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Reality check
5 May

I went for a little ride yesterday. No, I wasn’t at Disneyland or driving some stretch of highway. I was

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Too late to apologize
30 April

There’s a song I hear on the radio, “Apologize.” The chorus says “it’s too late to apologize.” I wonder if

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Perfect Biscuits; or, how to follow directions
13 April

I grew up in the South. I had grandmothers who cooked; a mom, aunts, cousins, a mother-in-law who are all

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Choosing, not settling
10 April

Life is complicated. Few things, indeed, are perfect. Certainly no relationships meet that standard. So what does it mean to

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Just feed one
6 April

“If you can’t feed a hundred people, then just feed one.” Mother Teresa “I long to accomplish a great and

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Unconditional love or approval?
5 April

I recently read a book that was amazing. Kitchen Table Wisdom, by Rachel Naomi Remen, MD, was first published in 1996.

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Intention vs behavior
16 March

I was watching a TV show recently and someone used the phrase “a call to excellence.”  I can’t remember what the program was about.

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Sacred cows
12 March

  So I’ve been talking a lot about cleaning out, letting go of stuff. I realized this morning that I

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Life lists
11 March

When I was young, in my 20s, I thought I had my whole life before me. I did, of course. I find

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