All travel related posts will now appear at www.SendMeOnATrip.com and you can see this particular article at www.sendmeonatrip.com/chia-in-novograd-volynski-ukraine-day-1-part-1/. A partial post of the original will remain here for people that have bookmarked and/or shared this article URL. Finally, another installment from my trip to Ukraine. This will be recapping my first full day in Novograd-Volynski…a small town about 200km
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Dear Mom, you probably think this blog is about you. Well, guess what…you’re right, it is. It’s been a while since I’ve written to you to let you know how things are. Life is still so very different since you left us a few years ago. Gone are the days where I call you each weekend just to give you
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All travel related posts will now appear at www.SendMeOnATrip.com and you can see this particular article at www.sendmeonatrip.com/my-life-changing-trip-to-ukraine/. A partial post of the original will remain here for people that have bookmarked and/or shared this article URL. I just returned from a trip to Ukraine and have to share this life changing experience as I can’t shake it from
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Hi Mom, It’s Mother’s Day 2012, my third Mother’s Day without you. Let me start off by saying I miss you so terribly much. So much has happened in the years that passed since you were taken from us. So much to tell, both good and bad. You were the best mother I can ever imagine having and I guess
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Are you happy? It seems like a simple question. The automatic response would be “yeah, I am.” Of course, that’s the problem with many answers these days…the automatic response. And sadly (sadly?), most automatic responses don’t involve real thought and generally involve “Good” or “not bad” answers. Are these true? Doubtful. Before we all think “oh boy, here comes a
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Never underestimate the power of observation. When is the last time you observed something? I mean REALLY observed something? Not just looked at it, but observed it… This thought occurred to me as I am house/dog sitting for a friend. I’ve owned dogs in the past but haven’t had one in a loooong long time. Watching his two dogs interact
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As a partial-continuation of “Do We Have a Purpose In Life?” I ponder how I can help others. I firmly believe I have a few things that I’m meant to do in life and it’s time to take these “tasks” seriously. I don’t really want to use the term “task” because it has a fairly down connotation like it’s some
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There’s no doubt that the pace of life has been speeding up as time marches on. Compare today’s lifestyle with that of someone from the 18th century and you won’t see very many similarities. We are increasingly finding the need for instant gratification…we need our food now, our news now, faster internet…we need it now!!! Interestingly enough, as we keep
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What is your outlook on life? Optimistic? Pessimistic? Indifferent? Do you learn from life’s lessons? Do you strive to be better or do you simply coast through life. There are a lot of people on this planet and there are a lot of different personalities. Some are go-getters while others seem to be under-achievers. Some seem to have all the
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