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  • Walks and Hello’s

    “I always say ‘good morning,’ or ‘hello,’ when out on my morning walks. Some people seem surprised. The first time, they might not even look up at all. The next time, they smile. Then after that, it’s a more enthusiastic ‘hello!’ that they respond with.” This is what my aunt…

  • On Purpose

    I stumbled upon a phrase, or rather, just text on an ad, that was about living on purpose. It seems rather obvious, ‘live on purpose,’ don’t we all do that? Then in my overthinking manner, I contemplated this and wondered how ‘on purpose’ do I live? All signs point to…

  • Writing Scraps

    I mentioned last week in Reconnecting, that I found some old artwork as I had to pull them out of our basement since we are renovating.  This week, I had reason to declutter areas of my bedroom.  I have areas where I tend to keep my special things tucked away. …

  • Life’s work

    I watched a TED talk yesterday with Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat Pray Love.  She discusses people who pursue creative work.  People question those who choose creativity and assume they are going to live a doomed existence.  Contrary to those who pursue academic careers which are more respected.  She had…

  • Advocate

    We had a conversation at work about personality types based on standardized assessments.  We did the 10 minute quiz online and I am an INFJ – or Advocate. Not that I think any standardized test can really give the full picture, but I was surprised at the results.  It was…