“These six things does the Lord hate: well, actually, eight.” Proverbs
One day I discovered Proverbs. It took me a while to realize they were advice from a very old man — hundreds of years old — to young men. I…
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Insights
The Young Man’s Guide for Women
I want, I want, I want and even more, I want
“One of the weaknesses of our age is our apparent inability to distinguish the difference between need and greed.” Don Robinson
As a child, I was told the story of King Midas and his beautiful and beloved little daughter, the Princess…
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Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda
“That’s the woulda, coulda, shoulda. We wish we would have, but we didn’t.” Unknown
A funny thing happened recently. Each morning, as I awoke, I remembered a bit of my life I would live differently if I had a second go…
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Who Says You Can’t Take it With You?
”They say such nice things about people at their funerals that it makes me sad to realize that I’m going to miss mine by just a few days.” Garrison Keillor, American humorist, creator of radio show A Prairie Home Companion
Some folks…
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Never Take the Cake
“No pleasure is comparable to the standing upon the vantage-ground of truth.” Francis Bacon, Elizabethan philosopher
Like all students everywhere I was, as a journalism student, fascinated by some classes and turned off by others. One I adored and would…
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The Playground of Youth
“There is a fountain of youth: it is your mind, your talents, the creativity you bring to your life and the lives of people you love.” Sophia Loren, Italian film Actress
I once visited a senior community in Maryland that was a…
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All Living Creatures, Great and Small
“When a man has pity on all living creatures then only is he noble.” Buddha
My wedding dress hung in the dressing room, its satin and lace train touching the floor. It was two weeks before my wedding, and I should have…
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That Touch of Mink
“Give me the luxuries of life and I will willingly do without the necessities.” Frank Lloyd Wright, US Architect and designer, quoted in his obituary,
Luxury is, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder. Today, a group of middle…
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Just a Drop in the Ocean
“Since you get more joy out of giving joy to others, you should put a good deal of thought into the happiness that you are able to give.” Former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, author, philosopher
A moving concept of generosity is…
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Are You a Cat?
“Curiosity killed the cat but satisfaction brought it back.” Eugene O’Neill, playwright
Sometimes the only thing that keeps me awake while watching the flood of television reruns is the amazing ingenuity – and amusement – generated by new products. As time…
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