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Recently I watched an episode of Friends on Netflix. It was the one where Monica’s identity is stolen. She starts analyzing her credit card bills…
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$86,400 -- Something To Think About!
Imagine that you won the following prize in a contest: Each morning your bank would deposit $86,400…
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Have you ever been on the freeway, when all of a sudden, without warning, every car starts to slow down? The fact is, we all have. The reason…
"Me, me, me, me..." https://twitter.com/Yoda4ever/…
It's never too late to get strong. At 71, Peeps Nichol, who was diagnosed with MS in 2005 and became a widow in 2020, thought she might take an…
Some years ago, a daughter and mother had a fight. Not an uncommon scenario. In this story, however, the daughter was so angry that she told her…
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Paramedic Kristi Hadfield helped prevent John Cunningham from dying after cardiac arrest. Six years later, she would be instrumental in saving the…
I was talking to a friend who told me that she and her family were going on a cruise. She then proceeded to tell me that the cruise line had…
Have you ever been panning for gold? It is the oldest and simplest way to extract gold.
I see all of you as having an abundance of gold…
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A few years back, I was excited to attend the launch of Gregg Hurwitz’s new novel, Don’t Look Back, at Book Carnival in the city of Orange. Gregg…
Come to find out a whole bunch of good stuff. Brew yourself a cup or glass and enjoy reading all about its…
At the same time that Hollywood writers and actors are on strike for lack of fair and just treatment, Christopher Nolan’s movie “Oppenheimer”…
As world experiences another brutal heatwave impacting hundreds of millions of people, it’s a good time to wonder what we’re doing to stem the…
When my grandchildren were younger I would watch as they get their pictures taken before heading off to their First Day of school. I began to…
My wish is for people to pause, take a moment, in their busy day, to really notice with their eyes what lights them up and then breathe into that…
While we were first conceiving Youtropolis, I imagined a safe haven where anyone could receive their own deed of land just for signing up. How…
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Lately, I’ve been reading all the featured stories on liberators on Youtropolis News and I always come away feeling uplifted. Not uplifted like…
In case you missed it, this is hilarious!
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Something we’ve all grown accustomed to seeing regularly are delivery vehicles from Amazon parked in the middle of the street with their hazard…
We've all heard that credit card commercial thousands of times. You know the one delivered by various movie stars who look you right in the eye as…
Sacred ceremonies honoring donor bodies are being performed by medical students in 9 out of 10 allopathic medical schools across the country…
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Went shopping today. Can you spot the mismatch? Look closely…
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Old Joe's Beetling Shop is a collectible that came out in 1993 as part of a Christmas Collection series from the David Winter Cottages collection…
Does a jolt of caffeine in the morning give you that extra oomph you need to get going? A paper published in the journal Frontiers in…
A lesson struck a chord with me today. “Take what I need not what I want” by Present Valley got me appreciating what life gives me, simple as it…
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A while back, I was at Trader Joe's paying for my groceries. The checker, a young woman in her twenties, was making small talk. "Did you find…
I was on a call with my mom, and she was telling me how she had been putting in a lot of hours doing yard work, and her muscles were feeling…
When I was working on my B. A. many moons ago, my husband, Joe, got laid off. I was beside myself with worry. How would I finish with no money for…
On my visit to Maui in March I struck up a conversation with a 23 year old sales lady where I was shopping. As is my practice when visiting the…
So there are the “Beautiful” people, the “Not So Beautiful” people, and the “Less Than Not So Beautiful” people. The NSB people, and the LTNSB…
In what may be a massive technological advancement for the food industry, two companies have been given approval by the FDA to begin commercial…
When I was in my 30’s and 40’s, I used to look up to an actor and motivational speaker named Richard Hatch. I thought he was incredible and I…
Find in your heart love and compassion for all humanity.
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Most of you are familiar with padded cells. You've probably seen them in a movie scene at some point. The "insane" person who's usually not really…
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A step toward healing for the deeply wounded town of Uvalde, Texas came in the form of its annual Honey Fest tradition. While still reeling from…
If there is anyone who epitomizes the character of a liberator, it is Daniel Ellsberg who in 1969 gladly accepted the risk of spending the rest of…
When I was in high school, just a sweet girl of 17, my dad let me drive the car to school. Looking back now, I seriously don’t know how we made it…
"When I run after what I think I want, my days are a furnace of stress and anxiety; if I sit in my own place of patience, what I need flows to me…
One word can sway a mind. Choose your Word. One song can soften a heart. Choose your Lyrics. One reach can touch a Soul…
Most of us want to accomplish something; do something that will make us feel successful in life. But sometimes the steps to get there seem…
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A man’s wife dies. And if this heartbreak weren’t enough, their beloved dog, Riley, leaves home and disappears into the cold of the Colorado…
I enjoy watching House Hunters on HGTV and seeing prospective buyers search for their new homes which also gives me a glimpse of cities I may…
I have a little wooden rooster that sits on a step stool in the kitchen. I’ve had it for years. Unfortunately, dogs, kids, people, mops, etc.,…
A young woman with an old soul ponders complexities of life with remarkable openness and curiosity.
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I had to renew my driver’s license this year, and I was pleasantly surprised by how my new photo looked. Instead of eyes halfway opened and an…
“ . . . nobody wants a phony. Nobody ever wants a counterfeit coin.” ~Paul Boynton
It’s often said that imitation is the greatest…
There's no denying technological advances over the last thirty years have brought many benefits to society. However, when it comes to the use of…
Recently, I switched purses to a cross-body because I was going to be doing a lot of walking and didn't want to keep adjusting the ******** my…
But does it have to be?
I’ve heard this phrase often. Someone tells me about a situation they’re in, and then follow it with, “It is what…
I don’t know of any human, animal, or thing that does not show signs of aging with the passage of time. It’s an indication of life. Of life…
Do you want to feel happy, full of joy, satisfied? It’s quite simple—GIVE!
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Illusions! They seem so real, don't they? That's why you believe them. That's why magicians can captivate and hold an audience's attention. They…
You all do it! Worry, that is. You all entertain those thoughts, images, or emotions, usually negative in nature, about some potential catastrophe…
Scrolling through YouTube, I happened to see a video of the starling murmuration. I was enthralled, amazed, in awe, that anything like that was…
Every so often, a story hits the news that grabs you. The story of Jon Waldman is the story of a true liberator who courageously did something…
“I’m going to write my paper, on Monday.” “I’m going to start my diet, on Monday.” “I’m going to quit smoking, on Monday.” “I…
Ralph Waldo Emerson said that education is the drawing out of the soul. In May we had the privilege of reading many uplifting and inspiring…
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A while back, I was talking to a friend of mine who’d been working a food truck at a golf tournament. They were the only truck around where anyone…
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Has that ever happened to you? Where a feeling rushes over you like some kind of warning? It does to everyone. You're about to say or do something…
