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You’ve got to sell your heart, your strongest reactions, not the little minor things that only touch you lightly, the little experiences that you might tell at dinner. This is especially true when you begin to write, when you have not yet developed the tricks of interesting people on paper, when you have none of the technique which it takes time to learn. When, in short, you have only your emotions to sell.
F. SCOTT FITZGERALD
I dreamed I was in New York City and I left my shoes at my previous appointment so I was heading back through Times Square to get them.
Dreaming of losing your shoes often symbolizes a deep sense of vulnerability, instability, or feeling unprepared in your waking life. Because shoes protect our feet and carry us forward, losing them frequently points to anxiety about your current life path, a missed opportunity, or a lost sense of direction.
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I dreamed I was walking through Times Square in New York City and someone complimented me on my great legs. "I am a swimmer!" I said and kept walking.
Dreaming of your legs being admired generally symbolizes confidence, self-worth, and how you present yourself to the world. Legs in dreams represent your foundation, your life's journey, and your ability to stand strong. Having them admired points to a desire for validation or pride in your personal progress.
Boil of russet potatoes in a pot of cold water or (using steamer rack and some water in a pressure cooker) keep their skins on. Then either mash them while they are warm and season or let cool and cube and then season. You can add add mayo, mustard, pickle, scallions or red onions, Italian wine vinegar pepper and salt. Or oil and vinegar and favorite herbs and spices. Simply divine.
My love for dogs started many years ago with a Rottweiler called Merlin and Magic, a German Shepherd. Back then, it was all about harsh dog training and ‘correcting’ the dog in order to force it to ‘obey’. Commands were sergeant major-style orders.
How different things are today. With all my subsequent learning and experience, I have proved beyond possible doubt that kind, positive, and force-free methods not only work best, but they ensure we feel comfortable in our relationship with our dog.
I have two dogs now. A recently adopted ex-racing Greyhound and an elderly blind and deaf Labrador. I can’t imagine a life without dogs.
Theo Stuart, Dog Behaviourist https://www.dogidog.co.uk/#aboutme
All families are bureaucracies. If your family were a country, would you call it a democracy? A Dictatorship? We demand transparency, accountability and good governance from our leaders—but what happens inside our own homes? If the family is the first institution we belong to, are our homes truly democratic? Who makes the decisions? Who controls the money? Who gets heard? And can parents be held accountable when they get it wrong?
Last night we walked Lulu and Romeo on Gaskill street and Lulu abruptly stopped and stared at a stone bunny in someone's front yard. "That's a stone bunny!" I said laughing at Lulu. It's not a real bunny! Then a real bunny jumped out of the bushes from behind it. The joke was on us.
Last night we were in the grocery store and the wide egg noodles jumped into my cart. I was longing for a soothing meal. When I got home I boiled the noodles and chopped a large red onion and added it to my wok with five cloves of garlic chopped fine and I sauteed it all in olive oil. Then I added a pound of (defrosted) frozen leaf cut spinach and stirred in the pound of freshly boiled noodles. I topped it off with Asiago cheese grated by hand. It was so good I ate it for breakfast. I said to my husband, This is lasagna in another form! A lighter form! I will do this again and add mushrooms.
When divorce, death, disease, sexual abuse, medical abuse, physical violence, poverty, wealth, drug addiction, alcoholism, fractures a family. The pain and damage runs deep. It takes courage and intelligence to move forward with an open heart.
To me, Texas signified strange days, querulous wanderings, bloody fairy
tales, hot, moon-filled nights, earthworms, and unbought flowers. Texas
was women to me: my aunt dying of cancer, my grandmother’s hunchbacked
sister, and Eloisa. All laughing, laughing.
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Denise Chávez,
The Last of the Menu Girls
“In one study, Cummings found that children’s emotional well-being and
security are more affected by the relationship between the parents than
by the direct relationship between the parent and child.”
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Po Bronson,
NurtureShock: New Thinking About Children