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Reblogged from National Domestic Violence Survivor Law Project: The story of my past experiences with domestic violence and how I have moved forward throughout the years to provide advocacy to others. Being a survivor from domestic violence can mean many things to many different people. Here is my story, and my journey after that in [...]

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Domestic Violence is no joke. Glamour and the National Domestic Violence Hotline are working on a campaign called, “Tell Somebody Campaign”. Click on the video below to learn more about what you can do to help stop domestic violence in your area. http://www.glamour.com/tell-somebody/video/2011/05/tell-somebody-help-put-an-end-to-relationship-violence #DVWarrior

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As one that has Lymphedema in the legs since 2004, I just love it when folks can come up with creative solutions to the fashion of having to wear  unslightly compression garments, which always lead to questions of “What did you do to your leg/arm?”  ”Is it going to go away?”  ”Is it just water [...]

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Symptoms of Compassion Fatigue Some of the tell tale signs of compassion fatigue are listed below. Lack of enjoyment in day to day activities Not deriving any joy from things that used to excite the person earlier Difficulty in concentrating in any task Feelings of anxiety and perpetual fear Feelings of irritability triggered by trivial [...]

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Empathy can be literally defined as: em·pa·thy [ émpəthee ]    understanding of another’s feelings:the ability to identify with and understand somebody else’s feelings or difficulties attribution of feelings to an object:the transfer of somebody’s own feelings and emotions to an object such as a painting [ Early 20th century. < Greek empatheia "affection, passion" ]  Ashoka Fellow Molly Barker, Founder of Girls [...]

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Kathryn’s Story Please join me in the fundraising effort for this organization, the Lymphatic Research Foundation who strives to find a cure for Lymphedema. In 2004, when a suburban hit me in an intersection and spun me around, my knees hit the steering wheel hard.  At the time, I didn’t have medical insurance; just the [...]

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The National Child Traumatic Stress Network provides a great fact sheet resource to Domestic Violence  and Children:  Questions and Answers for Domestic Violence Project Advocates, answering such questions as: How do children react to domestic violence? What are some typical short-term responses? What about children’s responses in the long term? What are the factors that [...]

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One of the most creative and latest/greatest social sites being placed out on the world wide web recently is a site called, Soul Needs! It really works on getting to know people for their wholesome goodness, as well as a place for each and every person to come and explore fitness by way of the [...]

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    On June 19, 2010, I interviewed author, Shelly Beach: This author wrote the book SILENT SEDUCTION SELF-TALK: CONFORMING DEADLY THOUGHT PATTERNS TO THE WORD OF GOD. Whether or not that you actually believe in God (maybe you just believe in a higher power of some sort), techniques that Shelly Beach puts into play [...]

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    On June 12, 2010, I interviewed Michele who also had an incredible survivor story from many perspectives. Against all odds is the best three words that I can describe this surivor of domestic violence after hearing about and reading her story. She is a product of extremely young parents that were ill-prepared for [...]

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On May 29, 2010, I interviewed Danielle Joy, an author with a personal story to share.  Take some time to listen to her story when you have a chance. Danielle Joy Linhart writes the FROM DEEP WITHIN – BLIND AND BRUISED book straight from her heart, which makes it very straight to the point; however, [...]

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On May 8, 2010, I interviewed Lauri Allen, who is a survivor, as well as part of the Private Quarters comapny.  She told an amazing story.  Please feel free to listen to her show when you get a chance: Unbelievable turn of circumstances is a great way to describe Laurie who will be talking to [...]

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        On April 17, 2010, I hosted this interview with Julianne. Hoping that you take time to listen to her amazing story:   Julianne will discuss her own personal experiences with domestic violence, as well as her involvement in the development of domestic violence programs in rural America, as well as some [...]

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  What many folks don’t realize is that this is the lady that I met long ago who said that the magazine folks who had her tell her domestic violence story, but wouldn’t publish it because it didn’t fit exactly in their demographics at the time.  This realization that survivors were not able to have [...]

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Just happened upon this today.  You’ll just need to read the article to understand the full scope:   Reposted article for quick viewing here: In case you hadn’t heard the latest news to make you doubt the basic humanity of the people around you, several years ago a 16-year-old cheerleader from Silsbee High School in Texas [...]

