Setting Goals
Image: redlandcitygirl Beginnings. They’re a good time to set goals. When you bring a child into the world, you think of how you want to raise him or her, how you want to provide the best life possible...
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Expressing Approval and Gratitude
Photo: Daniel Foster Powerful words come in threes: I love you. I was wrong. Way to go! Yesterday, a stranger added to that collection when she told me, “We appreciate you.” She and her boyfriend had...
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Stories to Tell
Photo: jbernstein899 I had the privilege of being in the same room as a number of veterans who fought in various wars in our country’s history. In observation of Veterans Day, they had assembled at...
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Survey Your Surroundings
One foot in front of the other. Head down. Keep walking. Breathe. I found myself trudging along a beaten trail in the desert, trying to keep up with the other hikers in the group but feeling a bit...
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Difficult Phone Calls
Photo: WH Kubik I was busy packing food and other items for a family camping trip on a hot summer day when my phone rang. Figuring the call was about my biopsy results, I took it in my home office to...
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Perception Is Reality
Photo: Pia M. — Vittoria S. Have you ever noticed how the way you perceive a situation makes it reality to you? Right or wrong, that’s just the way it is. And it’s true for everyone. But what if your...