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Today out of nowhere I got a text from a friend asking me about the source of my self confidence. She is going through a rough patch and for some reason I am the person who came to mind when she thought about people that exude confidence. Admittedly when I read her text I had to laugh because this has been one of the worst years of my life. I have had a death in the family, watched my husband close down a business, entered into the process of having my child evaluated for developmental delays and just this past Sunday wept as my beloved dog was put to sleep.  Read more >

So often we hear about life in a more simple time. Suddenly I find myself idealizing the slower pace (whether real or perceived) of those days gone by.  Before the internet, before cable TV, before cell phones...before constant access to "everything" all the time, before the concept of "information overload".  Read more >