Category: Relationships
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The Numbing Effect
Photo by Meredith Farmer; creative commons license Some people don’t want you to be happy. I could pat you on the back and say something inane like, “Well, honey, those people aren’t really your friends.” But the trouble is, they ARE your friends. Your friends, your family, your coworkers, people you barely know. They tell…
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Winter Solstice Comes Early?
Around the riverbend, life is sometimes pretty amazing. Photo by Chan Worley, Copyright all rights reserved. Used with permission. Inexplicably, things suddenly seem shinier than they have in previous years. Given the state of the world at the moment—and the state of my current social trend toward being, well, unsociable after several of my dearest…
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Incense: The New Anti-Depressant
Photo by Eladesor; creative commons license Certain types of incense make me feel calmer, others put me in the mood for loving, and some just remind me of the serenity and sacredness of home. Seems there’s some science now to back up my weird impressions. Discover Magazine reports ( http://discovermagazine.com/2008/sep/26-smell-your-way-to-happiness ) that at least…
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You Can’t Help Whom You’re Attracted to But…
A lot to be thankful for! At Grayton Beach State Park (Florida) on Thanksgiving Day, 2008. c by Shannon Bailey Funny how things happen. My daughter was supposed to be with her dad on this Friday night but he had a date so that meant either she spent the night at my house or got…
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A Frustrating Moment of No Movement…or Is It a Powerful Pause?
Pausing on the beach on Thanksgiving Day, Grayton Beach, Florida, (c2008, by Shannon Bailey) … (see second photo below) This is a Powerful Pause. I’ve been paying attention to my intuition for several years now, and sometimes I’m able to step aside and take a look at what I “know” is coming as opposed to…