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What is the Purpose of Living?
"What is the purpose of living" is a question that arises several times across the lifespan and sometimes the answer is quite simple as illustratedd in the life…
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Manifesto – TheReflectivePen – Part three, More goals
This is the third and final part of the Manifesto of TheReflectivePen - Goals numbered 6-11 with a summary of all eleven goals for writing this blog at…
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A Manifesto – TheReflectivePen – Part Two
Part two of a three-part Manifesto of TheReflectivePen is the first half of a list of goals that guide the writing on this blog.
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A Manifesto of TheReflectivePen Part One
Genesis The genesis of TheReflectivePen is a tale of collective failures and successful adventures in both writing and technology in a search for meaning and…
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How to Forgive Yourself When You Make Mistakes
How do I forgive myself? ‘Going down the wrong road’ is a common expression for having made a poor choice. This happens. To forgive yourself is the challenge.…
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Five Things to Know About Grief and Loss
When you lose a spouse there are a series of expected feelings and experiences ahead. Grief, loneliness, pain, laughter, and joy are only five but worth taking a…
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How To Begin Again When You Fail
"Always we begin again.” These are grounding words of St Benedict. Words that speak a gentle truth when we find ourselves up against a brick wall of failure.
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Five Ways to Stay Calm Without Losing Patience
Five ways to not lose your patience - 1. Slow down...2. Breathe...3. Make waiting a spiritual practice...4. Smile...5. go for a walk
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Learning to Sit Alone With Feelings
Learning to sit is a common Buddhist practice but for this author, the road to sitting was marked by an illness accompanied by cognitive loss that did not…
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HAS YOUR “BEST IF USED BY” DATE PASSED?
Do you have a "Best if used by" date on your life? What if that date has passed and you find yourself still sitting on the shelf? Here…
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HOW DO YOU DEFINE GROWING OLD?
The definition of 'aging' depends on a lot more things than one's chronological age and how we define it can influence how we live it.
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ON THE IMPORTANCE OF WRITING
The importance of writing surpasses our objections to the reasons we do not write and motivates more creativity with every word.
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HOW TO CARE FOR A CAREGIVER
If there are fifty-three million caregivers in the U.S. (2020 Caregiving in the U.S. report from AARP) there must be at least that many friends or neighbors of caregivers. Are you…
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WHAT TO DO WHEN YOU CAN’T SLEEP
Sleeping may not be the problem we think it is if we learn to sleep according to our bodily rhythms instead of by the clock.
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WHAT IS THE SECRET OF AGING WELL?
Growing old isn't an option for most people. How we look at it is a choice and the secret to aging well may lie in the language we…
