Monthly Archives: June 2009

Seventeen Blissful Memories

Seventeen years ago I gave birth to a beautiful little girl at Camp Lester Naval Hospital on the island of Okinawa. The past seventeen years have been filled with joy, knowledge, love, and laughter. There’ve been a few tears and … Continue reading

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Working for Bliss

Sometimes bliss and balance come about naturally and other times you have to work really hard to bring them into your life. Today was one of the days when nothing seemed to go right and I spent the day in … Continue reading

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Questioning Bliss

Maintaining the status quo has never appealed to me and for the most part I’ve used whatever tools I had at my disposal to make my feelings known. When I was in kindergarten, I was the kid that all the … Continue reading

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Walking on the Wild Side: Balance in Holland

Holland is truly a land of balance: there are beautiful cathedrals and centuries old waterways, but there is also a seamier side of life that everyone takes very much in stride. I had three days to explore Holland and I … Continue reading

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Written Bliss

Letter writing is an old fashioned habit that’s having a tough time competing with the instant satisfaction available from email and text messaging. However, for people who grew up receiving real letters and cards while away from home, there will … Continue reading

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Ignorance is Bliss

When I think about the places I have experienced most deeply in my life, I come to the realization that the places where I’ve felt the most bliss have been places where I haven’t spoke the language, but places where … Continue reading

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Pedi-Bliss

I’m not a girly girl and I’m always a lot more comfortable in jeans, bare feet, and no makeup than I am dressed to the nines. There’ve been times in my life when I’ve experimented with makeup, but usually that … Continue reading

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Pet Bliss

The sun is streaming in the bedroom window and I sense more than feel the brown eyes looking at me with adoration. I feel the bed move as my bed mate stands on his hind feet to look out the … Continue reading

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Lessons in Balance

My dad died last November and I miss him tremendously. He was one of the greatest men I know and I’d like to share his eulogy with you so that you’ll get a sense of who he was and why … Continue reading

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Pandora’s Bliss

Pandora’s name inspires paranoia about the dangers of curiosity and how poking your nose where it doesn’t belong can unwittingly unleash all sorts of demons. At least that’s the lesson we all learned from Greek mythology about the first woman … Continue reading

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