Tag: Human
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The Day After
Yesterday was Mother’s Day. It was a beautiful day. My husband and I went to church then to the movies. We have six children, one very adult daughter, three newly adult daughters and two teen sons. Did any of the children spend time with me? Did I receive any gifts? One daughter was home and…
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To Cow or not to Cow
What are your feelings about eating meat? I’m not a vegetarian. I like red meat. However, all social and cultural reasons aside, I can’t ignore the proof that not eating animal products saved my mother’s life. Her doctors gave her 5 years to live with a newly diagnosed genetic disease and that was 7 years…
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Morning? Night? Neither.
Morning or night? It depends on what it is I have to do at the time. If it is to spend time with my husband, I am an anytime person. If I have to go to work and I really do like my job, I am a morning person. If it is a lunch date…
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I don’t Cry
What brings a tear of joy to your eye? I think this question is meant to provoke sweet stories of deep feelings and tranquillity. Sorry folks, not happening here. I used to cry at every little thing. Then life happened. I learned that my tears are only valuable to me. If I have a tear…
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I’m Curious about Everything
What are you curious about? I have always wanted to know the why of things. Maybe that is what led me to become a reference librarian and writer. I will research something for days, weeks even. Sometimes just so I can find out that it is a real thing. Life and humans are so much…
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My Favorite Thing About Me
What’s your favorite thing about yourself? My favorite thing about me is my decisiveness. It has taken work for me to become a decisive person. In the past it would take me a long time to make a decision. Often I would get overwhelmed and just let someone else decide. I used to hem and…
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It’s Rare
What quality do you value most in a friend? Loyalty. It’s really simple. If you can’t be loyal to your friends, even if you disagree with them, are you truly a friend? Light & Love, Lori
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Freedom to Be
What does freedom mean to you? Freedom is the ability to choose for myself no matter what the choices are in the moment. Let’s get real. That’s not reality. Even though on the surface we have the freedom to choose, we still filter every decision through our experiences, social expectations, and our current circumstances. That…
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It’s Hot
The O’Garas live in Florida and it is hot. Not just hot but humid and hot. It’s like living in a sauna. What did people do before AC? Thank you Mr Willis Carrier. What do you do to stay cool? Are you one of the lucky humans who live in a constant temperate climate? Anyway,…
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Endings are Beginnings
We have reached the end of a story. It’s the end of one tale and the start of the next. It’s easy to be happy about beginnings. Endings can go either way. They can be happy or sad. It depends on your story. Your story has starts, stops and transitions. It will end for good…
Brendan & Lori O'Gara 