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Comforted by a Book
In honor of National Book Lover’s Day, I wanted to share a story of a memoir I wrote last year. I was recently made aware of a woman who received my book in the mail as a present to help give her peace after the death of her mom. (You Don’t Know Jack! : How…
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Tropical Storm Pajamma Day!
When I grew up in the northeast, anytime we had a snow day, it felt heaven sent! I would be so excited by a surprise day off from school, that I would get up ridiculously early and go right out into the snow (mittens, boots, coat, hat, and scarf over my pajammas) for the thrill.…
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Flashes from the Other Side
When it comes to grief, the lack of predictability is one of the hardest elements. As anyone who has lost a significant person in their life knows, the waves of sadness come and go with no regular pattern. Any thought at any time can spark a grief reaction and release the tears with almost no…
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A Snake Reminder
I have enjoyed the power of exercise over the years, enjoying how my mood picks up after my brain gets a thorough blast of oxygen. These past couple of years especially, with the passing of my husband, I have committed to some daily physical activity to help my brain chemicals with the grieving process. Exercise…
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Alarming and Suspicious
Last night the whole-house security alarm suddenly started blaring, which always rattles me even when it turns out to be nothing dangerous. It’s loud! The control box voice said the smoke alarm and the heat alarm both had low batteries, and they started chirping at the same time setting off the house alarm. That triggered…
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Scammed and Violated
I will never forget the moment I discovered that the hours of remote repair with the Geek Squad was not the Geek Squad after all! The “bad guys” are very clever with how they do perfect simulations of companies to deceive us, and they are getting better. I thought I was savy, checking websites and…
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Happy Is Healthy
I’ve read about the Blue Zones as places where people live longer, like many over 100. The studies look for correlations in the lifestyles and habits of the those who live their lives in those places and found movement (exercise, walking stairs, etc.)and connections with others to be two important factors. These people are definitely…
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Nature’s Connections
Today, when I went for my early morning walk, I found myself noticing several animals noticing me. I was also impressed with how close they came to me..swimming, flying and walking. First, as I was just leaving my yard, there was a large wood stork collecting twigs to build its nest. I stood there in…
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The Second Year
So many people advised me about “that first year of widowhood.” They’d say, “Don’t make any major decisions that first year.” And others privately shared that the second year was harder. Well, now that I’ve been through both, I can agree that, for me, the second was harder, which didn’t make sense, so I had…
TALES FROM THE BOBBI LAMA 