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Everybody Needs It

It was a few days before my birthday in early December 2009, and a card from my parents had just arrived in the mail. Mom’s Alzheimer’s symptoms were still subtle at that time. Previously she would have written “Dear Ginny” and “Love Mom and Dad.” In this card, however, there were only three words: Shine, Ginny, Shine. I was immediately struck by the coincidence in that I had just selected my theme for the upcoming year: Shine. Though I hadn’t shared that with her, somehow my mother had known what to affirm. It wasn’t the first time. Read more

A Good Day

Today’s issue is #2 is a three-part series and a follow-up to: Why Should You Be Happy?

How Was Your Day?

You get this question all the time. You pose it to your loved ones upon arrival at home. In response you might hear anything from: Pretty good; It was okay, to: Lousy, don’t even askIs a good day when good things happen to you and a bad day the opposite? Perhaps on some level, yes, though there’s more to it. Read more