Self-care
Sometimes revelations arise from the most unlikely things. I didn’t start reading fiction until I was 40, because I thought it was a waste of time. My nose was always in a book, but I only read non-fiction (because it taught me important things). Then I discovered Nora Roberts and experienced the indulgent escape that…
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My daughter participated in two fitness classes back to back, led by the same instructor. She told me how funny it was that the instructor was soft-spoken and ‘Zen like’ during the yoga class and then became a loud drill sergeant during the ‘combat’ class that followed. I wondered which of the two personalities she…
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Have you ever searched for a missing ‘everyday item’ like your keys or your glasses? You checked in your purse, doubting they would be there, and of course they weren’t. But after you looked everywhere else they could possibly be, you went back to your purse and – lo and behold – they were right…
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I was out for a walk by the lake this morning and noticed a fleet of boats from the nearby sailing school’s ‘Learn to Sail’ program. I watched in fascination as the sailboats would tip to one side and, just when I thought they were going to overturn, the students would shift their body weight and…
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Ever have one of those frustrating moments when you can’t figure out a solution to a problem – then you take a break, come back, and find the answer easily? I’ll be the first to admit that I am technically challenged. I can easily transform a chaotic space into a calm oasis, but when it…
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