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The Priority Is You

“In the event of a sudden loss of cabin pressure, oxygen masks will automatically drop from overhead.” I continue working the Sudoku puzzle from the in-flight magazine, but I’m listening, too.  For some reason this part in the flight attendant’s script always catches my attention.  “Secure your mask first before attempting to assist [...]

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Patience

“Don’t you know how to play Patience?” Apparently, I did.  Just by another name: Solitaire.  The card game my mom taught me so I could play by myself.  (Just because you have brothers doesn’t mean you have participants.) Solitaire.  The game I didn’t like much because I rarely won.  And, until the computer version came along and [...]

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Before We Grew Up

Sometimes we get stuck.  We lose momentum or focus. We get a little disenchanted with our lives. We remind ourselves this is normal.  (For grown-ups, anyway.)  That saying about how life doesn’t always turn out how you planned seems fitting. Thing is… When we weren’t grown-up, we didn’t plan our lives.  The lengthy To Do lists [...]

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