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I'm not happy, I'm cheerful. There's a difference. A happy woman has no cares at all. A cheerful woman has cares but has learned how to deal with them.Beverly Sills (1929-) American Opera SingerWe all cope. Some days we cope more effectively than others. Without our coping we would die--truly!How do you deal? Food? Alcohol? Rage?Exercise? Prayer? Meditation?I have two favorites. One is writing. I

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When things go wrong what DOES it mean?Reality is, it doesn't mean anything...unless it does. You won't know until you get there.Andi Macwww.mayan-calendar-code.com Have truer words ever been spoken? When something goes wrong, we humans try to figure out what happened.We ask, "Why?" or "Why me?" and we start making up stories. Some of them are even good stories. Some of them are just futile

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If you live to be a hundred,I want to live to be a hundred minus one day,so I never have to live without you.Winnie the Pooh

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Okay...the four-footed one.He's been gone two years now. If he had been able to hold on through the kidney disease, he would be 20 now.He was my familiar. My friend. The love between us was deep and strong. Some say animals don't feel emotion. I disagree. I have no proof, but neither do they (the naysayers, I mean).I loved taking pictures of him--especially pictures of him roosting or sleeping.

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This story was sent to me by a regular reader and I wanted to share it with you for "Love Thursday":"You know I do hair up at the nursing home here on Wednesdays. There is a lady up there whose hair I have done for awhile. Anyway, I have to tell you about her and her husband. The funny thing is they are Mr. and Mrs. Wright and trust me they are right for each other."She is in the Alzheimer unit

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Check this out! Sean at Sean's Horse Farm and Family Blog was looking for some coveralls for his wife. Any woman who has ever looked for good quality work clothes knows how hard it is to find clothes that fit well the feminine form. Well, Sean found them.Go to Charm and Hammer to find safety gear for the hard working woman in your life. (Looks like something Rosie would wear, doesn't it?) Sean

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The village was threatened by a tribe of barbarians. The inhabitants were abandoning their houses and fleeing to a safer place. At the end of a year they had all left – except a group of Jesuits.The army of barbarians entered the city without any resistance and held a great feast to commemorate the victory. In the middle of the dinner a priest appeared.“You came in here and drove out peace. I beg

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(All credit to the unknown photographer)When I was of the age that young girls do such things, I practiced making out. The "object of my affection" was a stuffed penguin. Not taxidermied--stuffed. Like teddy bear stuffed. Not many people know this about me. When we played Three Truths and a Lie, my osculations with the family Spheniscidae was one of my truths. Now my sister knows. It was her

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[Note: This was originally posted on February 4, 2006. For some reason, it never showed up as a post. So here it is. I guess it is just one of those technological quirks that happens sometimes.]We laughed. We laughed hard and long. None of us wanted to stop playing, but a couple of us had to get up at 4:00 a.m. to go to the airport, and the reality of a short night of sleep brought us to the end

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The master and his disciple were talking at a street corner when an old woman came up to them: “Get away from my window!” shouted the old lady. “You are disturbing the customers.” The master apologized and crossed over to the other sidewalk.They went on talking until an officer came up to them and said: “We need you to move away from this sidewalk. The count will be passing by here in a few

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(My great nephew and my brother)A clean slate. A new beginning. Full of expectation. Ready to go. What would it take to start each day with that kind of freshness, hope, and possibility? (How can you not love that face?) For a free 1/2 hour coaching session with Wanda, email your request to wtuckercoach@comcast.net.

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Remember always that you have not only the right to be an individual; you have an obligation to be one. You cannot make any useful contribution in life unless you do this. ~Eleanor Roosevelt~What a gal! I have always admired the common sense and wisdom of Eleanor Roosevelt. She spoke her mind and stood up for what she thought was right. Bottom line is, who can I be if I am not being the

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Perhaps love is the process of my leading you gently back to yourself. ~Antoine De Saint-Exupery (1900-1944), French Pilot, Author ~ For a free 1/2 hour coaching session email your request to wtuckercoach@comcast.net.

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(photographer unknown--credit gladly given) How is this for trust in the world? Yes, it's Love Thursday and I love puppy tummies. How can one not be called to the highest good and most protective stewardship when looking upon this trusting vulnerability? This level of trust in the world calls me to a higher good...and it melts my heart. What are some of the things that call you to be your best

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Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler. ~Albert Einstein~For a free 1/2 hour coaching session with Wanda, send an email request to wtuckercoach@comcast.net.

