Unexpected Gifts

Here’s Something To Feel Good About Today… Sept. 14th. I began my day today with a brisk 30 minute walk around my neighborhood. As I breezed past sunlit trees appreciating the natural beauty all around me, I felt free and open to beginning a productive work day. When I happened to glance down I noticed a bright red leaf on the...

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Always Growing

Marlene’s Mid-Life Diary Sept. 14th. Part of what creates happiness for me is freedom of expression and the feeling that I am always learning and growing. I must be creative in all areas of my life or I feel stifled and passionless. I’m not sure if most people feel this way, perhaps they do but are just not aware of it. I...

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Forget Worrying

Marlene’s Mid-Life Diary If there is one old behavior I’m willing to let go of once and for all its worrying… What a complete waste of time and energy. I realize more and more that there is limited space and I have decided to not fill it with something so useless…so I’m forgetting worry and remembering to take positive...

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Change Of Perspective

Here’s Something To Feel Good About Today… No matter how many years pass since Sept. 11 2001, I relive the devastating impact every time I watch the videos and films of that horrific day. It’s so hard to believe eight years have gone by since I witnessed the billowing black ominous sky from our NJ vantage point just across the...

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No Distance Between Friends

Here’s Something To Feel Good About Today… There is no time or distance between friends. It doesn’t’ matter where you move to or how long the separation, real friends create a bond that lasts. On my recent visit to the East Coast I had two days planned to see my dearest friends. I managed to arrange a few hour visits with...

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Reconnecting

Marlene’s Mid-Life Diary Labor Day weekend was one filled with family and friends. My niece was married in Salem, MA and I experienced three full days of wedding festivities, complete with all the fun girly activities. Drove from Boston to NYC to visit friends and packed seeing most of them into two days. I must say I don’t miss...

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