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The Small Stuff

There are times when we wonder if we could just take a break from the stressors of the day and find a bit of calm to write about. We found that, for the moment, it is nice to look at other things and appreciate what is going on beyond Covid and politics. So here we go. It seems that scientists are now exploring the theory that humans may have a sixth sense which is being able to sense objects by their vibrations while utilizing the magnetic field of the earth. We are not surprised. Magnetoreception, as it is called, may be the primal sense and one that may be rediscovered in humans. Do you ever wonder why you take the…

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May 13, 2021

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Refuse Hate

It is hard to imagine a person or a political party that is hate filled. We believe that truly functional people find it far more satisfying to love rather than hate and to make friends rather than enemies. So today, we want to address the joy of true and different friendships. Humans are social creatures and for us friendships are essential. Originally, humans made friends to survive. Safety in numbers so to speak. Now humans do it because we have a need to affiliate. Friendships on all levels are important components of adult life and being with others and having friends adds to our emotional and physical health. Social interaction is essential to every aspect of our overall health. Loneliness…

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April 30, 2021

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Restoring Our Earth – Earth Day 2021

A while ago friends of ours introduced us to Milkweed. No, this is not a new oat or nut milk – it is a plant! We have heard of all kinds of plants and have tried to do our share of planting, especially wildflowers for the bees. Oh, but milkweed we discerned, is the life link within the monarch butterfly community. Learning about milkweed led us to appreciate the compelling journey of the ancestral flight of the Monarch. The colorful yellow and black butterflies go through four stages during one life cycle and through four generations in one year. The growth stages are the egg, larvae/ caterpillar, the pupa/chrysalis, and the adult butterfly. It takes about 30 days for this…

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April 16, 2021

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A Break in the Clouds

This week, we rediscovered the utmost importance of having something to look forward to. One day it suddenly hit us and, at that moment, we felt a sense of lightness of being. It was the day when we began looking forward, not down, and not back. We found that we could finally anticipate something positive again. As this feeling overtook us, we enthusiastically embraced our need and passion for making plans, finally having a to-do list, and the need for a calendar. The world is not yet perfect and probably never will be but now, at least, we can begin to celebrate our little corners of it. With our friends and family, we can rejoice in the freedom to return…

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April 9, 2021

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A Year Gone By

We recently looked at each other and agreed that we both needed a good cry. For over a year now, we have held it together through thick and thin, Covid, the loss of a dear relative, isolation, boredom, and self-exploration. We have held it together through the former guy, the election, and the insurrection. It has been a year since we have experienced the normal world - a world that most of us felt safe in. Suddenly, a year ago, we began scrambling for masks, hand sanitizer, and toilet paper. A year ago, we feared going to the grocery store and became afraid of the most normal of social norms such as hugs and handshakes. Early on, we chuckled as…

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March 19, 2021

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Some Good Advice

A particularly good friend of ours sent us an interesting and insightful article last week. It was quite timely and this is why. I had been wondering these last few days why I had made a blunder on a few Zoom calls. Just last week I waited patiently for the instructor to start the Zoom class and wondered where he and the other attendees were only to realize that I was connecting to the call a day ahead of time! Not only did I do this once but twice last week on another Zoom call. The second time it happened was while I was waiting in the car for Andrea. And yet on a third Zoom training, I realized that…

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March 12, 2021

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A Wonderful Teacher

For most of us, pain can be a wonderful teacher. Author Louise Hay was a fervent advocate for understanding human pain from a visceral level. She was brilliant at examining pain and disease and its cause. Based on her own personal experience, she claimed that forgiveness along with nutrition and other natural therapies were the cure. Reflecting on her thinking, we do wonder if sometimes it might be easier to take a pill for pain than it is to forgive. To forgive someone of an offense, whether it be a politician or whomever, takes a lot of emotional effort. And, when we forgive this does not mean that there should not be any consequences for those who have committed a…

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February 26, 2021

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Finding Happiness in Being Useful

Happiness has been described as contentment and joy. Some say that there is no real joy without pain and that one must experience both to appreciate happiness. We wonder if that is like saying that we must experience both optimism and pessimism and both ends of a lit candle, hot and cold? Mark Twain in his wisdom asked, “What is joy without sorrow?” Happiness, the healthy kind many say, stems from usefulness. Emerson stated, “The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful…” So, as we move forward into 2021, we ask ourselves how can we be useful and what comfort can we offer others? It is a jungle out there right now. Many are…

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January 29, 2021

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An End and a Beginning

For four years, the American people have been lured into a world of promise only to meet those assurances with disappointment. No jobs and no vaccine but, yes, a wall politically built to further divide the American people. We are now left with a remnant of a second Civil War and a COVID health crisis. People are frightened and worried and are seeking comfort and resolve. Let us start a new day. Let us not follow our own reflection but begin to look at others and see and feel their pain. Let us all begin to heal. Sometimes it hurts being a part of history but, if we live long enough, we inevitably become part of it. Yes, we are…

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January 20, 2021

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The Junk Man

We have gotten a lot of spam email lately. From curing toenail fungus to Russian brides, enlargement and shrinking our parts - none of which interests us. We think that this shows that there is a lot of junk in the world these days. There are people who have made a business of selling junk. Now, this is not your back-in-the-day junk man who rode the neighborhood looking for discarded items to make them useable again. This is real junk. This is, “you have won a trillion dollars - contact us right away” junk. It is important to distinguish rubbish from the good stuff and to recognize the difference between what to keep and what to throw out. As we…

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January 15, 2021

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