Unlimited data! Unlimited prints! Unlimited shrimp! You name it, it is there. In our consumer-driven society, the golden egg seems to be something, in fact anything, that is offered to us “unlimited.” It sounds so enticing because we can have as much as we...
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Jay Shetty said, “We are wired for service.” As soon as I heard it, it resonated with me. It hit me somewhere deep inside. I knew it to be true. I knew from experience that the times when I served others, helped others or gave to others were the happiest...
Read moreVisualize Self-Care: A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words
Self-care is simply doing the basic things necessary to take proper care of oneself either physically, mentally, or emotionally. Self-care is not self-indulgent. Self-care is not “for the rich.” Self-care is not optional or supplemental. Self-care should be...
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I love music from the 1960s and 1970s. It reminds me of my childhood. I listened to this music growing up with my parents. Listening to music with my parents is one of my happiest memories of childhood. There was something about the music that brought peace...
Read moreTo What End? Musings on Materialism
Why do we live on autopilot at the top of our means? Why do we think a bigger house will bring us more joy? Does a bigger house make us feel accomplished? If so, is that healthy? Those who have had the good fortune to experience true mutual love (platonic,...
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