I caught Mr. Phoebe flycatching the family's breakfast this morning, then serving it up one by one. When I walked the dogs I found a polkadot turtle looking for a place to lay her eggs. ny.gov/animals Then the skunks will come to dig them up for a midnight snack... …
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One of my many "labels" is OCD. For many who deal with this disorder their compulsions are checking and rechecking doors, washing their hands and a myriad of other things. For me, it's cleaning. Cleaning is the one thing I can do when I am seized with anxiety, depres …
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Clinical trials help make safe medical breakthroughs. There is risk involved for volunteers. I know. I am one of them. One Board of Directors I sit on is at a local research university medical center. As a research institution, they do a lot of clinical trials. Where I fit their …
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This report touched a chord in me last night. It was heartening to me that a female public figure was speaking out about her personal experience and how she had been attacked - a darned if you do and darned if you didn't kind of deal. It seems like it was always …
I’m looking out of the window next to my desk at a gorgeous, crisp, cool morning. The sky is clear blue, birds are singing enthusiastically and I’m feeling better after a couple of days of low energy and fighting a bladder infection. Bladder infections…just on …
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Just a few pictures I've take the past couple of days with the "bud" theme. Almost overnight my baby trees and my oak tree Yolie have started getting their new dresses on AND my beloved roses are starting to get buds too! Saw a knock-out rose in one of our neighborho …
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I found a couple songs I liked this morning and felt they were a fitting way to express my gratitude for the new day. It's gray, wet and chilly out there this morning but it is yet lovely and I am grateful to see it. I was trying to think of something witty to write …
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I am being introduced to "The Secret", the Law of Attraction and the more I learn and practice it and see that it's true the more I realize that all the passion I keep putting in to be against or anti- things the more I am manifesting what I don't want! The anti-rants mult …
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If you haven't noticed, gardens are popping up in some unconventional places – from prison yards to retirement and veteran homes to programs for troubled youth. Most are handy sources of fresh and local food, but increasingly they're also an extension of therapy for people …
When I saw this article I immediately thought of my Viner friend American Republic! He's been posting some pictures and writing about his recent fishing trips and how therapeutic it is for him. Here is an example of someone taking the gifts of fishing and passing them …
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