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When I was in kindergarten, we had octagonal-shaped crayons so that they wouldn’t roll off the desk, but they were not as waxy and slippery as the ones today. They had a drier feel to them, and the application of the color to the paper just felt different. It was almost like a blend of…
One of my favorite sounds is the sound of rushing water. I love the sound of waves lapping against a shoreline, a river or stream flowing over its bed, a waterfall, even a rain shower. It has a calming effect on me. It speaks to my very soul, telling me that everything is going to…
I had a birthday this year! Since this publish date is 12/1/2024, there’s at least a 90% chance you had one too. If you didn’t, you will. When the kids were little, we tried to make birthdays into a wonderful celebration for them. As they’ve matured into adults, we’ve kind of let that morph into…
Whose story are you living? It’s easy to say, “It’s mine,” but is it really? Living authentically is a journey, not a destination, and I had to walk this journey quite a while ago, but my story runs in the opposite direction from what we generally think of when we talk of expectations. Your parents…
If you enjoyed my earlier post on Unexpected Origins of Everyday Items, I’ve got three more! I love reading stories about people who had an idea and worked hard to bring it to fruition, but sometimes, things don’t work out the way we expect them to. As fascinated as I am by stories of successful…
What brought you here today? It’s a semi-rhetorical question, but, seriously, see what answer you come up with in just a few seconds. It’s likely that you clicked on a link to get here, and it’s probably because of a description of this post. You came here to receive something, some information, maybe to hear…
Did you know that 98% of American millionaires are first-generation wealthy? This means that the vast majority of wealthy individuals weren’t born into wealth but built it themselves, often through hard work, strategic investments, and taking calculated risks. What looks like greed to some is often just ambition in action, and that ambition can lead…
Controversy isn’t new to social media. I think I joined Facebook in 2006, but people were arguing politics and religion online long before then. There’s something about the tubes and wires of the World Wide Web that emboldens people to make bold, controversial statements, even when they know that people they see often will see…
Many years ago I became friends through other friends with a young man who had lost the use of his arms and legs. He was at a river with some friends in a boat, and he took a dive from the back of the boat into what he was sure was pretty deep water. It…
Over Labor Day weekend of 2024, my husband and I visited the National World War II Museum in New Orleans. Neither of us had visited the museum before, and we were looking forward to it a lot. We both enjoy history museums, both for the facts and for the personal accounts. I recommend this experience…
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