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Why balance is important

February 23, 2019 melreali

If you read my post earlier this week, you know that I was not in a good place. I forced…

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Posted in: Finding balance, Summer 20XX Filed under: balance, yoga

Bringing a message of joy to a very dark place

February 21, 2019 melreali 1 Comment

We spend our humanity, our entire life, captured in a never-ending choice of whether to dwell on the good or the bad.

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Posted in: Joy, Summer 20XX Filed under: darkness, joy

Bloom where you are planted

January 29, 2019 melreali

In meme culture, we often see quotes or slogans that stir us, without understanding the origin. We apply them to…

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Posted in: Lessons in life Filed under: calling in life, follow your dreams

What are you willing to work hard for?

January 24, 2019 melreali

My eldest competes later today in his school-wide spelling bee. Last week, he won his class competition and I’ll admit,…

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Posted in: Parenting Filed under: dedication, effort, hard work, spelling bee, study, time management

We have forgotten how to use our hands

January 21, 2019 melreali

A few months ago, I was in charge of a station for a pack-wide cub scout meeting. When asked what…

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Posted in: Lessons in life Filed under: create, discover, hands on activity, paper airplane, work with your hands

A charge for life

January 12, 2019 melreali

On occasion, I like to go back to my older pieces of writing, and this is one that has mattered…

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Posted in: Lessons in life Filed under: beauty, charge, ethics, good, true, values

Resolve for joy when times are tough

January 10, 2019 melreali

I don’t believe in fate, not really. Or déjà vu. I definitely don’t believe that everything that happens to us…

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Posted in: Joy, Summer 20XX Filed under: joy

Think you’ve had bad luck this year?

December 31, 2018 melreali

How 2018 is coming to a close For starters, I have a cold and am not in the mood for…

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Posted in: Joy, Summer 20XX Filed under: laughter, luck

Vowing to honor

October 19, 2018 melreali

En route to school this morning, my five year old Quentin asked what the word ‘honor’ means. While I was…

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Posted in: Love, Parenting, Summer 20XX

A good philosopher loves a true companion

October 12, 2018 melreali

Many know that “philosophy” translates to “love of knowledge.” But true knowledge is not just a collection of facts that…

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Posted in: Friend feature Filed under: companionship, friendship, knowledge, love, philosophy

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