Category Archives: life

Getting More Comfortable with Ambiguity

Posted on November 13, 2020 by Patti Fralix

People who have a need to control are having a very difficult time these days. So many things are outside of our control. They really always have been, but we have sometimes been under a delusion that we had more … Continue reading →

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Controlling What We Can Control

Posted on October 30, 2020 by Patti Fralix

As I sit in a lovely condo in Blowing Rock, NC on a three day get-a-away with my husband, the rain from the remnants of Hurricane Zeta is pounding all around. It is predicted to rain most of the time … Continue reading →

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90 Years and Counting

Posted on October 1, 2020 by Patti Fralix

Uncle Barry, our family’s patriarch, turned 90 years of age on September 29, 2020. Due to COVID, we have not seen him since last Christmas. But a birthday of this magnitude needed to be celebrated, although the celebration was on … Continue reading →

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Travelling Again

Posted on September 23, 2020 by Patti Fralix

The pandemic has changed many things about our lives. For us, one of those things is whether or not to travel. While we stayed close to home in the spring, we began to venture out in early June. As we … Continue reading →

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Lessons Death Taught Me

Posted on September 2, 2020 by Patti Fralix

1. When time is up, there is no more. This is obvious, you might say, but not necessarily obvious in our behavior. We too often go through our days assuming we will have more time. Until we don’t. No more … Continue reading →

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And Then a Hurricane?!

Posted on August 5, 2020 by Patti Fralix

Life is so unpredictable. First the Coronavirus, resulting in devastating health outcomes for so many people around the world. The negative impact on the U.S. economy and many businesses has been beyond belief. We do not know when we can … Continue reading →

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Remaining Calm

Posted on July 31, 2020 by Patti Fralix

These are difficult times, to say the least. I do not need to reiterate the obvious, since we have all been living with the Pandemic for several months. And soon things are about to get worse, some think. School is … Continue reading →

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Being Aware

Posted on July 20, 2020 by Patti Fralix

There is often so much noise in our heads and around us that we miss important moments. Not so for a Wilmington, NC woman on her walk with her dog. She was not on her phone, or she would have … Continue reading →

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Being Satisfied With The Present

Posted on July 16, 2020 by Patti Fralix

So much of our life is spent planning and waiting. There is also a good part of our life that is spent reliving the past. We have to force ourselves to live in the present. But the present is really … Continue reading →

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Four Months and Counting

Posted on July 10, 2020 by Patti Fralix

Most of us have been dealing with the Coronavirus and COVID-19 for at least four months. We are spending more time in our homes and less at retail establishments. We have limited our exposure to some of our loved ones … Continue reading →

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