An Easy Life is Not a Choice For Most

The choice to live a hard life vs. an easy life is a luxury I failed to acknowledge in my response to my wife’s statement about waiting for the easy life. There is a much larger percentage of society who live a hard life by default.  We all know this, but many (myself included) often fail […]

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The Point in Life When Things Get Easy

Tonight, my wife made a statement that I found rather thought provoking.  She said in an unusually melancholy voice…”I keep waiting for the point in life when things get easy.” My immediate response was that I didn’t think we were at the point in our lives where we wanted easy. She wasn’t in the mood to […]

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Beat Stress with a “To-Relax” List

Today, I’m trying a new way to beat stress. In the past, I’ve tried a simple to-do list to help me gain control of stress. However, to-do lists seem to exacerbate the stress.  Seeing a long list of stuff to do just doesn’t help me. As an alternative, instead of keeping a to-do list, I’m […]

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