Category: Change moments
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Why this bride-to-be can’t wait to make a fool of herself
As if planning a wedding wasn’t already stressful enough, now comes the additional agony of having to choose a song for the First Dance. A tough proposition, especially when bride-and-husband-to-be are both useless at dancing. But that doesn’t matter, because there’s a special secret to the art of the First Dance.
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Let’s hear it for music, the bridge between the gulf of generations
You know you must be doing something right when your children share your musical tastes.
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“Haaapppppy!” – The beautiful and joyous rituals of a family Christmas
Few things bring a family together like the season of cheer and goodwill.
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How our furry friends can keep us grounded in times of trauma and transition
More than companion animals, pets are anchors in troubled times.
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A tale of Tigger, who licked my face and inspired a poem
How the simple swish of a dog’s tail can be a mood-altering metronome.
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My Zen Master has curly golden hair and a wet nose
Every dog, in its come-what-may doggedness, has a lot to teach us mere humans about the art of living in the here and now.
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What our pets can teach us about love, comfort, and joy
Through the ups and downs of life, they’re always there for us.
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Lessons in liking and loving, from a cat called Catdog
Cats and little humans don’t always get along, but that doesn’t mean they can’t learn to secretly fall in love with each other.
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The three parenting life-lessons I learned from my rescue mutt
Sometimes, advice on how to best bring up your kids can come from the most unlikely source – a faithful friend who serves also as a role model.