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His Magic Toiletry Kit

Harry and I celebrated seven years of marriage in a beautiful Grand Canyon cabin. Dressing for dinner, I asked him if he had scissors to snip a thread from my sweater. He quickly pulled a pair from his toiletry kit. … Continue reading

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Big Mind

There’s a concept in Zen Buddhism called “big mind.” It means you expand your outlook enough to see the good and the bad as they are, so that you can make fully informed decisions. When it comes to health and … Continue reading

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Instead of…

No more sugar try…I will swap out one soda a day for seltzer and have fresh fruit for dessert three nights a week. This is the year I am gonna get in shape try … I will move my body … Continue reading

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Sin

The wages of sin are death, but by the time taxes are taken out, it’s just sort of a tired feeling -Paula Poundstone To tempt and be tempted is much the same thing. – Catherine the Great      Positively Purging-I welcome … Continue reading

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Productive Struggles

How could we solve this another way? Have we seen a problem like this before? How did you organize your thinking? Is your answer reasonable? Where else would this strategy be useful?  Positively Purging-I welcome your feedbacks in the comments and … Continue reading

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