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Hope Can Dawn With The New Year

MAUDE: I was talking to my grandson about the coming of the New Year, and he asked if we were going to be able to go outside and play with friends and go back to school without worrying. While I …

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This week, we wrote about the balance between structure and spontaneity and how the latter is where life, creativity and growth occur. Here are some discussions about spontaneity in the time of Covid-19. Has the coronavirus killed our spontaneity — …

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It’s Important to Include Spontaneity In Your Life

The other night we were just about to shut the lights out and go to sleep when Maude remembered that it was the night the Geminid meteor shower was at its peak. Phil looked out the window and immediately saw …

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All We Want For Christmas…

Our thanks to Lawrence and Rita Gelber at https://www.ideclareworldpeace.org/

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In our blog this week, we wrote about the difference between a disagreement and an argument and how to avoid escalation. Here are some angles on that. A Discussion A Disagreement An Argument and a Fight “Most conversations can be …

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How To Avoid a Disagreement Becoming an Argument

We were contacted this week by a reader asking about the difference between an argument and a disagreement because the distinction was causing confusion between her, her husband and their adult daughter. These words mean different things to different people, …

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In our blog this week, we wrote about the fact that there is nowhere to be but here. We discuss being present with the current stresses of COVID-19 and politics. Here are some articles dealing with these issues. Nurturing our …

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There Is Nowhere To Be But Here

PHIL: I often read aloud after we retire at night, and we’ve been reading one of our favorites for the second time: “Ten Poems to Set You Free.” Last night we read “Have You Ever Tried to Enter the Long …

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Our blog this week was about responding with love, not fear. Here are some article written on that topic. Choosing Love Not Fear “The choice to reject fear and choose love can feel like something that only applies to moments …

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Choose Love, Not Fear, in All Your Relationships

Each of us has an inner voice that resonates with what is true. That spirit of truth tells you that love is real. And yet that very reality is being assailed. This disturbing trend has had serious repercussions.
It underlies a growing divide between people; one that has led to separation and estrangement.
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