Tag: memories
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Why Not?
It seems to me, sometimes, that the most important phrase we can hold onto is simply “why not?” It rings true in my life all the time, professionally as well as personally. Now, let me say right off the bat, that “why not” has limits, even for me. There is no “why not” with respect…
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Working It Out
No matter who you are or what you do, life hands you challenges on a regular basis. We face situations that we cannot imagine will have a solution. We look at options that all seem laced with despair. We walk around with our stomachs in knots, unable to sleep, thoughts swirling around the problem that…
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Precious Gifts
I would be the first to admit that I have no artistic ability. Oh, I know what I like and I have strong opinions about how I think that things should look but when it comes to creating beautiful objects or art, that is well beyond me. The closest I come to a creative pursuit…
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Moments
I remember, as a child, coming to the realization that a moment would never happen again, that each experience in life was unique and non-repeatable. I am sure that followed the first losses I experienced, of my uncle and then my aunt about six months apart, when I was 10. My father was devastated at…
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Another Day
It was my birthday this week, although I admit it might be hard to know which day it was exactly. I like to turn my celebration into the entire month, blowing out as many candles as I possibly can! I feel the same way about family birthdays, why confine them to just one day a…
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Motherless Child
For a long time, the words of the old song “Sometimes I feel like a motherless child” would play on repeat inside my head. At 25, I was quite certain that everyone else still had their mother, that I was the only person who was living with an enormous Mom-sized hole in their life. I…
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Of Love and Memory
My kitchen is filled with the sights and smells of preparation for the Passover holidays. There is a list on my counter of the menu I plan to serve for Seder and a day by day checklist of what needs to be done each day from now until the holiday. Of course, I am well…
With a Full Heart 