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My new favorite television show is The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency. The protagonist, Precious Ramotswe, played by the talented Jill Scott, never EVER makes a big decision without first sitting down with a cup of African Bush tea (also known as Rooibos).  I love how she relishes the ritual and derives comfort from the…

I used to date a man who was an obsessive hand-washing-germ-chaser-awayer, especially in airports.  The good news is that we traveled a lot.  The bad is that every time I used a public restroom I got the questions:  “You didn’t touch the flusher?” he asked horrified.  “What about the door?  Did you cover the handle…

There’s a story in the New York Times this week by a doctor who regularly sees patients go into work with 100-plus degree fevers. She confesses to doing the same. Her (not very convincing) moral: Stay home! Especially in the midst of Swine Flu time. But a lot of people don’t have that option or don’t…

There’s a Japanese proverb that says, “Fall seven times, stand up eight.”  Try to carry that intention into your day today–starting now, in the morning before you’ve had a chance to “fall” at all…. How do you stand up again after you’ve fallen? For more uplifting quotes, click here.
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