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End of the Year

Posted in musing on December 31, 2008 | 1 Comment »

It is customary at this time of year to start making plans for the new year. You know, all the resolutions that have little chance of being kept. But this year, I am looking at all the things I want to put behind me.
It’s been a stressful and rather horrific year, in a number of [...]

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Quote: Attitude

Posted in quotations on December 25, 2008 | 1 Comment »

Your attitude is either the lock on, or the key to the door of success.
Denis Waitley

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Quote: Improvisation

Posted in quotations on December 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Improvisation is the ultimate skill.

Rev. Danny R. Reed

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A Tale of Two Couples

Posted in musing on December 16, 2008 | 2 Comments »

I’d like to spin a tale here, a tale of two couples. These are true stories, but the initials have been changed.
The first couple, in their forties, have been together for twenty-plus years. They are not married, but are both committed to the other.
When F was wounded in combat, K was not allowed to visit, [...]

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The Ideal Holiday Guests

Posted in musing on December 14, 2008 | 1 Comment »

A post by Robert Fulghum “Scale” caught my fancy. Seems he invited some ants to share his Thanksgiving dinner.
On reflection, they were fine guests. They came on time, ate with enthusiasm, and went away at a decent hour. They were quiet but lively. They cleaned up after themselves. There seemed to be only cooperation [...]

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The Office

Posted in musing on December 12, 2008 | 1 Comment »

I am really enjoying the Office. I had never seen it before January, but as a way to keep my husband amused during his recovery I rented the first season. Then I discovered that Netflix streams it, so I have been slowly working my way through the past episodes as I walk on the treadmill.
It’s [...]

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Quote: Potential

Posted in quotations on December 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Never giving up and pushing forward will unlock all the potential we are capable of.

Christy Borgeld

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Quote: Regrets

Posted in quotations on December 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did so. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.

Unknown

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Walking in the snow

Posted in musing on December 2, 2008 | 1 Comment »

I had the pleasure recently of walking in snow.
For those of you who live in northern climes, snow in this part of Virginia is rare. But it started coming down, light, fluffy flakes, one morning.
I’ve been walking every morning, and I decided that the snow would be fun to walk in. As it was.
There is [...]

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