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Why Consider A Vintage Sewing Machine?
I grew up with my Mom and her Singer. There was not a week where I did not see my Mom sew. The Singer brand was comforting when my husband surprised me with a sewing machine in 1995. Unfortunately, the honeymoon between the sewing machine and me was...
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Important Lesson Learned: A Bad Situation May Be A Blessing In Disguise
Everyone has experienced disappointment. When I was in 1st grade, I was the last girl picked for square dancing in a New York City public school in Flushing, NY. As I grew up, my mother made pants in odd colors such as lavender and pink while...
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How to Make an Origami Fortune Teller
Origami fortune tellers are fun and allows the child to pretend to answer questions about the future as well as count letters and numbers.
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Why Birds Make Terrible Pets
Birds are terrible pets. They are not domesticated animals like dogs and cats, and thus have no place in a human household. They are either small and stupid or large and intelligent, and neither are suited to be appropriate animal companions. ...
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Could the Occupy Movement Gain Better Exposure By Paying It Forward?
One day at work, a coworker asked me what was going on near the City Hall in Los Angeles where there was a tent city growing. I replied, “What do you mean?” I had not been watching local news, and I quickly completed a search on the internet. To...
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Do You Know The Meaning of "Shakabuku," A Basic Buddhist Word Commonly Used In Society and in Pop Culture?
Grosse Pointe Blank (1997) Debi: You know what you need? Marty: What? Debi: Shakabuku. Marty: You wanna tell me what that means? Debi: It's a swift, spiritual kick to the head that alters your reality forever. Marty: Oh, that'd be good. I...
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Why Is It Important Not To Seek Happiness Outside of Ourselves?
George Harrison of the Beatles learned when he was young, rich, and famous that money was not going to make him happy. He went on a spiritual journey to discover the happiness from within himself.