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Oh, my! I just can’t believe that it has come down to discussing politician’s many love lives and infidelities, and let that drama get in way of what is truly underlying on the the important aspects of getting us out of this economic “bliss” and recession. Don’t get me wrong — when we vote a [...]

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The other day, I popped onto the site and realized just how long it has been since I have been on this site writing and sharing with you all various tidbits of interest that embarked upon various issues — especially domestic violence issues — mixed in with a variety of diverse things. What have I [...]

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OMG, just read a blog posting that an author stated that, “There is an oft-repeated, but false, myth that Super Bowl Sunday is the worst day for violence against women.”  Of course, the author then adds, “Would that it were that easy.  Domestic violence doesn’t care what day it is.  It is an every day [...]

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Making lists doesn’t always put our world in order, but it certainly helps us to feel more orderly. ~ Anonymous lol.. I don’t know how many lists that I have written over the years, but it has certainly made me rest better at nights very often so that I could have a renewed perspective of [...]

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Just something inspirational to share with you today: “I Wish You Enough Recently, I overheard a father and daughter in their last moments together at a regional airport. They had announced her departure and standing near the security gate, they hugged and he said, “I love you. I wish you enough.” She in turn said, [...]

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On January 9th of this year, a posting was made by Timmy called “You want what?”.   In the posting he states:   Today’s Kick in the Ass goes to an anonymous person, or asshat, who filed a claim against the federal government for of $3 quadrillion for over damage from the failure of levees and flood [...]

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Life isn’t perfect — it never really is. A man lost his wife tonight who he had been married to for 14 years, dated for 10, and known each other as children growing up. I have been on many victim bereavement calls after the death of a person. They all take you back in a [...]

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Today I awakened at my Alzhiemer’s client’s home to find that she is distraught over her cat.   She threw her cat out the door after the cat appearing to have changed colors (say what?). She said that the cat turned pink.  After seeing the cat last night myself and wondering if the cat were pregnant [...]

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Just had a bump in some plans… lol. While I didn’t get the FT position that I was vying for, I did get a raise finally that I really should have received back in October.  I am just thankful that I did get that much good news today. Just took of the 9th quote for [...]

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In reading some profiles on Fubar (much like MySpace), I ran across one that had this written on it (by “Lonewolf”)….. The most wonderful of all things in life, I believe, is the discovery of another human being with whom one’s relationship has a glowing depth, beauty, and joy as the years increase. This inner [...]

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This is the first morning that I have felt half way awake since I woke up on Saturday afternoon b/c I then left Saturday night to work a shift from 6pm Saturday night until 2pm Sunday with an Alzhiemers client.  When I arrived her, there was a new shift person that was there for the [...]

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(Actually written 1/2/08:) I saw a bumper sticker the other day and was puzzled slightly by what it said — “Those who abandon their dreams, will discourage others.”  Although I wrote it on my hand, and later on in my datebook journal I received as a Christmas gift, it just didn’t make sense to me [...]

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unlike our favorite chickens! lol…

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Although I have run across this blogger, known as “Midnight Dancer”, on another social site (currently called Fubar and fka Cherry Tap & fka Lost Cherry), his blog entitled “Let’s Dance Through Life: Love, Honestly, and the Internet” has a posting called “No Guts, No Glory” and poignantly states: It has been said many ways: [...]

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Received Oprah’s “Today’s Mission Calendar Inspiration” email today wherein in the first paragraph it states about the January issue, “Let the hot air out of the self-esteem balloon–and find a more stable basis for carrying yourself through the world.”  What a great quote! Wow!  Isn’t that a formidable quest at times???  A more stable basis for [...]

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I sure feel like Heathcliff — excepting it has been ongoing for the past couple of weeks…and, I suspect, it isn’t going away anytime soon.  I saw something big, black and furry scurry aross the ditch along the roadway on the way into work tonight — it could have been a skunk that sprayed me [...]

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so do the family traditions. It is time for my daughter to develop new traditions with her new family with the onset of their baby girl this past June.  They are quickly learning how to adjust to meeting each sides’ family to continue Christmas family traditions. Because I have to work today and tomorrow, I [...]

