“I do it for the joy it brings, cause I’m a joyful girl.’Cause the world owes us nothing, we owe each other the world.” Ani Difranco, American Singer, Song Writer, and Guitarist.
Merriam-Webster’s Online Dictionary says that joy is inspired by…
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as told to me by the boy’s mom
When my 16 year old got good grades, I permitted him to drink a glass of beer with dinner because that’s what he said he wanted. Ye gads, who was the child in…
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By Mayo Clinic staff
Alcohol addiction — physical dependence on alcohol — occurs gradually. Over time, drinking alcohol alters the balance of some chemicals in your brain, such as gamma-amino butyric acid (GABA), which inhibits impulsiveness, and glutamate, which excites…
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“You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.” C.S. Lewis
The mailman came and the mailman went. She walked to the lobby mailboxes and inserted her key into her apartment’s box. The letter in…
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“Use what talents you possess: the woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best.” Henry Van Dyke
Most religions have a concept of how we each received the talents and skills we have received.…
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“The most important thing in life is to learn how to give out love, and to let it come in.” Morrie Schwartz
From the words of the Apostle Paul to Snoopy the Dog, love is said to be the most important…
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Every year, more money is spent promoting the use of alcohol than any other product. Perhaps through its elaborate and creative marketing, the most basic, yet important fact about alcohol is often overlooked — alcohol is a drug — the…
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“The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance, the wise grows it under his feet.” James Oppenheim
Once upon a time, some years ago, a musical group my family knew called The Harmoniacs took me with them to a veterans’ hospital…
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“Learn the art of patience. [It] creates confidence, decisiveness, and a rational outlook, which eventually leads to success.” Brian Adams
Did you ever notice how some folks drive as if they are the only ones on the road and everyone else…
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“Never do anything that you wouldn’t do in Macy’s window.” My grandmother . . .
My grandmother Mary who bragged about her days as a 20s flapper and joked about having rouged her knees also advised us that “honesty is…
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