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Blue Monday-7 Thoughts On Creating A Happier Year

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Did you know today is the day referred to as “Blue Monday” for 2021? It typically falls on the third Monday in January of each year. It’s considered to be the most depressing day of the year, due to a combination of factors: shorter days, less sunlight, time since Christmas, debt accrued, and failed New Year’s resolutions.

With the pandemic keeping us home more, this certainly is a more difficult start to the year than most years. Continue reading Blue Monday-7 Thoughts On Creating A Happier Year →

Thankfulness and Fear

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Today I feel thankful. Nothing unusual about that, as it’s Thanksgiving, leading most of us to reflect on our blessings.

But this year is different than any we have lived through. 2020 has been nothing short of bizarre.  With the pandemic of the coronavirus ever lurking around and the fear and uncertainty that surrounds it, it may be difficult to find that gratitude right now. Continue reading Thankfulness and Fear →

The New Normal?

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This is my mother. She died one day short of the day she was hoping to reach. Her 85th birthday. She may mean nothing to you, but she meant the world to me. How could she not? She was my mother. The first face I saw. The first person I smiled for.

She died from COVID-19. What’s that you say? She was already old and it was her time to go? No. She was enjoying her life. It might have seemed a simple life to you, but she finally, after a lifetime of struggle, had settled in. She was well taken care of and enjoying her friends. Her body may have been failing her, but her mind was still sharp. Continue reading The New Normal? →