what is my purpose?

Recently I was on my laptop working on a project, an old video popped up featuring Pastor Rick Warren. The video was of an interview filmed 3 years ago and he was discussing his book, The Purpose Driven Life. When the book The Purpose Driven Life came out in 2002, I saw the book advertised […]

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Whale on the Port Side

Sal and I recently visited Antarctica for 14 days via a Viking expedition cruise.    We flew into Buenos Aires for one night and proceeded early the next morning on a flight to Ushuaia, Argentina near the southern tip of the country.  The ship departed from the Port of Ushuaia and proceeded to the 500-mile-wide Drake […]

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Hi Habibi’s

Hi Habibi’s (Hi My Beloved – Arabic) This past September, Sal and I traveled to Egypt.  It was a wonderful trip.  We landed in Cairo at 11:30 pm.  The lights of the city went for miles.  After we landed, we asked the gentleman who picked us up at the airport and brought us to our […]

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JOY & Happiness

“I can shake off everything as I write; my sorrows disappear; my courage is reborn” – Anne Frank I haven’t had the time to write my blog over the past couple of years. I was busy working on various projects, volunteered for a non-profit, and sat on a Board. I like to make a difference […]

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You are what you think

I’m Grateful When I was a young girl, my Mom or Dad always said a short prayer with my sister and me when we went to bed.   At a certain point, I don’t remember my age, my Dad asked that we say a “few gratefuls” after we prayed.  At the time, I didn’t think much […]

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Where did the Time Go?

In a couple of days, I will turn 70 years old.  Where did the time go?  It’s hard to believe I am almost 70, I feel much younger.  People tell me that I don’t look my age, they may just be saying that to be nice, but I’ll take it either way.  Growing up, I […]

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Sheltering In Place

It is both stressful and strange times at the moment. I never imagined that something like this pandemic could happen requiring people to stay in their homes, practice social distancing, and only go out if one needs to buy food or other essential items. And while we are sheltering in place, there are some extremely […]

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Karma

Karma – destiny or fate, following as effect from cause. Karma – (in Hinduism and Buddhism) the sum of a person’s actions in this and previous states of existence, viewed as deciding their fate in future existences. Do you know anyone who seems to have bad karma?  Every day brings another calamity, problem, or some […]

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