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I have been having this blog site for about 9 months now.  While it is is still in its infancy of being developed, I love the administrative outlook on this site to see and learn about the readership.  One of those aspects is a section where they tell the blogger what a reader may have [...]

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Gone seem to be the days when the neighbors would gather at someone’s home, practice some caroling songs that they would be singing, have hot chocolate and goodies to warm themselves up, put on their scarves and mittens, and head out the door to sing from house to house in their neighborhood.  Why would that [...]

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especially in the world of the media and politics which can often grey out some black and white viewpoints, leaving folks not knowing whether they stand for what they believe in or believe in what they stand for, an author comes forward and writes a book entitled, God’s Politics:  Why the Right gets it Wrong [...]

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Not too sure that it is going to work for the Easter Bunny too, though!!  

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and the overreaction of the criticism of his message to wish everyone a Merry Christmas in one of his recent messages on tv.  This video is from the Today Show appearance… [YouTube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKMDJ46G4M4] It is such a shame that folks have to be intimidated by expressing a simple greeting based on their religious belief.  Gone are [...]

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What happend to the giving of the lump of coal in the stocking??? Can you imagine the psychiatrist bill in overcoming a child’s potential emotional impact from being degraded and humiliated by carrying a balloon marked “Naughty!”???  Of course, on the other hand, if the child deserved it though, is it good to hold them [...]

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In an article in the Austin American Statesman on Tuesday, December 18th, the author of the article, Charles Taylor, starts off saying in his analysis of the book by Elizabeth Bumiller on Condoleeza Rice: An American Life: “The subtitle of Elizabeth Bumiller’s biography “Condoleezza Rice: An American Life” tells you everything you need to know. The [...]

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Congrats, Chris, on your new marriage…. [YouTube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaH4iJVdcPU] See Chris’ page on MySpace — http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=54285664

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Steven’s TV Video video talks about how the world is changing to utilize free technology to put forth their campaigns…not just for amateurs anymore.  See Oprah, politians, comedians, etc. take advantage of the video tubes to tell you story…. What do you think?

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that promise to instruct you how to make it rich selling real estate. Although I suspect that it won’t be all that it purports to be, I am hoping that I, at least, learn a few things from it. Has anyone ever found these programs helpful to direct you to the appropriate sources??? See more [...]

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but it was a very kind note that I received from a scheduler today, “Just taking a moment to say hellow and thank you for all the wonderful work you do for our clients and FE. Thank you for always brightening my day, and for puting up with my always being scatterbrained! We are very [...]

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has become a way of my looking at life in the advocacy world when answering domestic violence calls on a daily basis… or in working with the elderly… or in my victim advocacies…. It is a way of, essentially, looking at the glass half full rather than half empty. Instead of going home a bit [...]

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in my apartment. It has a lot of good possibilities; however, I have been busy trying to make ends meet and have some for savings, that it never seems to find the way to the feng shui. lol… Any ideas??? See more progress on: Finding feng shui

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It’s about time… bring back the jingle and the jangle back into Christmas!! Make us proud of our beliefs…not having to hide them like many countries have to do in their countries.  After all, being proud of our beliefs and not having to hide our thoughts, dreams, and ambitions is part of what make Americans [...]

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Does anyone actually achieve their dream job — or, is it just merely a figment of everyone’s imagination? While someone may be doing the job they absolutely love to do, it may not pay all that well and they have to struggle to make ends meet.  Additionally, family members or friends may look down upon [...]

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1.  I am alive and survived the 5th year after the death of my late husband! 2.  I have a beautiful daughter who has a loving hubby who both have a beautiful daughter (my first Granddaughter) born this year! 3.  I have parents who will share a 50th Wedding Anniversary this year! 4.  I have [...]

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it is oftentimes that the social service industry is often at its busiest of times. Pet sitters are needed for the pets while folks go on trips to visit relatives during the holidays. Babysitters are needed so that the adults can go to their fabulously rocking, cheery holiday celebrations or just for some hassle free [...]

