Category: Focused Simplicity
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Depends Where I Am
What is your favorite restaurant? I really like mom and pop local places, so it depends what city I’m in at the time. I like Jason’s Deli, Boomerang Pizza and McKinleys, and The Hanger here at home. When visiting family or friends and traveling, my favorite is wherever they choose to go. Light & Love,…
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Today is my Day!
Today is my birthday! As tradition, I make a resolution to myself. Last year I decided to take a social media fast for a year. The year of no social media was not easy at first. It got easy fairly quickly. I spent significantly less time scrolling. I allowed myself to go directly to my…
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Let’s Unplug
From sunset 1March to sunset 2 March is the day of unplugging. The idea behind the day was to challenge people to keep their electronic devices unplugged and unused for 24 hours. People are encouraged to give themselves the chance to take a break and spend time relaxing with family, friends, or alone. That means…
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Yes! I ❤️ my job.
Do you enjoy your job? I don’t call being a super cool librarian, library director, and author a job. All of those things are a part of who I am. I love talking about books, reading books, writing books and being around people who also love books. I also like people. My “job” involves helping…
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Okay…
If you could permanently ban a word from general usage, which one would it be? Why? I would ban the word “okay” and while I’m at it I will ban the tone that is used with it. Instead of using that lazy word use the word that means the same thing, “Yes”. My teenagers use…
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How to end a fantastic weekend?
Spent the weekend reading, playing games with friends, spending time with family, and resting. Now I’m ending the weekend with banana bread. That’s how you end a fantastic weekend. Light & Love, Lori
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Say Hello to Leo
Periodically the caregivers from our local animal shelter bring dogs who need forever homes by my office building. They, the humans, know that my place of work is full of dog people with big hearts. I have held strong for a long time and not brought a dog home, until I met Leo. I could…
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Write Consistently
What could you do differently? I saw a quote that really slapped me in the face, “Will your descendants ever read your Facebook timeline?” ~ Sharon Jones No. My future family will not. What kind of written legacy am I leaving for them? That reminds me, I have a book to finish. Light & Love,…
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A Billboard
If you had a freeway billboard, what would it say? Be kind. Respect others and yourself. Make peace a priority. Imagine what life would look like if we all did those 3 things without exception or conditions. Light & Love, Lori
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Always Forward
My mind is already six to eight months into the future. I need to know in advance what is happening, so I plan. However, I am a master of flexing and shifting for the unexpected. Being flexible in thinking and in life is a skill I have worked very hard to perfect. Light & Love,…
Brendan & Lori O'Gara 