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My dad ended his life when I was thirteen. Consequently, I knew him for a shorter amount of time than my older siblings did and a little longer than my younger brother did.  Yet, I knew Dad long enough to learn and remember some of the lessons he taught us.  Imprinting Lifelong Lessons All of…

Risky To love another person or to allow ourselves to believe that someone loves us is a risky venture. There are no guarantees that our love or acceptance of another’s love will result in a “happy ever after,” experience.  This is why it took three proposals from my husband-to-be before I agreed to marry him.…

Useful Filters are useful devices. They trap contaminants or pollutants.  For instance, every fall, my husband replaces the furnace filter in our furnace. In this way, the new and clean filter catches airborne contaminants that would otherwise block our heating system. Without a clean filter, the warm air generated from our furnace would stink. Not…

Zealous I woke up in a zealous mood this morning for a variety of reasons. First of all, I had a good night’s sleep which is not always the case on New Year’s Eve.  In the past, our neighbor’s tradition of lighting dozens and dozens of fireworks in the middle of the street at midnight…