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Quality versus quantity
“As we mature, we start to value our time and our friendships more, and shift our focus from quantity to quality. The energy of your inner circle is contagious, which is why it is so important to surround yourself with people who support and uplift you.” ~Bella Grace Choices / Cindy La Ferle ____________ Additional content and social media sharing options are located at the end of each daily post on the home page. Please share with friends.
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Choosing what matters
“Some things don’t matter much. Like the color of a house. How big is that in the overall scheme of life? But lifting a person’s heart — now, that matters. The whole problem with people is, they know what matters, but they don’t choose it. The hardest thing on earth is choosing what matters.” ~Sue Monk Kidd, The Secret Life of Bees Bay Harbor Inn / Cindy La Ferle ______ More content and social media sharing buttons are located below each post on the home page.
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Almost spring
“These are our few live seasons. Let us live them as purely as we can, in the present.” ~Annie Dillard, Pilgrim at Tinker Creek Almost Spring / Cindy La Ferle ______ Additional content and social media sharing buttons are located below this post on the home page.
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Where everybody knew your name
“The table is a meeting place, a gathering ground, the source of sustenance and nourishment, festivity, safety, and satisfaction. A person cooking is a person giving: Even the simplest food is a gift.” ~Laurie Colwin Another version of this column appeared in The Daily Tribune, March 20, 2019 When a family diner closes, you might feel as if you’ve lost an old friend. Here in Royal Oak, Niki’s was a favorite neighborhood hangout — our own private Cheers without the booze — for about 30 years. When my son was a small boy, it was also my home-away-from-home. In those days, I was writing freelance for several local papers, so I’d often head to…
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Funny Friday: Government spending
“It would be nice to spend billions on schools and roads, but right now that money is desperately needed for political ads.” ~Andy Borowitz Cindy La Ferle ______ Additional content and social media sharing buttons are located below this post on the home page.