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See the inspiring speaker, Barack Obama, as he spoke in Austin on February 23, 2007: [YouTube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45jM2DKwCKI] What could be better than watching the next President of the United States at a classic Texas hillside ampitheater? It’s going to be beautiful weather, and we look forward to seeing you this Saturday afternoon at The Backyard. Who: [...]

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While raising my daughter, I grew up in a world that we tried to make sure that we made our children feel important although we were raising them often in two income families or a single parent family; oftentimes, overcompensating to make up for lost time.  Sometimes though there are children who have been raised to [...]

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Lol… anyone who remembers the old Memorex commercials may know what I am talking about here!! lol…

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While I am presently at work this morning, I was up in the wee hours of the morning (besides increasing my inventories on eBay and Half) watching the news blurps about the Memorial Wall of the Vietnam soldiers who didn’t make it back to the States.  It made me teary eyed to think that so [...]

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Received this in an email from a friend in Canada….enjoy!!! A is for apple, and  B is for boat, That used to be right, but now it won’t float! Age before beauty is what we once said, But let’s be a bit more realistic instead. A is for arthritis; B is the bad back, C [...]

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No, I know.  Jolly Green Giant and Sprout are generally the animated characters associated with the line of vegetables that you see in your grocers’ aisles for many, many years and years throughout the past decades upon decades. Today, though, while driving from home to a meeting this afternoon, I heard that they are advocating [...]

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  Seriously, I wish it were ever that simple!! LOL!!!  

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“A woman is beautiful at any age, if she feels good about herself.” –Rose Morgan

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“Grace will lead me home” – the title of the book she is promoting and speaking out about domestic violence, bringing home to a lot of victims of domestic exactly the fears, trials and tribulations that they have faced and feared.  Check out her story in these YouTube videos:     [YouTube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcZg2_BDZKo] – Robin Givins Story, Pt 1 [...]

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[YouTube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IE16oMoVzCs] One leg of his life journey — the whole story yet to be unfolded before our eyes.  Are you reaching for your dreams??? or, are you willing to procrastinate your entire life away??? Kat

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“We are shaped and fashioned by what we love.” ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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Received this in my email today.  It is comforting that some businesses can and do actually go beyond their call of duty these days; so many don’t.  It is indeed a rare find and we should support those who do. See below for full story: Sears Walks the Walk…   Could we each buy at [...]

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So frustrating is the fear of the unknown.   I remember when I was mentoring a after school program in an Community Program in a poorer segment of Austin (not East Austin) and a young boy had drawn a much worse picture than this child who had been suspended.  While I was alarmed that a boy [...]

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October is domestic violence month. I have a dear friend in Pennsylvania who heard one of Congresswomen speak out with the declaration of Domestic Violence Month and everything uttered out of that woman’s mouth was as if the victim is always a woman. Here, in this video below, sent to me via a Canadian friend [...]

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1 Cursh Message Wating Find Out Who has a Crush On You Sign Up Today & Find Out! www.CrushRequest.com LOL… Has Google Ads heard of a Spell Check???   Found this above ad in one of the Google Ad Sense Banners. This should go down in the books as “How not to place an ad!”  [...]

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Received this in my email today.  It is amazing at what lengths people will go who “think” that they have the rights and authority to do so, when in fact they do not.  Will this guy be held accountable for his actions? What do you think???? **********************************************************************************  Religious words such as God, Lord banned by [...]

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Worrying is like a rocking chair, it gives you something to do, but doesn’t get you anywhere. – Anonymous

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[YouTube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zx9vW6lHDqY] OMG! Did he just say Neil Diamond??? lol…

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One day I decided to quit…. I quit my job, my relationship, my spirituality.. I wanted to quit my life. I went to the woods to have one last talk with God. “God”, I said. “Can you give me one good reason not to quit?” His answer surprised me… “Look around”, He said. “Do you [...]

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LOL… Although my interview was comprised of a full 30 minutes, I never before in my life have felt so very rushed. As soon as I arrived (early), I was given a packet of information to read and review. Sat down for a few moments to read through it all and door opens to the [...]

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What a great quote – “A good cook is a sorceress who dispenses happiness.” – Elsa Schiapirelli Found quoted in Spark People!!!

