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Gleanings From Living Long
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Category: Encouragement
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Getting to a higher place, where you can look down on a situation, clears the mind and helps you to see your place in the larger scheme of things. Your sense of self importance is brought back to reality and you can smile and carry on. It doesn't have to be…
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Primitive anxieties in a "modern" world. Simpler when you can see the predator, and not some elusive shadow from the past. How to cope? Trust what you have learned, what you know is true. Wait it out. Look around you and believe what you see, not what you feel. …
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If we allow ourselves to be vulnerable, will the dragon win? No. If we can accept our insecurities and fears, we have a far greater chance at authentic and happy lives, and so does the dragon! Thoughts on vulnerability, inspired by a TED talk by Brené Brown. Dragon…
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Are there two sides to the Irish mythology – leprechauns playing jokes on folks while faeries dance in circles beneath enchanted trees, and the deep sadness that you hear in her ballads and songs? Here's hoping for a balance between the joys and sorrows on this St. Patty's Day and…
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And giving it… To the northern folks who are reading this, the birds are heading your way, high up in the sky, so it won't be long before springtime is here.
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There are paths taken, and paths not taken. It doesn't pay to have regrets. Each life is so unique, yours, mine, that it can only be lived by a you or a me. There is no other way. No one will ever get the whole story of your life except…
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If you meditate on your own impermanence, you might be more compelled to live in the present moment. After all, yesterday is but a memory drifting away, and tomorrow a dream to be. This places you squarely in the here and now – the only true reality. It is difficult to…
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Even after all this time the sun never says to the earth, "You owe me." Look what happens with a love like that – it lights the whole world. …
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A year ago, people were swimming in the ocean, and walking around in shorts and bathing suits. There was water under the pier too! This year, there are winter coats and hats and gloves. And hardly any water under the pier, thanks to the beach renourishment. What are your expectations for…
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The welcoming arms of the live oak trees beckon. Will you come?
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