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No Wonder Retail Businesses Are in Trouble
I definitely think my next job is going to be as a mystery shopper. Decent customer service seems to be an endangered species. This week has been particularly notable for its frustrating shopping experiences, and I have finally decided a … Continue reading
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Tagged camera, Cannon, Creve Coeur Camera, customer service, electronics, Office Depot, Radio Shack
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Healing happens on its own schedule, not mine
I went to my three-times-a-week appointment with the physical therapist today and worked on small—very small—muscles. These exercises were so subtle I could hardly feel that I was doing them. “We have to strengthen those tiny muscles,” the PT insisted. … Continue reading
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Tagged daily living activities, endurance, major surgery, patience, pysical therapy, small muscles, walking in water
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Bobbi’s Gratitude List
I confess: I got this idea from Copyblogger, whose latest blog is “The 2011 Copyblogger Gratitude List.” What a great thing to do, and, of course, why didn’t I think of it? Maybe that’s what makes Copyblogger so hugely successful. … Continue reading
What it really means to live “one day at a time”
David Mark Sloan’s book, One Day At A Time, chronicles the author’s spiritual and mental triumph over a frightening and debilitating disease: multiple sclerosis. I began reading it because my daughter, who attended high school with David, recommended it. It … Continue reading
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Tagged can-do attitude, David Mark Sloan, multiple sclerosis, William Falkner
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Equanimity: Learning to Let Go
There are some words that take up residence in the mind and settle in. One such word is equanimity. My Mac dictionary defines it as “mental calmness, composure, and evenness of temper, especially in a difficult situation: She accepted both … Continue reading
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Tagged control, enlightenment, happiness, lovingkindness, meditate, serenity, Sharon Salzberg
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Life is full of choices
Getting older and encountering physical maladies, whether or not they are related, have taught me some big lessons. Frankly, it has been a tough few years, as things I treasured have slipped away. In Buddhism, the word for how we … Continue reading
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Tagged Buddhism, choices, disability, grieving, lessons learned, losses, maladies, older
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The Law of Impermanance: Nothing Stays the Same
Loss is a sneaky business. Sometimes, it’s so subtle we don’t even realize something is gone. We’re sad or irritable or forgetful, but can’t quite pinpoint the cause. Other times, we are hit in the head with something so obvious, … Continue reading
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Tagged Buddha, change, impermanance, Judith Viorst, loss, Necessary Losses
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The Rubber Band: too many stresses, too much “stuff”
I’d like to welcome guest blogger, Judy Mosbacher, who has a lot on her mind and no place to share it. PRISM (a category of The Writing Life) is the perfect place to rant. In the interest of full disclosure, … Continue reading
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Loss of Innocence
Last night, I watched a two-hour special on the ten-year anniversary of 9/11. As I saw the planes hit the towers; the flames pouring out of each building; tiny figures in the air, jumping out of windows; and finally, one … Continue reading
Election Season … Already?
Time flies, I mean really flies. It seems like only yesterday that I was knocking on doors for my favorite presidential candidate. It was hot. I thought I was going to melt. And there were miles to cover and stairs … Continue reading
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