Free yourself from outdated childhood beliefs. These youthful misconceptions can keep you from receiving positive energy in your life today. Debilitating Fears Jane feared small, enclosed spaces, like elevators. This inhibited her life because she couldn’t go on holiday and stay in a hotel. Riding on mass transit of any kind, including busses and airplanes […]
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My daughter told me once that her friend wished I were her mom. This intrigued me as I know her mother and I know she loves her children very much and is a wonderful mother. I asked my daughter why this was. The answer was straightforward; “you buy us toys.” Suddenly I felt very inadequate
Facing summer with her young sons, Pam Lobley was sifting through signups for swim team, rec camp, night camp, scout camp, and enrichment classes. Overwhelmed at the choices, she asked the boys what they wanted to do during summer. “Why can’t we just play?” they asked. A summer with no scheduled activities at all …
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(This article is an excerpt from the book Drops of Awesome.) I was walking my son, Oscar, to the bus stop. I didn’t often walk him to the school bus. He was in second grade and pretty independent, and I was usually busy getting myself and his sisters ready because I’m semi-nocturnal and I sleep
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While reminiscing over the holiday presents you received, don’t forget to include the special gift of friendship. Yes, cultivating and maintaining friendships take time, but, oh, the fruits derived from those efforts are bountiful. Just like an extra spice can make a favorite dish even tastier, so, too, can a friendship become more succulent.
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Well ain’t that the truth? My mother-in-law and I laugh about that all the time. Like when she pokes my father-in-law in the ribs if he’s telling and not asking. Or when I dope slap one of my girls when they hit me with a snarky tone of voice instead of just answering my simple,
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Some comedian once said, “A bachelor is a man who never makes the same mistake once.” Another wise man commented on mistakes, saying, “No one ever makes the same mistake twice. The first time you make it, it’s a mistake. Anytime after that, it’s a choice.” The late comedian Henny Youngman had a joke
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Gene and Linda Perret are a father-daughter team known for their humor and classic joke writing skills. Together they’re writing a series of joke books for Familius, the first two which are now available: Mother Always Knows Best (At Least According to Her) and Old Age Is the Absence of Youth (Among Other Things). Familius recently interviewed this
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For many of you, fall break is on its way! If you’re not ridiculously excited already, here are 23 reasons why you should be. 1. Check out those killer leaves! The color spectrum of fall leaves is probably one of the most beautiful things the human eye can witness. The radiance, the quality, the smell.
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The thing about real life is that important events don’t announce themselves. Trumpets don’t blow, drums don’t beat to let you know you are going to meet the most important person you’ve ever met, or read the most important thing you are ever going to read, or have the most important conversation you are
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