This post contains affiliate links. Barry and I watched all four nights of the Democratic National Convention and I’m so glad we did. The theme of the convention was about bringing back hope, love, and joy. There were so many talented speakers, most of them young, who pledged to continue the work that President BidenContinue reading “Let’s Fix Our Hearts!”
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It was the Best of Times, It was the Worst of Times
“The truth is, we are all one connected thing.” ~ Ellen DeGeneres “The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion.” ~ Albert Camus “Countless scientific studies show that steeling yourself against the negative, preparing for the worst, actually putsContinue reading “It was the Best of Times, It was the Worst of Times”
On Death and Life
“Sorrow prepares you for joy. It violently sweeps everything out of your house, so that new joy can find space to enter. It shakes the yellow leaves from the bough of your heart, so that fresh, green leaves can grow in their place. It pulls up the rotten roots, so that new roots hidden beneathContinue reading “On Death and Life”
Joy of Life
“The most absurd and reckless aspirations have sometimes led to extraordinary success.” - Vauvenargues, was a French writer. I just finished reading Brené Brown’s book, The Gifts of Imperfection: Let go of Who You Think You’re Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are. A long title for a great book that reminded me whatContinue reading “Joy of Life”