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The Twins, They Just Keep Growing

Copyright: Jeanne Gladden
A 3-minute read – Challenge 59

“Who’s your mama?” We get this a lot, we children of “the twins.”

Eva, and her identical twin sister, Ina, turn 188 in a few weeks. Eva is my Mama and her twin sister, Ina, is my aunt. It is tricky telling one twin from the other. And, that’s just the way they like it. They love fooling people. Sometimes by accident. Sometimes…

What Do You Say?

Copyright: Jeanne Gladden
A 2-minute read – Challenge 58

If you are sad for families and friendships being destroyed by political rhetoric meant to separate us…..me too.

If you wonder where the massive amounts of money flowing into these high- profile campaigns comes from…. me too.

If your trust in the political process has taken a nose dive….mine too.
If your heart hurts for how we citizens have been systematically divided by…

More or Less

Copyright: Jeanne Gladden
A 3-minute read

More or Less Week 57
According to David Allen, efficiency expert and best-selling author, in the last three days you have probably received more change producing, project creating, priority shifting input than your grand parents received in 3 months. Meditate on that.

We are living in a constant state of receiving, interpreting, evaluating, deciding, and reacting to all kinds of stuff entering our lives. This includes…

A Place to Call Home

Week 56
Copyright: Jeanne Gladden
A 3-minute read 
Imagine. Watching your home, your safe space, being ripped from its foundation, disappearing in torrents of flood waters. Along with everything you own. Every single thing that made you feel at home in your home.

Imagine being disconnected from the rest of the world, not knowing if your family or friends are safe. For hours. Or days.

This happened. To thousands of people, our…

Problem or Opportunity?


Problem or Opportunity? Week 55
Every new day brings a few problems. Some new ones. Some old ones.
Every change, small or large, brings problems. New material to work through.
The condition of just being alive presents us with problems of one sort or another.
Some we anticipate. Others catch us by surprise.

We may not get a say in the kinds of problems we face, but we do get a say…

Ahem


Week 54
So, I have a chronic cough. It comes and it goes… for no apparent reason. This no- good, low-down cough has been coming and going for nearly 2 decades. The flare ups seem to be getting worse and lasting longer. Frittering away more of my life force and eroding my jolly good humor.

Medical tests reveal nothing that would cause such a vile symptom. And, still I cough. Most unpleasant…for…

Celebration Time

Copyright: Jeanne Gladden
A 2-minute read

Celebration Time - challenge 53
It’s been a mere year since we launched Just Keep Growing, especially for those of you who are dedicated to leading a wonderful life, a life of continuous personal growth. Whether it’s a new and exciting experience or something familiar that you just want to appreciate and enjoy a bit more, it’s your life. You get to choose again and again.