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Making Adjustments
This is going to be a fairly quick post, because I want to attend a concert tonight: I couldn’t have done that — attended a concert at night — last year. It would have meant staying in the city late, … Continue reading
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Your Secret Story
Do you have a secret story? A secret story is a story you tell about yourself, as you’re going through your daily life. We probably all had secret stories when we were children. I know I did. I was in … Continue reading
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Julia in France
As you may be able to tell from this blog, I’m a bit of a workaholic. The important difference for me is not between work and leisure, but between work I want to do and work I don’t particularly want … Continue reading
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The Other Side of Fear
I’m still trying to figure out how to fit everything into my ridiculously busy life, so please forgive my falling behind on things like blogging and responding to comments. I’m going to try to keep up, but I have a … Continue reading
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Boy Wizards
I’ve been thinking a lot about why books like Harry Potter, Twilight, and yes, even Fifty Shades of Gray, are so popular. (I’ve read all the Harry Potter books, I made it through the first Twilight book, and I’m not … Continue reading
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Visiting the Dead
Last weekend, I went to the cemetery in Concord where prominent families used to be buried, back in the 1700s and 1800s. There’s a narrow path there called Writer’s Row. It goes up a hill, and as you walk along … Continue reading
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Contentment and Joy
I’ve been reading a lot recently about happiness — not because I’m researching the topic, but because a lot of people seem to be writing about it, and I run across the articles. For example, the Mayo Clinic has a … Continue reading
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