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How Jeannie C. Riley’s Iconic Album Became Our Childhood Soundtrack Music has a magical way of transporting us back in time, evoking memories and emotions like nothing else can. For me, no album does that more powerfully than Jeannie C. Riley’s “Harper Valley PTA.” To many, it’s a country classic from the late 1960s, but…
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Ramblings on Our Legal System, Government, and Reality What would I like to be more informed about? I am at the point where I liked the world better when I knew less, when people were afraid to speak from some of the places they do now. If there is anything I wish I could know…
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Write about your most epic baking or cooking fail. I am an old Southern Woman, cooking and baking have been a part of my life since childhood. As a little girl, I sat on a stool in the kitchens of my mom, and my grandmother’s as they cooked and created the dishes and treats of…
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Share a lesson you wish you had learned earlier in life. Life happens… life is a journey that is filled with lessons you learn on your way through. Some come subtly, some are hard learned, some we fight against believing we can always make it up later. Some lessons are the product of our surroundings,…
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Rambling on about Food and Its place in Life…. Food, in its most essential form, is sustenance, it is a requirement for the continuation of life. It is the daily bread that fortifies our bodies, the grains and fruits and proteins that build and repair us, the water that quenches our thirst. Yet, to speak…
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How often do you walk or run? Walking, is something that I have leaned into for the last 7 years. For me, it was an ability that was almost lost 34 years ago. I had a bad fall, was paralyzed from my waist down, the doctors said I’d never walk again, but God had another…
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Rambling on about Strength, Solitude, and Guiding Others Leadership isn’t always about grand gestures—it’s often found in quiet resilience and the steady hand guiding others through uncertainty. My own story weaves together the experiences of being the eldest of three sisters, a single mother to two sons by choice, and someone who’s always relied on…
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Why empathy means everything to me Empathy is my favorite word—not just today, but every day. It’s not just a definition or an idea; it’s the core of who I am. For me, empathy is feeling another’s joy and pain as if it were my own, letting my heart open to someone else’s story, even…
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What are you doing this evening? This evening, I will be peopling at my part-time job. My ole’ woman self decided about 5 years ago, that social interaction could be a good thing. I have always been an introverted extrovert, being among people feeds a part of me, I enjoy it, but there is a…
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Ramblings on the personality traits of humans… When considering human personality traits, we usually have certain ones that can catch our attention in ways that give us pause. For myself, one such trait is a consistent lack of empathy. The ability—or willingness—to understand and share the feelings of others forms the bedrock of meaningful relationships…
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