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A Love Language

Gift giving is a love language. The tradition of holiday presents is not the commercialism lamented in “A Charlie Brown Christmas.” It’s a way of seeing and being seen. Expressing affection, tangibly, in a way that lingers long after you’ve … Continue reading

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More than an Afterhought

Walk through your home and – not with a mindset of nagging criticisms, but with love, care, and affection you’d give to a friend over coffee who sharing the ways they’d like to, say, drink more water, date better guys, … Continue reading

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Reflections on Relationships

“Love never dies a natural death. It dies because we don’t know how to replenish its source. It dies of blindness and errors and betrayals. It dies of illness and wounds; it dies of weariness, of withering’s, of tarnishing’s.” ― Anais … Continue reading

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A ‘Conspiracy of Affection’

While vacationing in London’s Clerkenwell neighborhood, I found a dance class that seemed doable: “Limbering, Tuesdays 6 p.m.” The next evening I found the stately brick building just blocks from my rental. Everyone welcomed me warmly. “Where should I stand?” … Continue reading

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Affection

Comical Explanation

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