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Making Meaning Through Journal Writing: A Meditation on Simplicity

October 20, 2009
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Simplicity. The word conjures up images of ease, a sense of effortlessness, a lightness of being. It implies leaving things in their natural states, decorating sparsely, and having furniture with clean, straight lines. It yearns for straightforward communication. My life has never been simple, though I’ve often longed for it to be so. Family, friendships, [...]

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Remembering to Breathe

June 10, 2009

In the Editor’s Note, in the recent issue of The Writer’s Eye Magazine, I wrote briefly about how life never seems to cooperate with our well-laid plans and gave advice about what to do when things go askew: take a deep breath and take time to view things from a larger perspective. Little did I [...]

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The Problem of Balance

January 6, 2009

Balance has always been an issue for me. I don’t mean physical balance; fortunately, I’ve always been reasonably athletic. It’s balancing the responsibilities with the passions, the “have-to’s” with the “want-to’s”, real life with the whirlwind of commitments and goals I always seem to make. At the beginning of each year, when I reflect on [...]

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Take the 5-in-5 Gratitude Challenge

November 25, 2008

In the United States, it’s Thanksgiving. I love this holiday, for a number of reasons: family connections, great food, crisp fall weather, and a general openness in people. It’s wonderful to be reminded of all the good things in our lives, but why reserve gratitude for one week a year? This year, why not make [...]

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The Secret to Coping with Change

November 21, 2008

There’s an old saying: “The only constant in life is change.” If that’s true, and I believe it is, you’d think that we’d all be quite comfortable living our lives in the midst of a changing world. Yet, mention the word “change,” and people get worried. Even when we seek change — in government, in [...]

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