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. . . and a lesson I need to learn.

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There are cardiologists who tend to our medical needs but who do you entrust your heart to when it is 90 grams of feathers or 45 pounds of fur? It is a huge concern and if you don’t know someone willing and able who you would trust with this life,…

My husband just turned 50 while we were on vacation in Boston. We took our nephew, who is 12, to tour and see a game at Fenway. When the Birthday Boy woke up on his special day, I gave him a gift I had packed for him: He is always…

They say there is no learning without reflection. Ever since the shock of my vision loss wore off, I began to assess myself, my existence and the meaning of life. You know, the little stuff. And although I may have figured some things out and have grown and healed because…

I know we shouldn’t sweat the small stuff. Instead we should celebrate the little things. I try to abide by both but am not always successful. Recently, however, I had a big day due to three little things. First, I added a new block to my walk outside, traveling a…

“Everything you want is on the other side of fear.” — Unknown  

Rest easy, everyone. Piper and his partner are on watch.

During Kurt Warner’s speech at his induction into the NFL Hall of Fame, he said, “. . . which moments would best define me? I would have said, like most of you, the accomplishments . . .” I instantly thought of my own defining moments and the one I thought…

*Lao Tzu This is my one thousandth post. I started this blog while searching for a new job during the recession when my company shut down. I continued writing through the long, tortuous hunt, through several jobs up until the terminal diagnosis was given to my mom. A three-year hiatus…