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Read more: Happy summer!The temperature reached 100 degrees in Dallas County on June 24 at exactly 4:55 p.m.—with more 100 degree days in the forecast. Summer has arrived!…
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Read more: What kind of supporting actress are you?I couldn’t resist buying the little book with a bright yellow cover—The Power of Nice—How to Conquer the Business World with Kindness by Linda Kaplan…
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Read more: How to achieve effective self-managementMy daughter Mary Elizabeth, who is working on a master’s degree in behavior analysis, heard Ian Ayres, author of Carrots and Sticks: Unlock the Power…
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Read more: Sometimes you need to ventAs some of you know, my daughter has been battling major health issues for almost a year and a half and I have been her…
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Read more: Joy vs. happinessIn his book Aging Well, Dr. George Vaillant tells about a visit with George Emerson. “I could only sit back and marvel at this 76-year-old…
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Read more: The joy of agingI just finished reading a fascinating book by Dr. George Vaillant, director of the Harvard Study of Adult Development. It’s titled Aging Well—Surprising Guideposts to…
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Read more: A sense of accomplishmentFor months, I’ve felt a little depressed every time I’ve looked at all of the boxes that we crammed into the garage when my husband…
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Read more: Tarantulas for dinner?I learned this on a trip to Tulsa while reading Spirit, the Southwest Airline magazine. More than 2.5 billion people around the world eat insects…
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Read more: The bad news and the good newsMy son Jay just got a new car. That’s the good news. And the bad news? The third day Jay was driving the car, he…
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Read more: Cultivate your friendships“A friend is a gift you give yourself,” Robert Louis Stevenson once said. We talked in our last blog post about the importance of friendship.…