Be prepared is the Boy Scout motto. New parents can take a lesson from it, too.
My daughter and I were taking Link with us to an art show. She was prepping the diaper bag. I reminded her she needed an extra Onesie, which she already had packed.
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I’ve had a lot of time to myself in the past year. Time to think, plan and reflect. Time to be still, and time to get moving. Recently, I’ve had time to slow down even more and just enjoy it. Time stands still.
That’s because of Link.
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You can’t go home again.
It’s an old sentiment, which expresses the reality that things change and so do we. We can never go back to the way things were. You can’t go home again, because it never will be the same.
For some people, it’s even more literal. For some, the physical place — the home — is gone. Sold or destroyed.
I’ve experienced a bit of both.
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From front porches to backyard fences, we are changing how we relate to people.
I don’t remember who was talking about it – I have too many conversations with people about too many topics. But we were talking about how neighborhoods changed when front porches declined and backyards became a thing. I’m thinking it also is changing how we related to people.
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