As I post this, my 500th blog, I want to share something I have learned over the past ten years. Sometimes, living life exuberantly means slowing down, and taking life in. Exuberance can also be internal – a heightened state of awareness, a deeper appreciation of the present, or a “quiet” joy, more potent than a loud one.
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I know it’s hokey, and I know it’s not fine wine, and yet, I could not resist buying a bottle of Beaujolais Nouveau at a local wine shop a year ago in November of ‘24. In the ‘80s when stationed in Germany, the annual November release of Beaujolais Nouveau was something we looked for, and looked forward to.
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It was a sunny morning at the end of October. I was sitting on the couch drinking coffee and looking out the window. It was pretty, but I noticed that in the breeze, leaves were falling like snow. Suddenly, and out of nowhere, the strangest sense of sadness gripped me. It was a visceral feeling.
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Live Life Exuberantly 