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Never wear anything that panics the cat.~ P.J. O'Rourke ~This quote makes me laugh. I am not sure what this has to do with coaching. I guess we could talk about dressing for success. I mean, really--if it panics the cat, you might not want to wear it to work or to an interview. Well, most of us wouldn't, but I am sure that in some circumstances that ensemble would be just right. I hope you at

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I received this email from sar_girl recently and she gave me her permission to share it with you:In our search and rescue squad there is a guy who instructs rappelling and cave rescue and that sort of thing. I have always wanted to try it but I amTERRIFIED of heights. [Take a look at this cliff!]Anyway...I got home late Friday, and Saturday morning we had this rappelling training class. I watched

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(Here's the whole fam damily swimming at Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden.) Check out Chookooloonks for more love and see the lovely Karen on her second wedding day...to the same man!

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I try to keep it uplifting around here. And most of the time I try not to show my paranoia about the State of the Union. Usually, I avoid politics. This is too important. If I bring this issue to one person's awareness, it will have been worth it. Please read this article.Thanks to Tim Youmans for the link.Wanda Tucker, Coach

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Karen at Chookooloonks and a friend declared today Love Thursday. Post a picture of something that shows love. I'm in.Murphy and Yoda [taken by Rebecca...they're her animals, too]

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(One of the beautiful pachyderms at the Oregon Zoo. Sorry...I don't know which one.) In the recent edition of Zoo Tracks (Fall 2006, Volume 28, No. 3), I read a tribute to Pet, the matriarch to the herd. Keepers and doctors were unable to resolve or manage her pain from age related ailments including arthritis, and the only option to stop her pain was euthanasia. The article, which didn't have

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Mistakes are part of the dues one pays for a full life.~Sophia Loren, (1934 - ) Italian Actress~ Some of us are a little more paid up than others. One thing for certain--if this is the measure, then my life is full indeed. I had a client years ago who was very hard on herself. (Come to think of it, I still have a number of clients who are hard on themselves. I think it is the American way or

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Tact is the knack of making a point without making an enemy. ~ Howard W. Newton ~

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Master Michael paired me up with Abby, a very sweet, young woman half my age. (She wrote the article on page 67 of the Filipino Martial Arts Digest.) She was very patient--a marvelous instructor. She showed me basic "Ones." A "One" is a strike to the opponents upper left head, neck, shoulder area. Since this art is about countering the attack, we practiced numerous ways to defend that first basic

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A couple weeks ago I told you that I started taking a martial arts class, and that I am in love. That's still true, but I have to tell you, it is humbling to be the new kid in class. I went to my third class last Wednesday. Master Michael is wonderful and patient and kind. The other students are generous and understanding and willing to be helpful. I worked with Mark and Chuck. Both of them gave

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Often we allow ourselves to be upset by small things we should despise and forget. We lose many irreplaceable hours brooding over grievances that, in a year's time, will be forgotten by us and by everybody. No, let us devote our life to worthwhile actions and feelings, to great thoughts, real affections and enduring undertakings."Andre Maurois [1885-1967, Writer]How many times have you been upset

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The sign of intelligent people is their ability to control emotions by the application of reason. Marya Mannes (1904-1990) American JournalistWe now know there is more than one type of intelligence. A decade ago Daniel Goleman, PhD agreed with Ms. Mannes when he wrote the book Emotional Intelligence. In 1994 Goleman stated in a report on emotional literacy in the U.S.: "...in navigating our lives

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Your success and happiness lie in you... Resolve to keep happy, and your joy and you shall form an invincible host against difficulties. Helen Keller 1880-1968 (Curious on the mountain. Photo by Gerald Olson.)What makes you happy? Where can you find that spark of joy inside and, once you do, fan the flames that keep it burning? I have always reacted negatively to the New Age-y statement, "You

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Hallelujah! I finally got the Hewlett Packard All-in-One printer to work through the Linksys wireless router here at home. We must be nearing the end of this bodacious, butt-kicking Mercury retrograde. Thank God.Now all I have to do is get it to work through the Airlink 101 at the office. Easy--right?Please say yes.

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I have come to the frightening conclusion that I am the decisive element. It is my personal approach that creates the climate. It is my daily mood that makes the weather. I possess tremendous power to make a life miserable or joyous. I can be a tool of torture or an instrument of inspiration. I can humiliate or humor, hurt or heal. In all situations, it is my response that decides whether a

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What ought one to say then as each hardship comes? I was practicing for this, I was training for this.Epictetus (55-135 AD) Greek Philosopher For about 20 years now (...or more) I have been thinking about and wanting to learn a martial art. Last night I went to my first class...and I think I am in love.I just kept thinking about it and never doing anything about it. Know what I mean? Do you ever

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I counted. See the picture of Blackbird II below? That's pretty much how it looked when I planted it. Now there are 17...seventeen leaves on it!Happy. Very happy. Me and it.

