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When Doing It Yourself Is No Longer the Best Choice

When Doing It Yourself Is No Longer the Best Choice First published on Sixty and Me My husband has always

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Welcome. I’m Patty Grasher, a guidebook author, radio host, and local book event organizer in Southwest Washington. This site brings

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Recreating a 1908 Vancouver Cookbook, One Chapter at a Time

I seem to have zero energy but I have started a tiny new project. When I first came to Vancouver

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My Journey to Write a Cozy Mystery

This is probably going to be very boring to 99.9 percent of the world. Maybe I should make that 99.99999

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Free Jigsaw Puzzles Online for all Ages

Free Jigsaw Puzzles Online Playing free jigsaw puzzles online offers a wealth of benefits, making it a valuable pastime for

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Detours & Side Trips

So I am bit more spasmodic with my daily as usual but continuing on.   Since I always have a good

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Do not worry about the future

Subscribe to these notes Today’s Sunshine: \”If you want to be happy, do not dwell in the past, do not

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Challenges don\’t always bring out the best

Subscribe to these notes Today’s Sunshine: \”Challenges make you discover things about yourself that you never really knew.\” Cicely Tyson

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The greatest barrier we face

Subscribe to these notes Today’s Sunshine: \”The greatest barrier to success is fear – fear of change, fear of loss,

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Risk more, Dream more

Subscribe to these notes Today’s Sunshine: \”Risk more than others think is safe. Dream more than others think is practical.\”

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Kindness is love made visible

Motivational Quote: \”I have always felt that kindness is love made visible.\” Bronnie Ware

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The ultimate source of happiness

Subscribe to these notes Today’s Sunshine: \”The ultimate source of happiness is not money and power but warm-heartedness.\” Dahlai Lama

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Give yourself some kindness

\”Give yourself some kindness today
until you\’re filled and pass it on.\”
Lori Hill

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Never have a completely bad day

\”You will never have a completely bad day if you show kindness at least once.\” Greg Henry Quinn – Motivational quote

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The language of kindness

Subscribe to these notes Today’s Sunshine: \”Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the  blind can see.\”

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Life is an experiment

Subscribe to these notes Today’s Sunshine: \”Do not be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an

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