Years back, I took my car to the dealer for an oil change and because any work done at a dealership takes forever, I decided to walk to the nearby Subway for lunch. I knew that it would be farther than it seemed, but decided to go for it. I didn’t live in a pedestrian-friendly…
New Year’s Expectations vs. Reality
Growing up, I stayed up ’til midnight with girlfriends on December 31st, watching in anticipation as the Times Square ball dropped, proclaiming the arrival of the new year. We’d scream and shout, twirling our noisemakers and jumping on the nearest bed or couch or straight into the pool, fully clothed. I imagined that as an…
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A, E, I, O, U and Sometimes Om
On my quest for stress reduction, I found myself in an Introduction to Yoga class at The Yoga Sanctuary in Punta Gorda. Sure, it’s trendy, but it’s one of the few fads in which no harm is done by more Americans buying into it. Yoga has been practiced for 5,000 years. It brings physical, mental…
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What If All Roads Lead to the Same Destination?
Just as there are different languages for people in various regions in the world, there are different religious beliefs. It just goes with the territory, literally. Growing up, it never occurred to me that Eastern philosophies were “wrong” or “sinful” and that my faith alone was “correct.” I have never understood the argument of people…
