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Photo: AI ImageWhen You Can’t Do Things the Way You Used To
“What stands in the way becomes the way.” ~Marcus Aurelius I’ve had two strokes, and after each, there were things I had to relearn. Walking wasn’t what it used to be. My balance became a problem. There are days when my head is foggy, and I have trouble concentrating. My body doesn’t always cooperate with…
Photo: AI ImageHow I Changed My Life in the Middle of Chaos
“Do what you can, with what you’ve got, where you are.” ~Squire Bill Widener For years, I had a private deal with myself: I would really change when life became manageable. When work slowed down. When the family was okay. When I had more energy. When there was less stress. When I could finally focus.…
Photo: AI ImageWhy We Keep Accepting the Same Painful Relationship Patterns
“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” ~George Santayana I was gone about two hours. I’d gone to see my stepbrother, who lived nearby. My girlfriend didn’t want to come, so I told her to rest, and I’d be back soon. When I got back to my father’s property, where we…
Photo: AI ImageEnjoy the Journey of Life
Modern society has become obsessed with destinations. Every conversation appears to revolve around achievement, success, milestones and arrival. We are conditioned to believe that fulfilment resides somewhere in the future, perched upon a distant summit waiting to reward those who reach it first. Yet this relentless fixation with outcomes may be one of the greatest…
Photo: AI ImageHow the People We Love Live On in Us
“What we have once enjoyed deeply we can never lose. All that we love deeply becomes a part of us.” ~Helen Keller Growing up, I thought my father was a pack rat. He never seemed to throw anything away. Bent nails. Odd screws. Washers without matching bolts. Short pieces of lumber that looked too small…
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