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Learning to Live One Day at a Time

“The best thing about the future is that it comes only one day at a time.”       –Abraham Lincoln Each January, when the next year unfolds, we are bombarded with articles on goal-setting and New Year’s resolutions. Many of these otherwise helpful articles fail to mention just how difficult it can be to change–especially when tackling […]

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Teach Children the Gift of Giving

“We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give.”    -Winston Churchill “Set your heart on doing good. Do it over and over again, and you will be filled with joy.”      -Gautama Buddha This is the time, beginning with Thanksgiving and lasting through the arrival of the new year, […]

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10 Tips for Reducing Holiday Stress

“Gift suggestions: To your enemy, forgiveness. To an opponent, tolerance. To a friend, your heart. To a customer, service. To all, charity. To every child, a good example. To yourself, respect.”                                                 […]

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Give the Gift of Laughter This Year

“Humor is mankind’s greatest blessing.”     -Mark Twain Every year, at this time of year, tensions mount. The arrival of the gift-giving holidays like Christmas and Hanukkah (“What should I get my mother-in-law?”) accompanied by impending vacations from school (“What will we do with the kids all cooped up in the bad weather?”) collide […]

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Parents, Tend Your Own Garden: Practicing Good Self-Care

“The best gift you can give your kids is to tend your own garden–cultivating strength, humor, and kindness.”   -from How’s Your Family Really Doing? It’s tough to be a good parent. Actually, let’s be honest. Sometimes it’s tough just to show up, let alone be good at it. Personally, I think it is one of the hardest […]

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Embracing Change, The Great Teacher

“Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore.” -Andre Gide What do things like asking loved ones for advice, reading stacks of self-help books, taking classes, searching for a good therapist, or hours of web-searching all have in common? You probably guessed it. There is something the […]

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