The Case for Paper

My No. 1 resolution is to walk to my public library (only one block away!) weekly and check out physical books rather than purchasing downloads for my e-reader. This facilitates my other two resolutions: moving more (walking to and from the library is a start) and ending my habit of doomscrolling/watching/reading the news constantly. After all, reading actual books (I love the smell of dust and paper) and exercising are two great ways to combat the creeping depression facilitated by the doom dive into what the next four years might bring. –April PhillipsNorfolk

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Advice from a Horoscope

This month will be a carefree time for you. Plan to move beyond frozen dinners and Netflix binges. Consider picking up a new hobby; an idle mind is a playground for mischief. A good exercise is to reconnect with your inner child. Remember what gave you the most joy, with no monetary benefit attached? Try starting there.

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Much-Needed Down Time

There is no better feeling than the satisfaction and joy we experience when we get together with old friends, especially those we haven’t seen for a while. Life is too short to not enjoy some much-needed down time, so make it a priority. Plan a friend date at Chili’s and grab a margarita or two.

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Home

The phrase “It feels like home” can mean many things, but more often than not what we’re referring to when we say it is in a physical place. It can be a familiarity or something that reminds us of where we came from or the influences that surround us or color our earliest memories. It can also be something we’ve never experienced before, something we long to feel and have finally found, a safety or sense of belonging. It can be the people who grew up around, the ones who shaped our understanding of the world early on, or the people we find along the way, the ones who see us for who we really are and alter our trajectories in positive ways. Home can be a space or environment that we create for ourselves and people we care about.  Home could be something we wear and live our lives in a favorite coat.  It can be art.  It can be science. It can be a destination or represent a new vista of possibilities. Home can be a vision— a kind of connectedness or hope. But what home feels like — or what feels like home — is a very particular extraordinary singular sensation that is unique to each of us and where (or how or when) we find that feeling is the only thing we can determine on our own.

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Faith Over Fear

I was the one who didn’t go to college, but now I am making more, much more than all of my siblings. I know that money isn’t everything, but I am a success story. Even though I still grieve my stillborn daughter every day, I am grateful for the beautiful, smart daughter that I do have. She is the reason that I do everything. It is because of her, my husband, and my career, that I can say that I truly have an abundant life. – Priscilla Robinson, 46, Dallas

I Chose Faith Over Fear and Took Control of My Health I had a health scare, but I’m still here. My doctor found a lump in my breast and even though it wasn’t even stage one cancer, I had a mastectomy since it was very large. No chemo or radiation, just a clean bill of health. Praise God!
Audrey Givens, 53, Atlanta

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