Opinion

Green: Thorns and roses

This morning, I’m sitting on my gazebo on my new-to-me, Facebook-Marketplace-purchased furniture, sipping my coffee and enjoying the birdsong. To my left and right are a pair of still-blooming rosebushes. Though I’ve had them for several years now, their blooms never fail to surprise me with their beauty.

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Clements: The heart of a warrior

Stress could easily be expressed as anxiety, fear, pressure, or worry over something in your life. In my own life, dread and stress are synonymous. Things I dread, worry about, or hate doing tend to add stress to my life. They tend to cause me to fret and or get out of sorts.

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