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Winter turned into Spring turned into summer. The garden bloomed. Not a trace of Blackbird appeared through the soil under my office window. Extra mulch and waxed cardboard came too late to save the 'bird from the ice, snow, and frozen ground. I am sad.Blackbird singing in the dead of night....Blackbird dead.All your life, you were only waiting for this moment to arise.All your life, you were

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“Freedom of choice is not, itself, the perfection of liberty. But it helps us take our first step toward freedom or slavery, spontaneity or compulsion. The free man is the one whose choices have given him the power to stand on his own feet and determine his own life according to the higher light and spirit that are in him. The slave, in the spiritual order, is the man whose choices have destroyed

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...and a change of heart. Now anyone can post to my blog. Bring it on, all you anonymous posters. My friend and self-appointed writing teacher, Jennifer encourages me to allow anyone to post--"let there be anonymous posts (these are helpful)." Okay, I trust. To all of you registered users who have showed up and posted...thanks. Guess we'll see what happens next.

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...oh freedom.Oh freedom over me.Before I'll be a slaveI'll be buried in my graveAnd go home to my LordAnd be free.[African American Spiritual]For some reason this song runs through my head today. Yes, it is the 4th of July. Yes, it is all about freedom...but why this song and not...My country 'tis of theeSweet land of libertyOf thee I sing......etc.I just got back from my evening walk.

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Remember the television show, Fantasy Island? People would show up by airplane ("De plane, boss...de plane!") and the staff on the beautiful, plush, tropical island would make the guests' fantasies come true. Not all fantasies were worthy of being brought to life as it turns out.Remember Misi? Finally, she is comfortable enough to let me take her picture--even as she sleeps. (I know it isn't

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Let's talk about computers. I have spent hours and HOURS every day this past week trying to get our new printer at the office hooked up on the wireless network. I installed the Hewlett Packard 6310 All-in-one on my computer using USB. No problem. I installed the Airlink 101 wireless router. No problem. The router sees the printer. I can print a test page at the MS-DOS level.What does that mean?

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Treat your friends as you do your pictures, and place them in their best light.Jennie Jerome Churchill1854-1921, Mother of Winston Churchill[This is Owen the hippo who became attached to the tortoise (or is it a turtle?) after his mother died. You have probably all seen these pictures rolling around the internet. I would be glad to give credit to the photographer, but I don't know who it is. Just

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(Kauai Church: photo by Wanda Tucker) I am starting a new practice. Because filling my weekends with chores and 'have to-s' is so easy and rest is not, and because Mondays come too soon sometimes, in my household we are creating a Sabbath experience.No, I am not Jewish; and while I do have a well-grounded and well-rounded spiritual life, our Sabbath is not purely for religious reasons (and there

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...take these broken wings and learn to fly.All your life, you were only waiting for this moment to arise.Blackbird singing in the dead of night,take these sunken eyes and learn to see.All your life, you were only waiting for this moment to be free.(lyrics by Paul McCartney) I know--this isn't really a blackbird, but we call it that because when you walk by, in your peripheral vision, it looks

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(a flower in Kauai at Aunty Angeline's spa where I enjoyed wonderful lomilomi massage)It is a day for lovers of all kinds. Whether you have a special sweetheart or not, be a lover today. Be kind...be thoughtful...be gentle...be courteous...smile...look others in the eye...show up as your best self wherever you are.Love is in the air and the stars today, but we must each do our own part to bring

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...can't trust that day.I love The Mamas and the Papas. Mondays I am not so sure about.I had a great weekend with Sabbath and time with friends. I even accomplished some things that have been on my list for a very long time.So what is it about Mondays? Maybe it is changing gears that is so hard. Weekends are cruise control. Monday is a fast downshift to climb the hill. Tuesday--second gear. By

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All I would tell people is to hold onto what was individual about themselves, not to allow their ambition for success to cause them to try to imitate the success of others. You've got to find it on your own terms.~ Harrison FordLately I have been struggling with my writing: "What should I be writing about? What do I have to say? Who cares? Look at what she is doing--I can't write like that." So,

