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stephanieraffelock
Apr 17, 20202 min read
WHAT IT MEANS TO AGE GRACEFULLY ...
When I was a young woman, I was caught by the expression, “You are what you eat.” I still believe that, and not just in terms of the...
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stephanieraffelock
Mar 24, 20203 min read
What It Means to Age Gracefully…
To age gracefully is to age with gratitude. I embrace, believe and experience this truth every day. Walking life in gratitude is not...
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stephanieraffelock
Mar 4, 20202 min read
What It Means to Age Gracefully…
One definition of the phrase aging gracefully means that we look younger than our years. But that’s a sorry and shallow definition, and...
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stephanieraffelock
Apr 17, 20194 min read
Does Aging Really Suck?
I was talking to a woman the other day who told me that she and all of her friends think that getting older sucks. Her mind set was the...
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stephanieraffelock
Jan 1, 20193 min read
2019!
Happy 2019! New Year’s Day: Even if you don’t make resolutions, which I don’t, there’s a feeling of freshness and excitement about...
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stephanieraffelock
Nov 5, 20172 min read
November Means Thanksgiving
Prayer is gratitude and gratitude is prayer. It’s not in the asking that the heart is filled, it’s in the recognition of God in all of...
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stephanieraffelock
May 3, 20171 min read
Sunrise Ceremony
What marks the beginning of the spring and summer months for you? Please share with me in the comments. #spirituality #joy #introspection...
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stephanieraffelock
Sep 2, 20164 min read
Freedom
When the Faith and Culture Writers Conference put out a call for original essays to read to the inmates involved in The 7th Step...
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stephanieraffelock
Aug 28, 20162 min read
Gratitude
You simply will not be the same person two months from now after consciously giving thanks each day for the abundance that exists in your...
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stephanieraffelock
Jun 7, 20165 min read
A 6-Step Roadmap With Title Change
“When you get to the highest point on the roller coaster you can either scream in fear or squeal with delight.” The truth about...
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stephanieraffelock
Jun 2, 20142 min read
Today I am grateful for…
Recently I’ve been following a blog by Ruth Rainwater. It’s a simple blog that lists a different gratitude every day. I look forward to...
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stephanieraffelock
Mar 22, 20143 min read
Young At Heart
Today “The Daily Writing Prompt” arrived in the email. Like a siren of the sea, I was seduced to put down the packing tape and pick up...
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stephanieraffelock
May 20, 20132 min read
With Wild Abandon
The chores of Saturday somehow soothe me. The act of putting things in their place marks the ending and the beginning of the cycle. I...
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stephanieraffelock
May 17, 20131 min read
Simple Beauty
At first it seemed that there was just a pile of stuff on the ledge, nothing particularly orderly and then one day, it was finished. She...
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stephanieraffelock
Mar 24, 20133 min read
Snog And Dog– Life Lessons From a Labrador Retriever
The word snog is a combination made-up word, for which there is not another word, and that’s why it had to be made up. Snog equals snow...
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stephanieraffelock
Mar 10, 20132 min read
For the Love of Sunday and Rilke
Letters to a Young Poet, by Rainer Maria Rilke Sunday is the best day of the week. It stretches before me without schedule or obligation....
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