Tag: authentic
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The Friendship Factor
We sat together under the starry sky, the calm and quiet adding to the intimacy of conversation. I gazed around the table at faces I hadn’t seen in a long while, people I love and respect, those who have influenced my life in positive ways. A gift of friendship that I too often overlook or…
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You Need The Right Lenses
“How do you see through these things?” Several family members were trying on my reading glasses, the ones I wear with my contacts so I can read my computer. Vision is a funny thing; we only see as well as the lenses through which we look. Mason put them on and started laughing. They’re magnifiers;…
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Where’s The Love?
Yesterday was Valentine’s Day. Who knew? I’ve been a bit preoccupied with other things: Mom’s passing, the birth of a couple of grandsons, life that doesn’t slow down at my request. Legitimate reasons. I’ve never, to my knowledge, forgotten a holiday. Granted this isn’t one of my favorites. It’s not as unlikeable as Halloween, but…
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Fabulous Friendships
“That’s the bank I’m gonna sue for what they did to me.” “That’s the brewery I spent yesterday afternoon in.” “That’s the place I spent all night eating dinner in.” “That’s the gun range I always use.” You’d think I had a couple of old men in the back seat of my car, commenting on…