Category Archives: life

The Presence of Joy

Posted on December 8, 2016 by Patti Fralix

This is the season for excess in many things.  Excess spending.  Excess social events.  Excess decorating.  Excess food.  Excess stress.  How to deal with all of this and maintain the spirit of the season is the question.  I am writing … Continue reading →

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So Blessed To Be Getting Older!

Posted on November 29, 2016 by Patti Fralix

I am 65 years old today.  I am amazed that the years have passed so quickly, and that I am at this place.  But I am also grateful to be this age, for some that I knew and loved did … Continue reading →

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The SAUCE of Change

Posted on November 10, 2016 by Patti Fralix

Eric Hoffer, a moral philosopher, said it best: “In a time of drastic change, it is the learner who will inherit the future; the learned will find themselves equipped to live in a world that no longer exists.”  I do … Continue reading →

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New Behaviors of a Recovering Spendaholic

Posted on November 3, 2016 by Patti Fralix

Perhaps you have heard the phrases, “little things mean a lot” and “less is more.”  That is certainly true about some of my life lessons these last few years.  When I stopped spending for an entire year soon after Hurricane … Continue reading →

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The Joy of Holidays and Family

Posted on October 20, 2016 by Patti Fralix

Summer has come and gone, and football season is going strong.  We have just entered the busiest time of the year.  From October through December, holidays abound.  With Halloween in October, Thanksgiving in November, and Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa in … Continue reading →

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Ambiguity

Posted on October 13, 2016 by Patti Fralix

Last week’s Hurricane Matthew that ravaged Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina after devastating Haiti, the Dominican Republic, and Cuba was a good lesson in dealing with ambiguity.  Many people in the southern U.S. had time to prepare and … Continue reading →

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Out Of Our Control

Posted on October 6, 2016 by Patti Fralix

This week has been a difficult one for many along the eastern part of the United States, as well as in the Caribbean, due to Hurricane Matthew.  As I write this, Hurricane Matthew has passed through Haiti and Cuba, and … Continue reading →

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Running Out of Time

Posted on September 1, 2016 by Patti Fralix

When we are young, we rarely think about running out of time.  Now that I am soon to be 65, I think of that a lot.  Perhaps it is the mounds of Medicare info that has been flooding my mailbox … Continue reading →

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