November 29th, 2024 Royce Shook
I saw this on FaceBook it was posted by Kristie Sutton and I thought it was interesting. 1. Take your bananas apart when you get home from the store. If you leave them connected at the stem, they ripen faster. 2. Store your opened chunks of cheese in aluminum foil. It will stay fresh much longer […]
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October 20th, 2024 Royce Shook
I like reading the feel-good stories that circulate on the social media that read. These stories often evoke strong positive emotions such as joy, gratitude, and hope. These emotions counterbalance the negative news and stress that we face if we read the news. Stories of kindness, generosity, and overcoming adversity create a sense of uplift […]
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October 17th, 2024 Royce Shook
I thought about the idea of resurfacing positive posts and thought I would look for a few more of these posts, but unfortunately, it’s difficult to provide a definitive list of resurfaced positive social media stories. Stories often resurface organically due to user engagement, virality, and algorithm changes, making it challenging to track a precise […]
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October 16th, 2024 Royce Shook
The following is a lesson about how what we write on the net, always remains. A friend posted the message 42 Life Lessons. Somewhere along the line, someone made a mistake and listed the author’s age as 90. That attracted a lot of attention. I enjoyed reading the post and did some research about the […]
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October 14th, 2024 Royce Shook
Today is Thanksgiving in Canada. This is an important holiday with cultural, historical, and social significance. It serves as a time for Canadians to express gratitude and appreciate the blessings in their lives. Thanksgiving in Canada dates back to the 16th century when English explorer Martin Frobisher held a ceremony to give thanks for surviving […]
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May 9th, 2024 Royce Shook
My thanks to my friend Ken for this idea. If you have not seen this movie, I highly recommend it. Our organization took a group of seniors to see it and the reviews were all very positive. It is not a children’s movie, it resonates with adults or at least seniors. This movie sends many […]
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May 7th, 2024 Royce Shook
Over time I have heard this over and over again. “Everything is a choice.” This is, of course, true on a very basic level. However, the next line is presented as a stark choice. For example, Do I choose to seek the positive or the negative? The light or the dark? To help myself or […]
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October 7th, 2023 Royce Shook
Confusion, indecision, and uncertainty are like mischievous gremlins playing tricks on our minds, taunting us with their tantalizing dance of options. It’s as if they conspire to keep us in a perpetual state of bewilderment, hoping to see us stumble and fumble our way through life’s choices. But fear not, for within this chaos lies […]
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October 6th, 2023 Royce Shook
It’s an absolute law that every challenge, fear, or loss you encounter bears gifts far more valuable than the price of the trouble they cause. Ah, yes, the absolute law of life, where challenges, fears, and losses are like those little pranksters that show up unannounced at your doorstep. But fret not, my friend, for […]
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October 3rd, 2023 Royce Shook
In her weekly blog, “The Marginalian by Maria Popova” talked about growing older and I thought about what she said and found this question and some ideas on an answer: How can we, as we grow older not make life a parody of itself if we believe that life is largely a matter of how […]
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