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Now Is Absolutely Not The Time To Hold Your Breath …
This morning I awoke to the news that a lovely friend had died. This death was not Covoid-related nor was it entirely unexpected. But it still smacked me upside the heart. I mean seriously, life is stupid enough these days … Continue reading
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Tagged breath, breathe, choice, corona virus, covoid, death, earth, fear, grief, heart, holding breath, isolation, joy, life, pathetic fallacy, plot, sci fi, solitary, vortex, weather
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Is An Idle Mind Really The Devil’s Playground?
You’ve heard the old saying, right – An idle mind is the devil’s playground? Yes indeed, we are not supposed to be slackers. Ever. That puritan work ethic should ring in our ears loud and clear ALL THE TIME. We … Continue reading
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Tagged alone, busy, choice, choose, comfort, commotion, decisions, devil, energy, father, fear, feel, finance, goals, God, harmony, hobbies, idle mind, marriage, one, panic, peace, playground, puritanical, pursuit, pursuits, respect, scared, self made man, simplicity, ski, slacker, sleep, trauma, treadmill, wine
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“You Don’t Have To Be A Good Girl To Be A Good Person”
These “immortal” words were penned by Elizabeth Gilbert (author of “Eat, Pray, Love”). They’re probably not immortal at all, actually. She probably just penned them to publicize her latest tome “City Of Girls”. If you’ve been reading my ramblings for … Continue reading
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Tagged 40s, belief, blog, books, brazen, carnal, characters, choice, City Of Girls, communicate, delights, Eat Pray Love, Elizabeth Gilbert, experience, fiction, fortitude, freedom, gin, good girl, good person, honesty, husband, interest, jazz, marriage, mistakes, mother, movies, New York, path, perspective, propriety, regret, reputation, rules, sex, swinging, truthful, wanton, women, writer
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What Do You Want Most – Contentment or Magic?
Now don’t go shaking your head wildly saying “Both!” You have to choose. Well that’s probably not true either. Perhaps you CAN have both. Maybe not a lot of both. Maybe mostly one with the odd glimmer of the other? … Continue reading
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Tagged boredom, choice, content, Disney, divorce, drug, endorphins, entertainment, high, hormones, illusions, like, love, magic, mid-life crisis, moments, reconcile, rush, truth
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The Immense Sadness Of Soulmates
Several years ago, during one of our “heart-to-heart” attempts, my mother told me that she feared I would never be happy. Like, ever. She had given this great thought and the pained expression on her face when she uttered this … Continue reading
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Tagged advice, best friend, choice, expectations, happiness, joy, love, mid-life crisis, parents, relationship, sadness, soulmate, sparks
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Mirror, Mirror On The Wall, Who Is The Busiest Of Them All?
Many years ago, near the start of my broadcasting career, I was offered a big-time morning show gig in Toronto. So was my on-air partner. He turned it down fairly quickly and I think our boss thought I would just … Continue reading
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Tagged accountability, busiest, busy, busy-ness, choice, option, priority, socializing
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