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This year we did something different on Christmas. At the end of the day, after all the bustle was over, our close friends came to visit. We had one more round of pie and ice cream accompanied by a cup of espresso (or Americano if you prefer--decaf at that time of day); and here's my favorite part...we all did Qigong together. Qigong is a Chinese healing system. It originally was developed as a

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I've moved...You'd never know it from just looking, but I am now in a new location. After 19 years in the same office, I have moved to a new suite with kindred practitioners. I am grateful for the good long run I had in my old office. I am looking forward to the next phase in my new office. It is full of possibility. We all feel it.AND...a truly exciting feature is that we are turning the office

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(Bubbles in espresso - Photo by Wanda Tucker; copyright 2005; all rights reserved.)Yesterday I was a guest on The Coaching Corner with Irene Gutmann at wrcr in Rockland County, New York. We had a fun time talking about gratitude. It is amazing how fast a half hour goes on the radio! And Irene was a very relaxed seamless host. With Thanksgiving coming up here in the U.S. we thought the topic is

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Here she is--the lovely lady of the house. She tends to be a bit spooky. So far, this is the best picture I have been able to get of her. She is outside, looking through the kitty door to see what awaits her upon entry. Just me...with the camera. Marty is probably asleep in the closet. Not a bad idea. Where do you like to go to rest? Where is your favorite napping place? Rest consciously. Rest

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Every day we experience or witness more trauma. Whether the trauma is on a grand scale (the war, Katrina) or a smaller one (losing your wallet, finding a ding in the paint), whether it happens to you or the people around you, trauma takes its toll. We suffer. It hurts. Trauma saps our energy. We have trouble sleeping. Sometimes we have trouble eating. We are cranky. We try to keep a stiff upper

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People say that motivation doesn't last. Well, neither does bathing - that's why we recommend it daily. ~ Zig Ziglar (speaker and author) What motivates you?Dreams of success?The smiles on your loved one's faces?Money? (Not having enough? Or wanting to accumulate more?)Avoiding pain? (Prevention or alleviation?)Looking good in the eyes of others? Or feeling good about yourself and what you have

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I'm going to be on the radio!On Tuesday, November 22nd (10:30 a.m. Eastern / 7:30 a.m. Pacific), I will be on Coaching Corner as the guest of host, Irene Guttman.The program is about gratitude--perfect for Thanksgiving week, don't you think?The link above will allow you to catch the program by live stream. I hope you will join us. If you need any more information, feel free to email me. I'd love

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First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do.Epictetus, Roman Philosopher This is my great-nephew. He loves Spiderman. I love this picture. Children take on the persona of their heroes with such zeal.When I was a high school teacher, one of my students told about her little brother who became Aquaman by putting a pair of underpants on his head and looking through the

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Reflect upon your present blessings, of which every man has many--not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.Charles Dickens As one of my dear friends reflected recently, some days you're the stick, some days you're the pinata...but even the pinata is full of blessings. This is one of those days when every time I try to "fix" something, I create another problem. (See...this isn't

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Larry, the Magnificat(September 18, 1986 - September 17, 2004)Copyright 2005. Wanda Tucker. All rights reserved. The days are getting shorter. We are losing four minutes of daylight per day. The leaves are starting to turn. The nights are cooler. It's time for Larry to come curl up on the hearth and warm his toes by the fire. I miss my feline bed warmer. I miss my friend...my 18 year old,

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(Marian Anderson, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1940) "As long as you keep a person down, some part of you has to be down there to hold him down, so it means you cannot soar as you otherwise might."Marian Anderson (1897-1993, Concert and Opera Singer)Marian Anderson knew about people trying to keep her down. In 1939 the famous contralto sang on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial on Easter

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Marty. Copyright 2005. Wanda Tucker. All rights reserved. On hot summer days, Marty likes to survey his territory from the deck. Occasionally, the need for a nap overtakes him. This is his imitation of a Flat Cat.Marty - close up. Copyright 2005. Wanda Tucker. All rights reserved.When he heard the shutter he opened his eyes...briefly.