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Women, please let your own sun, your concentrated energy, your own submerged authentic vital power shine out from you.   We are no longer the moon, Today we are truly the sun. We will build shining golden cathedrals at the top of crystal mountains, East of the Land of the Rising Sun.   Women, when [...]

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“By homely gift and hindered Words The human heart is told Of Nothing — ‘Nothing’ is the force That renovates the World —” –Emily Dickinson

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In regards to the blog posting entitled, It has been a long night, I submitted the following response: “I certainly do understand all that. The spoken words of “Make Love, Not War” is certainly oblivious to the fact that there are people in other countries ready, willing and able to shake up our lives. 911 [...]

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“Our human weakness is protected by the assistance of the angels and…in all our perils, provided faith remain with us, we are defended by the aid of spiritual powers.” -Gregory of Nyssa

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“We all have big changes in our lives that are more or less a second chance.” – Harrison Ford   Isn’t it a great way to look at the changes in our lives??????

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“Lose your wealth, you lose nothing. Lose your health, you lose something. Lose your integrity, you lose everything.” – Stew Leonard

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I was in another part of the same highway and noticed this fire engine that decided to take the upperdeck of the highway at about 4pm that day with its lights on. Normally, not a bad decision as the traffic begins to build up later. Couldn’t get a good shot of it where it had [...]

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Well my daughter had her baby yesterday, but the day before they had the baby, they had text message calling me “Mema”. Looks like I am going to be called “Mema” when the granddaughter is old enough to say anything…. K See more progress on: Pick a name for my Granddaughter to call me

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but, to just accept the why nots and proceed forward. As much as we prepare for everything, we often find ourselves never truly prepared. Take for example, today… 1. I decide to make it a day for my daughter by taking her to breakfast. 2. Then I gave her a choice of what to do [...]

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Mr. Bean can be absolutely hilarious… Enjoy!! [YouTube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luBbtOoVOKU] For more bits of laughter, check out my HUMOR MEDICINE tab….

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Limited as we are to our steadily aging bodies, we find it fascinating that angels can take any form that suits the message. A “classic” angel, with wings and all lighted up, perhaps with pale skin and eyes of blue flame, seems to be less often glimpsed than do angels in the guise of ordinary [...]

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“When you are inspired by some great purpose, some extraordinary project, all your thoughts break their bounds… and you discover yourself to be a greater person by far than you ever dreamed yourself to be.”   – Patanjali, physician and “founder” of yoga

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“I stopped believing in Santa Claus when my mother took me to see him in a department store and he asked for my autograph.”   – Shirley Temple

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  “I wanted to change the world. But I have found that the only thing one can be sure of changing is oneself.”   – Aldous Huxley

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  “I love deadlines. I especially like the whooshing sound they make as they go flying by.”   – Scott Adams, Dilbert

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  “If you drop gold and books, pick up the books first, then the gold.”   – Jewish Saying

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“Money’s easy to make if it’s money you want. But with few exceptions people don’t want money. They want luxury and they want love and they want admiration.”   – John Steinbeck

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“Wisdom consists not so much in knowing what to do in the ultimate as knowing what to do next.” – Herbert Hoover

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Point to ponder: The happiest of people don’t necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the most of everything that comes along their way. The brightest future will always be based on a forgotten past; you can’t go forward in life until you let go of your past failures and heartaches.

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Let us not forget that Christopher Columbus did not know where he was going. When he got back, he didn’t know where he had been. And he did it all on borrowed money. There’s hope for all of us!                                     – Terry Braverman

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  “If we cannot end now our differences, at least we can help make the world safe for diversity.”   – John F. Kennedy

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  “I’m a slow walker, but I never walk back.”   – Abraham Lincoln

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Visited some family in San Antonio this past weekend. Some of them told me that, like Austin has the phrase of “Keep Austin Weird”, San Antonio has adopted the phrase, “Keep San Antonio Lame”! What the heck???

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See the Austin American Statesman’s article, “Emilio’s short life likely to be long remembered: Terminally ill child’s case could influence laws and debate on end-of-life care”. I couldn’t have put it to words better myself. I certainly do hope some laws do get to change. The thing is, it wasn’t just about spending more money [...]

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