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Tag Archives: Holidays
Two-Thirds Through
We are 2/3 ‘s through the holiday triad – Thanksgiving, Christmas/Chanukah and New Year’s Eve. Have you checked in with yourself lately? Rested, exhausted? Hungry, full? Excited, lethargic? After partying and drinking New Year’s Eve, a wake of stresses, strains, … Continue reading
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Tagged behavior, Ben Franklin, Benjamin Franklin, change, Chanukah, Christmas, clarity, Classroom, compassion, enhance, experience, failures, goals, Holidays, information, kinder, lose, maturity, mistakes, New Year, nostalgia, nuance, ponder, purification, refine, resolutions, Rule of thirds, softer, stresses, Thanksgiving, trust
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Nothing Else Matters
The holidays juxtapose mirth and depression. A time of joy, giving, humanity versus a time of sadness, alienation, loneliness. From a purely intellectual standpoint, holidays are manufactured to bring family and friends together creating (theoretically) a sense of belonging, connection … Continue reading
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Tagged busy, challenge, depression, expectation, Holidays, humanity, joy, juxtapose, mirth, presence, pretty, sadness, season, stress, suicide
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I’m in!
This time of year is intriguing, it becomes hard to tell what’s real and what’s commercial fluff. And there’s a lot of fluff. Phony happy smiling people who aren’t happy at all. They don’t care one hoot about you. But … Continue reading
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Tagged cats, commercial fluff, cyber, friends, Gail, happy, Holidays, humanity, Jeannie, nice, non fiction, phony, random, Silicon Valley, smiling, technology, time of year, vote
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Happy Thanksgiving!
Wednesday, 9 a.m. The weather is dreary – a fast storm approaching, the butternut squash doesn’t taste the way I hoped, I need a manicure. Yet little can dampen my excitement. This is my favorite holiday. All American, no religious … Continue reading
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Tagged Butternut squash, Cook, cozy, cranberries, Cranberry sauce, Domesticated turkey, enjoy, excitement, Family, fire, friends, gratitude, happy, holiday, Holidays, Home, memories, share, squash, storm, stuffing, Thanksgiving, turkey, Wednesday, wine
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