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Nov.29.2012
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November 2012
Thanksgiving Celebration with
Be the Star You Are!®
PO Box 376, Moraga, Ca.94556
Miracle Moment®
"As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that...
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Nov.27.2012
Gerald. Jake, and I are getting back to normal after the influx of family over the holiday weekend. Jake had six visiting “cousins” or “nephews” as one of our kids figured out to call these visiting canines. “Cousins” is what we had always called the kids’ dogs when they visited at the same...
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Nov.27.2012
My favorite time of day is sunset.
I love sunrise too, but sunset speaks to me. It calms me and right before the day fades away, I reflect.
Of course it's always welcome after a bad day, but every sunset, after every hard fought day, brings reflection.
We are driving to spend Thanksgiving with my...
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Nov.25.2012
In Buddhism, the Wheel of Samsara has many different meanings, just as does the Cross in Christianity, the Crescent Moon in Islam or the Star of David in Judaism.
What do you see?
1) I see movement. So, I'm thinking this morning about how Thanksgiving has come and gone so quickly. We had the rare...
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Nov.23.2012
A small smile crept across my face. The young woman sitting next to me reminded the other people at the table we were eating at that is was Thanksgiving and then translated what she said into Chinese. I looked down at the red plastic tray which I had been eating from and a twinge of disappointment...
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Nov.23.2012
How can I eat turkey without remembering Thanksgivings past, the way we went for the border, the need to escape the American style of feasting and the knowledge of his birthday coming around another year? Another reminder that he was, yes, still alive, whether he wanted to be or not. For this was...
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Nov.23.2012
I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving.
Those of you who are home instead of fighting the crowds at Black Friday sales, a reminder that I’ve got a FREE copy of Deadly Secrets for anyone who wants one. It’s at Smashwords, where you can download it in...
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Nov.22.2012
A blogger friend is posting a daily mantra. One word each day that motivates him to push farther, hang in there, and keep everything in perspective.
My mantra today is borrowed from the great Annie Lamott:
"I'm going to keep things simple today. Left foot, right foot, left foot, breathe. "...
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Nov.22.2012
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone. Remember to be thankful for other, perhaps more subtle, things about yourself. Don't just focus on family, friends, food and shelter. For example, without my story and novel writing ability, I would get into A LOT more trouble than I do.
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Nov.22.2012
There is a saying—“That which does not kill us makes us stronger”—which is neither true nor helpful.
In the last few years I was diagnosed with colon cancer, which, thankfully, was caught in time. After treatment, I recovered and went back to work, and on I went.
Then my wife Kathi was diagnosed...
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