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Copyright 2005. Wanda Tucker. All rights reserved.What difference does it make to the dead, the orphans and the homeless, whether the mad destruction is wrought under the name of totalitarianism or the holy name of liberty or democracy.~ Mohandas K. Gandhi ~

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In the interest of spam reduction, I decided to allow only registered users to post to my blog. For some of you that may be an irritation, but I would venture a guess that if the spammers found the site, that would be an irritation to you, as well. Certainly, I would be irritated.There are spam bloggers out there who will post comments to as many sites as will allow them to do so. They post the

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A musician must make music, an artist must paint, a poet must write, if he is to be ultimately at peace with himself. What a man can be, he must be. ~Abraham Maslow (1908-1970) American Psychologist~

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Treat the earth well.It was not given to you by your parents, it was loaned to you by your children.We do not inherit the Earth from our Ancestors,we borrow it from our Children.~Native American Proverb~ Captain Robert Gray explored the Pacific Northwest in the late 1700s. I remember reading and learning about him when I was in elementary school. Then I came across a story in my local paper

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(National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration photo courtesy of GeekPhilosopher.com) My local paper prints a column called Earthweek. As the name suggests, the column tells the stories of the earth in review and most of the stories are not top headliners. They tell about severe weather patterns, earthquakes, and unusual animal behaviors...or at least animal behaviors that we humans tend to

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This is my great-niece at her fourth birthday party. She is five now. What a kid!Even really good kids get sent to time out now and then. Recently, while sitting in one, she chipped the new paint from the wall. Her mom applied it only a few days before. Hey, I get it. It probably came off easy and felt good to peel it. Most likely, she was having a very satisfying kinesthetic experience.Mom,

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(St. Francis photo by Wanda Tucker copyright 2005) Today I gave St. Francis (and the deck) a bath. Here in Oregon, everything is green. Sometimes, even things that didn't start out that way turn green with moss and algae over the fall and winter. St. Francis looked a bit more like St. Patrick prior to the high powered shower I gave him, and after a rain the deck could be used as a skating rink.I

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I confess. I read the obituaries. In them I find inspiring stories about ordinary people who give birth to extraordinary accomplishments... people like Imogene Fagan.During World War II, as more and more men joined the armed forces to fight the war overseas, women contributed at home, working in the shipyards and manufacturing plants. Their working these jobs challenged traditional notions of

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Apparently Friday is cat picture posting day. I didn't know that when I wrote about Larry. Oh, well. Consider Larry's post a special edition--perfect for a Magnificat.I planned to introduce Marty and Misi today, but I don't have any pictures that do them justice. So I'll just have to leave you wanting. When I first moved in with them, they were pretty shy. Now I think they might be willing to

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David Slawson is an ordinary guy. At least that is what I thought when I worked for him in the early 1990s. David owned East-West College of Massage (now East-West College of the Healing Arts) in Portland, Oregon. I taught communication skills and professional boundaries and ethics to massage therapists in training. So why am I writing about him? I ran across an article about David in Inc.

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The blog experience continues to bring NEW into my life--new skills, new ideas, new experiences. I like it. I like the adventure, challenge, and stimulation of trying new things. It keeps the energy flowing. Tonight I am posting to my blog by email. All I have to do is send an email to my secret address and voilá...there it is on my blog! When is the last time you tried something new? New food?

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I love animals. Dolphins, apes, elephants, dogs, cats, horses...exotic or domestic...I love them all. I love reading about their behavior. I love watching them. Most of all, I love interacting with them. When I heard this story about dolphins using sponges on their noses (Credit for photograph: PNAS / Janet Mann) to protect their sensitive snouts while foraging I was captivated. It is a skill--a

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Every time I have said "NEVER," I ended up doing whatever it was that I said I would never do. Yes, I admit it. Humility is good for me. Where we put our attention and energy determines what we create. When I state that I never will...[fill in the blank]...I am emphatic. I concentrate energy into the statement and the idea. (Energy is energy--and the NOT doesn't count.)So, I just want to say...

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I just learned that posting cat pictures to blogs is "the thing." Did you know that? Finding this out was just the excuse I needed to post pictures of my dear friend, Larry. He lived to be 18 years minus one day. Larry's been gone several months now. I still miss him. He was such a cool guy. His presence was so big it was palpable and his energy was calm and soothing. He was my familiar.In the

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Across the street from our house was a drive-in theater. At night during the summer we could sit in the front yard and watch the movies for free with a completely unobstructed view of the 30 foot high screen. Of course, we couldn't hear anything, but we watched all the movies we wanted to watch. During the day, Mr. Elbow (the owner) was there working. He changed the name of the movie on the

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Friday night. All my Monday through Friday obligations are done. The weekend lies before me.I talked to my coach this morning. She challenged me to look at how I rest. That's right...rest! My tendency is to keep going until I can't any more. Rest consists of sitting down--reading a book, playing a computer game, watching a movie, or doing nothing--until my internal battery recharges enough that I

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Hi everyone. Thanks for visiting my blogspot. I am looking forward to talking with all of you.

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