Once, my mother told me that everything in her life had been so easy: she moved from her father’s house into her husband’s house, and she never felt unsatisfied, because she never fought the inertia of her life. Most people probably react to that statement in the same way I did: You’ve got to be kidding. It…
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You Can Do More Than You Think You Can
I don’t know about you, but I am essentially lazy. Now, that’s not a universal truth. I’m rarely lazy about writing, for instance. And every late winter, I get the gardening/landscaping bug, and vow that this year is going to be different. This year, I’m going to really stay on top of the garden! But…
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The last two weeks, I have been reading a book called Dead Lucky, by Lincoln Hall, who was left for dead on Mt. Everest in 2006, and yet was found alive the following morning. The writing is sometimes beautiful and sometimes so-so. But the story is compelling. It makes me want to stand on the…
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Kathleen M. Basi 