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Unlike objects that can be touched or felt such as a cup of coffee, a book, or a comfortable chair, tranquility is intangible. Yet, we know when we are tranquil and when we are not.         At Peace Being tranquil begins with being okay with ourselves and being okay with who we…

Contentment is an attitude that starts out small, but like any other attitude, when it is nurtured, it grows. As we promote the idea of contentment within ourselves, we also experience the fruit of contentment. With practice, our lives fill up with a sense of contentment.          Consider Contentment Marketers know how…

I lived with my grandmother for a short time during my early teens. Living with her, I learned the value and the pleasure that came from hard work, perseverance, and a job well done.  Scrubbing the kitchen floor, hanging the laundry on the clothesline or making a pie crust was not drudgery nor an obligation…

Grandma and Mom influenced my passion for reading. Neither of them read books, but both of them read the newspaper. Grandma spread the newspaper pages out on either the dining room or kitchen table. Then, she’d scoot her chair in close, and lean forward. She said that the newspaper kept her informed of the “crooks…