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Every once in a while when we sit together as a family to eat, we ask the kids and ourselves; “what are 5 good things that happened to you today?” the kids’ answers are usually “I played with Ben at school” ” I had a lollipop” “Mommy picked me up from school”…we, the grown up…

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Starbucks #3 Jenie

Growing up, the name Shani, (My name…) wasn’t that well known, people hearing it for the first time needed to ask me again, sometimes twice, till they understood it. AAAH, SH-A-N-I, what a beautiful name… but by then I was probably so embarrassed, blushing and wanting to run away, I didn’t enjoy the beauty in…

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How many ways can you spell my name?

apparently quite a few…I know my name is not the EASIEST, one either has no idea how to spell it or how to read it. I get different pronunciations, if it’s remembered at all- that’s partly why I named my business “dont smile now” it’s much easier to remember….but when I go to Starbucks who,…

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This IS IT for real

So I’m staring at the screen and know that I can’t wait for the perfect thing to write, I just have to start and see how it goes and after a few of these attempts, I can start telling people, like you , that in my spare time I type my thoughts, as they come, I am…

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