn a lifetime of lousy jobs into one big payday sports stars who are born with skills [...]

January 2008: If You Want Happiness

                          If you want happiness for an hour …take a nap.   If you want happiness for a day …go fishing.   If you want happiness for a month …get married.   If you want happiness for a year …inherit a fortune.   If you want happiness for a lifetime …help others.  ~Chinese Proverb     If you think you are beaten, you are. If you think you [...]

November 2007: Observations On Beauty

For every beauty there is an eye somewhere to see it. For every truth there is an ear somewhere to hear it. For every love there is a heart somewhere to receive it. ~Ivan Panin Beauty lies in the specific looks of a person, rather than the object, because different people feel beauty in different things. ~Vally The future [...]

March 2007: How to Stay Young

1. Try everything twice. On Madam’s tombstone (of Whelan and Madam) she said she wanted this epitaph: Tried everything twice…loved it both times! 2. Keep only cheerful friends. The grouches pull you down. (keep this in mind if you are one of those grouches!) 3. Keep learning: Learn more about the computer, crafts, gardening, whatever. Never let [...]

February 2007: Let It Go!

By T. D. Jakes   There are people who can walk away from you. And hear me when I tell you this! When people can walk away from you: let them walk. I don’t want you to try to talk another person into staying with you, loving you, calling you, caring about you, coming to see you, staying [...]