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On my own, I went to an outdoor jazz festival, Smokey Robinson, Dave Brubeck, Stanley Clarke, Susan Tedeschi, Robin Eubanks, Etta James and more. Green blankets on the lawn, blue tents on the side paths, kids and adults clapping, dancing, tossing Frisbees,
WOW I am in the leap of setting up a place to live, making new friends and yes, taking classes. I am attending a writing conference on a college campus with 500 women. WOW again that is what I have to say
I peaked in her room and she was curled up on her side sleeping. I just stood there, smiled, saw the little one still in her 21 year old soft face and said to myself she finally fell asleep. Those words reminded me of rocking her to sleep when she was so tiny. Isn
My brother and I were laughing on the phone about his three boys, ages, 23, 21, 17, and my daughter, 21. I said,
How many times when our kids were younger did we say,
I opened my emails this morning at 6:00 am hoping to say goodbye to my study abroad daughter who is leaving for Greece. I start my work day then and sometimes I catch my daughter on Instant Message (computer). I have adjusted to the time difference
I heard that Oprah said that on her show today about her dogs, therefore, her kids. My girlfriend has two dogs and a son. She is the one who called me about the Oprah show. We laughed about the comparison of parenting dogs and kids. We want to be calm and the leader of the
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Anticipating the empty nest or sitting in it is a time for re-envisioning and reinventing your life. During the process here are some ideas: 1. Keep your home beautiful – Get rid of clutter. Add something you love to look at. 2. Exercise – To stay motivated have a variety of things to do. 3.
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You only grow by coming to the end of something and are beginning something else. — John Irving Change is inevitable, growth is intentional. — Glenda Cloud Argue for your limitations, and sure enough, they’re yours. — Richard Bach If you always put limits on everything you do, physical or anything else, it will spread
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I got a phone call from a dad who will be an empty nester. His daughter is graduating high school. He has been a provider, husband, dad, son, friend… He says the one part of his life he loves the most is being a dad. He talked about wanting to do it right. He wants
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I heard Oprah tell the story that as she waved goodbye at the airport to her friends who came for her Legends Ball , she asked herself,
Natalie Caine, M.A. natalie@lifeintransition.org