Monthly Archives: June 2009

The Bucket List

By Susan | June 29, 2009

If you saw last year’s feature movie “The Bucket List”, you’ll recognize that term as one for an end-of-your-life list of the things you want to do, places you want to go, and accomplishments that you meant to get to before life always got in the way. While it is an important topic, given that [...]

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Aging

By Susan | June 19, 2009

My father-in-law used to say, when I would whine on my birthday about becoming a year older, “consider the alternative.” Wise words indeed from a man of few words (but many naps). Being invited recently to a demo of an “instant face lift” caused some paranoia (why is she inviting ME, do I look like [...]

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Random Acts of Kindness

By Susan | June 12, 2009

Remember the craze about a dozen years ago of practicing “random acts of kindness”? Well apparently it hasn’t totally ended. I came into the store the other day and the owner of the patisserie next door (www.hereghty’s.com – a wonderful place) followed me in with a coffee and croissant which he handed to me. When [...]

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The Gratitude Journal

By Susan | June 4, 2009

Recent customers in the store, Merrily and Betsy (who are life coaches, check out www.lifeisbutadreamcoaching.com) submitted a Personal Practice for our newsletter that suggested starting a Gratitude Journal. The idea is to jot down 3 things at the end of every day that you are grateful for and re-read the list before going to bed. [...]

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