by dlb916
I have a friend who lives by the mantra: Best Day Ever. Regardless of the day, week, month, or moment, she declares every day the Best Day Ever. What a wonderful way to go through life! I wish I was more like her. It’s not that I fail to recognize my blessings, or appreciate the …
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I’m not one to complain, okay, that’s not entirely true, but a recent round of customer disservice has me perplexed. (I wanted to say p*ssed but that’s not nice.) For the life of me, and it was kinda that serious, I cannot understand how people who are in customer service can be totally inept and …
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A few weeks ago, I spent time with some elite athletes. Professional athletes who work out for hours at a time, several times a day. At the end of those days, they walk 10,000 steps for fun. On their “rest day,” they play volleyball for 7 hours on the beach. Athletes who have phenomenal physiques …
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I love to learn. After finishing 23 years of college learning, I began teaching so I could continue to learn without having to pay tuition, write papers, or take finals. I learned a lot while I was teaching. I learned how rewarding teaching can be. I learned the compensation does not begin to equal the …
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Unless you’ve been living under a rock or on a deserted island, you know Sunday is Mother’s Day. For some, it is a day to honor and lavish our mothers. For others, it is one of the most dreaded days of the year. Motherless Daughters is a book by Hope Edelman. It’s a book I frequently …
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A few weeks ago, I decided to ride my bicycle. The bike was given to me and it had been in my garage for 2 years. I drove to beautiful Waterton Canyon and hopped on. It wasn’t until mile 3 that I realized there were no brakes. Upon my harrowing return, I promptly used the …
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I went to a showing of the documentary “Dosed: The Trip of a Lifetime” last night. The movie chronicled the journey of a woman with Stage IV cancer who was suffering from the emotional aspects of living with a terminal disease. In an effort to ameliorate her symptoms, she elected to try magic mushrooms (psylocibin). …
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I’ve lived in my home for 8 years. At first, I was just grateful to have a home; the Denver housing market is a nightmare. Little by little, and dollar by dollar, I’ve renovated and updated. I like DIY projects but even I knew better than to attempt replacing windows or installing central air. Last …
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Many, many years ago, I heard this in a movie and it seared into my brain: “You may be done with your past, but your past isn’t done with you.” I came face-to-face with that reality, once again, last week. Forty years ago, my husband and I divorced; it was not an amicable dissolution. I’m …
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I have a friend I used to speak with regularly, like every week or two. We stayed in touch through good times and bad, sickness and fitness, and all the times in between. We are kindred spirits despite distance and time zones. That was, until this year. It had not escaped me that there had …
