Tag: happiness
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It Can Wait. Or Can It?
Life is all about choices. Choices create the path we lead. Many times, we don’t understand that these decisions that we make have consequences beyond just the idea of having a cookie or not. Seems overly simple, but it is these tiny choices that add up to bigger life issues. Part of what my wife…
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For the Love of Poetry
It used to be all the time. Writing poetry was a standard part of my writing diet. It was honestly a big impact on how I styled my prose, such as with my novels. I tried writing in a more poetic tone wherever I could. Eventually I grew away from it, instead focusing elsewhere. But…
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Oh Thanksgiving, where’d you go?
It happened already. Since Halloween really. Stores looked as though Christmas had invaded. Even a local radio station here in Chicago switched over to all-Xmas formatting a week after Halloween. Now with only 2 days left until Thanksgiving, I feel that I am already finished with Christmas. And that’s a shame. Growing up I loved…
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In a Moment
Our daily lives are filled with the times where we don’t think of it. At a moment’s notice, everything can change. It’s a startling fact I have been taught on so many occasions it becomes boggling to the mind that I don’t take the lesson more seriously. Everything can go from fine to horrible in…
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Learning to Like
Having just finished watching all the Star Wars movies with my son to catch him up to The Last Jedi, I’ve been thinking a lot about these movies, their flaws, and the general sense of feeling I get from them. Watching my son live through the sadness and excitement has given me a new perspective…
Jeremy C Kester 