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Parenting: Soak It All In

Parenting: Soak It All In

Parenting is fun, exhausting, maddening, joyful, scary, and all the feelings combined. This writing encapsulates all the “feels.” Grab a tissue and enjoy. When you first have children, we parents talk about the challenges of parenting ... the struggles of a baby...

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Life is Short, Choose Now

Life is Short, Choose Now

We think we have time, and we don’t. This writing will help inspire you to make some powerful choices in your life. Enjoy. Barely the day started and... it's already six in the evening. Barely arrived on Monday and it's already Friday. ... and the month is already...

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Life is Precious

Life is Precious

Time and life are so precious. Some of us waste time, procrastinate and stop living life to the fullest. We thought this writing by John Pavlovitz was a beautiful tribute to living your best life before you leave. Enjoy. On the Day I Die… On the day I die a lot will...

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Friendships Are A Blessing

Friendships Are A Blessing

Friends are the essence of bringing joy to our lives. Our friends are our most important allies in the pursuit of happiness, self-esteem and well-being. Research shows that the ideal number of friends in our core group is three to five people, which allows for us to...

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Pure Joy from a 2nd Grader

Pure Joy from a 2nd Grader

One of our commitments is to share stories that bring you joy, make you laugh, and remind us that we’re all in this together. This beautiful and hilarious story comes from an anonymous 2nd-grade teacher. Enjoy. The Middle Wife I've been teaching now for about fifteen...

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Thank You For Being My Friend

Thank You For Being My Friend

We’ve all discovered that friends sometimes play an even more important role in our lives than our families. And? Some friendships come and go, but others, are forever. The really important ones become life-long relationships that we can cherish. We found this writing...

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The Power of Your Words

The Power of Your Words

This story about the impact of Thomas Edison’s mother, is powerful. We found this on Hassan Sas Bangura’s blog and had to share. Enjoy♥ “A story is told about a young Thomas Edison who came home one day with a paper for his mother. He told her, “My teacher told me to...

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If I Get Dementia

If I Get Dementia

Dementia impacts millions of families. Right now, more than 55 million people have dementia globally. Alzheimer’s disease is the most common, accounting for up to 80% of cases. Dementia is caused by specific changes in the brain, but we’re still living, human beings....

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How Joy Works

How Joy Works

At Project Forgive, we’ve discovered and have come to completely believe that joy is an actual habit that you create in your life. So many times we’re waiting for joy, waiting for happiness, waiting for everything to be okay. Life isn’t quite that way, right? There...

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Don’t Wait, Do It Now

Don’t Wait, Do It Now

Waiting can be a sign of emotional intelligence, an ability to be patient. But what if you find yourself waiting too long and too often? We found this writing and it deeply resonated for us. Enjoy. “Sometimes we are on the verge of blossoming into a thousand flowers....

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