Holiday Glee or Blues (PART 2 of 4)
Another way to beat the Holiday Blues is to step outside of ourselves. What do I mean? For many years, my kids and I would have Thanksgiving dinner at a facility that provides services to persons with disabilities, many of whom were estranged from their families. It was a very humbling experience because we met so many wonderful people, many of who had little, but who were grateful for what they had and were willing to share it. In addition, I really feel that my kids also learned a lot from the experience. As adults, I have heard them speak...
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WOW! In a couple of days it will be November and you know what that means – the Holidays are around the corner. In fact, if you go to the mall some stores have Holiday decorations and gifts already on display. For many people, this is a very exciting time of the year but for others, it’s not. The Holidays conjure up many unpleasant memories and feelings. A dear friend of mine told me recently that this time of year use to be her favorite because her family, near and far, would come together to celebrate at her Mom’s home. Her...
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Who Would Have Known That… when Keepsakes by Faith started 4 years ago that we would have evolved to this point? I remember saying that we will only make handmade greeting cards. However, to accomplish great things we had to re-evaluate who we were and what we wanted to achieve. We also took action. We used various approaches and evaluation processes to figure who/what we wanted to be when we grew up. This took time but we had a dream. We made plans - some of which were successful and others that were not....
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