iPods Forever

April 28th, 2013
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I am deleting all of the songs on my iPod and starting over.

Here is a blast of a song from the ’80’s that I will be adding to my new song list.

I don’t know what happened to Lisa Stansfield but I always turn up the volume when I hear this song:

I hope you are having a great weekend!… Read More

Wild By Cheryl Strayed

March 19th, 2013
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Tell me, what is it you plan to do With your one wild and precious life?                      ~ Mary Oliver                      “The Summer Day” From the moment I started reading the first words of the amazing New York Times bestseller, Wild, by Cheryl Strayed, I couldn’t put it down. It has truly been a long time since I have read a book written in such a direct manner; a book so full of beautiful introspection and honesty and yet at the same time so poignant in its telling of Strayed’s compelling personal experience with grief following the tragic death of her mother… Read More

Baby Angels

October 19th, 2012
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I have written previously about angels and particularly about a book my aunt gave me titled, Angel Letters,” by Sophy Burnham.  From time to time, I read this book because I find it comforting and it puts life into perspective for me. There are a number of stories that I tend to re-read when I am stressed or confused about life and this short story is one in particular that always takes my breath away: In April 1990 Sophy Burnham was being interviewed about her book on WOR-Radio in New York.  She was being interviewed by Gil Gross and as… Read More

Happiness Is A Choice

April 13th, 2012
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Today’s post is a continution of yesterday’s chat about life being easier to navigate when you embrace a positive attitude.  As the below story says, happiness is a choice, and you can practice it as much as you want!! A very good friend sent me this story that was recently published in a British newspaper called The Guardian.  It gently addresses the thoughts of people who know they are at the end of their lives and talk about what they wish they had done a little more.  The story is timely because it gets right to the core of addressing… Read More