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UPDATED LIFE: STARTING SOMETHING NEW TO FINISH

August 4, 2021 by

An updated life, from new paint, new flowers, to new shoes, asks a question: What was wrong with the old life? Like there had to be something wrong to change things? Yes, that’s usually a good reason, but so is getting a different angle. Update, refresh, begin again. Call it one of those, add a […]

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OBJECT PERMANENCE: WORKING FOR A BETTER LIFE EVERY DAY

July 17, 2021 by

 Object permanence typically starts to develop between 4-7 months of age and involves a baby’s understanding that when things disappear, they aren’t gone forever.  The first time I heard the words ‘Object Permanence’ I liked it. “When things disappear, they aren’t gone forever” makes me happy. As adults we remember the past and remember when […]

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GREAT MEMORIES ADVICE: FROM ONE LIFE STAGE TO THE NEXT

March 8, 2021 by

Great memories ought to inform current decisions. After all, if you have great memories you cherish, why not add to them? Moving along life’s stages, from one to the next, from being a kid, to teenager, to young adult, to middle age, to senior, fills up a big wagon of memories to pull along. Did […]

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CHRISTMAS LESSON 2020 FROM WWI FOR BALANCE

December 25, 2020 by

2020 Christmas lesson from WWI? Anyone? Anyone? Hands up? The top shot is more than a bunch of guys and a soccer ball. They are the cannon fodder, the poison gas breathers, the machine gun targets for strafing practice, who took a war- break on Christmas. Their Christmas lesson? Peace on earth. My view: I’m […]

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COSTCO LOVE LESSONS OF THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT

December 22, 2020 by

Costco love is more a love/hate relationship: hate the hassle, love to unpack at home. Hassle? Costco hassle? Like driving loops around a huge parking lot looking for a space and dreading what that means. It’s got to be packed inside, right? But it wasn’t. Instead, I found a deal on Costco love.

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VISIT GRANDMA FOR LESSONS SOONER THAN LATER

October 29, 2020 by

My Visit Grandma story is about the first woman elected to the Bend City Council in 1964. My Grandma. I was twelve and she was something. My grandparents were church people who abided by Presbyterian rules. They took it very seriously. As church people do, they made it a big part of their local reputation, […]

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MARATHON LIFE RULE: START STRONG AND FINISH

October 21, 2020 by

I lived the marathon life rule in my twenties. At twenty-nine I took the plunge in Seaside. The image is at the start of the race. No, I’m not a giant, but maybe in this crowd. One does not simply ‘run’ a marathon without consequences, not if you plan on a one and done event, […]

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YOUTH SPORTS, THE FIRST IMPRESSION LASTS A LIFETIME

July 1, 2020 by

If the question is ever asked, “Why bother with youth sports,” there’s an easy answer. When you overhear someone slamming organized athletics, do you have a response? If not, why not? Try this on for size.

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GYM LIFE vs REAL LIFE: OR JUST A FANTASY?

March 31, 2020 by

The best time to join gym life? Any time is the right time, even now during coronavirus closure. Plan ahead to get a jump. This isn’t an urgent notice, not like trying to make up for year of sloth by joining on New Year’s Day.

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LIFE MARATHON ENDS EARLY FOR QUITTERS

July 3, 2018 by

    You’ve heard it, I’ve heard it, we’ve both felt it. We’re tired and don’t know why, because a life marathon doesn’t have a finish line.   Eating right, getting rest, and still tired. Is it a baby boomer lament, or just the way it is?   Maybe it’s time to sit it out […]

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