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Playing with Daylight Savings Time
Now that the change to Daylight Savings Time is just around the corner, have you thought about what you will do with that extra hour? You could squeeze in some additional work or chores but how about instead treating yourself to 60 minutes of fun each day? Rather than being more of the responsible adult you’ve always been, let yourself be a kid again for a while, celebrating those past days of freedom. Here are some tips to get you started thinking about DST, even before summer begins: Who do … Continue reading
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Tagged child, Daylight Savings Time, freedom, friends, fun, kid, me time, need, play, summer, want
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Playing Hooky
I’m beginning to feel a little giddy now that the change to Daylight Savings Time is coming this weekend. Every year when we turn the clocks back one hour, I too turn back in time – but in years. I feel like the kid I once was – excited about getting another hour of sunshine each day. Growing up, the change to daylight savings time came later in the year, closer to the end of school. So I always connected the clock change to my carefree days of summer in … Continue reading
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Tagged childhood, clock, Daylight Savings Time, friends, kids, play, summer, sunshine
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Milestones not set in stone
I’ve been thinking about milestones a lot lately as I just celebrated another landmark birthday. Crossing from one personal decade into another is a significant event and takes on a life of its own. Connecting with friends who are also making this transition has managed to help us all focus on what we’ve gained over the years – memories, perspective, wisdom – rather than on what we’ve lost – agility, some energy, our youth! My personal age marker coincided with a milestone the stock market reached last Friday, when the … Continue reading
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Tagged birthday, choices, control, Dow Jones, family, friends, job, milestone, motivation, news, opportunity, serendipity
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Resilience After 9/11
This week on September 11, Americans commemorated the 11th anniversary of the horrendous terrorist attacks on the homeland. The same day, violence was again directed at Americans, this time at a consulate and an embassy. While terrorists may believe these assaults will break the will and spirit of America, the people have instead broken through a wall of despair and responded with resilience and determination. What are some of the ways we all have meet these challenges? Monday we focused on two ways to help build resilience – drawing on … Continue reading
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Tagged 9/11, adversity, challenge, control, family, friends, loss, optimism, perspective, relationship, resilience, stress reduction, support, trauma
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