Thresholds
Less than two years ago, most of us had no idea what Zoom was. And now look at us - masters at creating tropical backgrounds, learning...
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Nora Plesent
- Oct 2, 2021
- 3 min
Not Knowing
This was a week of doubt. A week of darkness. A week of questioning. A week of not knowing. Not knowing why I felt so low and not knowing...
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Nora Plesent
- Sep 23, 2021
- 4 min
Almost...
Much of our lives is spent in the land of almost. We are almost done, almost ready, almost grown up. We observe the stages of our...
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Nora Plesent
- Sep 9, 2021
- 5 min
Everything Tastes Better with a Little Zest
ZEST is great Scrabble word. It’s also one of those feel good words that sounds like what it means; a pick me up, a spark, a little...
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Nora Plesent
- Aug 26, 2021
- 5 min
Just the sound of the word...
Just the sound of the word QUIT sends shivers up my spine. We’ve been taught to be disgusted by the concept of quitting and to be...
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Nora Plesent
- Aug 13, 2021
- 4 min
Have You Shed?
For the past year and a half, the days, weeks and months have blended together. It seems impossible that Fall, 2021 is around the corner....
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Nora Plesent
- Aug 7, 2021
- 4 min
Don't Settle
Of all the expressions that have been drummed into my head since childhood, “don’t settle” is probably at the top of the list. For...
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Nora Plesent
- Jul 9, 2021
- 3 min
Destroy, then Create
Every January my heart breaks when the gardener cuts down the rose bushes, killing whatever was blooming and leaving the branches looking...
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Nora Plesent
- Jul 2, 2021
- 2 min
Free to Be You and Me...
I know everyone is about to start the holiday weekend so this will be short and sweet. Hot dogs, parades, fireflies, red, white, and blue...
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Nora Plesent
- Jun 20, 2021
- 3 min
Father's Day Tribute
On Sunday, social media was filled with pictures and touching tributes to dads everywhere. I couldn’t bring myself to post anything on...
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Nora Plesent
- Jun 11, 2021
- 4 min
It Only Takes a Moment...
When I was a teenager I loved the song It Only Takes a Moment from the Broadway show Hello Dolly. We were a musical comedy family so...
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Nora Plesent
- Jun 4, 2021
- 5 min
My Cup Runneth Over...
The most often asked question to determine whether one is an optimist or a pessimist is: Do you see the glass as half full or...
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Nora Plesent
- May 21, 2021
- 3 min
Ready or Not, Here I Come...
Remember the days when you and your friends would run outside and play games together? There was a sense of freedom and instant...
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Nora Plesent
- May 14, 2021
- 5 min
The Sounds of Silence
You're sitting in the car with a boyfriend or girlfriend. No one is saying anything. A minute or so goes by and you feel compelled to say...
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Nora Plesent
- May 8, 2021
- 5 min
The Mother Load
“You can do better than grocery store flowers and a card, can’t you?” Does this first line in a recent NY Times article entitled...
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Nora Plesent
- Apr 23, 2021
- 5 min
Summer is around the corner
May, the most beautiful month of the year, is around the corner. Millions of people have received the vaccine. People are peeking out...
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Nora Plesent
- Apr 16, 2021
- 5 min
Honesty
What do you think of when you hear the word honesty? I can’t help but think of the Billy Joel song. It always felt like he was singing...
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Nora Plesent
- Apr 10, 2021
- 5 min
Fear of Missing Out
Did you know that FOMO is a real word? The dictionary definition is: “Fear of missing out is a social anxiety stemming from the belief...
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Nora Plesent
- Mar 4, 2021
- 6 min
A Flood of Tears
Dear All, It's been a year since I started these newsletters. The Stay at Home order was weird and scary and people needed hope, optimism...
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Nora Plesent
- Feb 12, 2021
- 6 min
Thriving Rather Than Striving
Dear All, COVID has aged me. The struggles, the losses, the feeling of being trapped, the depletion of energy, the repetition of days,...
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