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November | 2014 | Living Everything
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And the point is, to live everything. Live the questions now. –Rilke. November 21, 2014. November 21, 2014. In a recent post. I talked about being an optimist. I think I have passed this trait on to one of my daughters, as you will soon see. I figure if the kids have a good relationship with their dad. It will help balance out the times I screw up as a mom! Where they can get a frosted doughnut and also a hot chocolate with a pump of raspberry syrup. Before climbing into the car with her dad, she got out...
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And the point is, to live everything. Live the questions now. –Rilke. Hello, I’m Amy Koons. I named this blog. Because I think life should be lived fully, whatever our circumstances or whatever season we are in. I love life with all its beauty, complexity and flaws. I enjoy squeezing the most possible out of every day. This life is fleeting. Our time here is important. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:. Address never made public).
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January | 2015 | Living Everything
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And the point is, to live everything. Live the questions now. –Rilke. Obscure Presidents and Medical Malpractice. January 29, 2015. January 26, 2015. Sometimes when I contemplate personal ambition, and what the point of it all is, I think about how many presidents there are who were big hot-shots in their day, but they are virtually unknown in modern times. It just takes a few minutes scanning my child’s laminated Presidents of the United States placemat to realize this. Millard Fillmore? But then I read.
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February | 2015 | Living Everything
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And the point is, to live everything. Live the questions now. –Rilke. Three Books: Interesting True-Life Characters. February 25, 2015. February 25, 2015. The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America. The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt’s Darkest Journey. Millard) I enjoyed Millard’s book about James Garfield. The Theory of Everything. The Theory of Everything. February 20, 2015. Even though, in my mind, my relationship with my husband is a huge priority, le...
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October | 2015 | Living Everything
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And the point is, to live everything. Live the questions now. –Rilke. October 30, 2015. Here’s my positive experiences. Journal entry of the day …. Kevin That’s what my positive experience is for today. The presence of my husband who is perfect, for me. He came home quickly after cross fit to shower and go to work and found me sitting on the floor on the brink of tears, frustrated at the loss of a document that hadn’t been backed up and was lost after four precious hours of work. October 21, 2015. Heaven...
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Happiness at Home | Living Everything
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And the point is, to live everything. Live the questions now. –Rilke. May 27, 2015. May 27, 2015. In the opening passages of. Author Gretchin Rubin indicates that she doesn’t need to go to Paris for a year to find happiness. [This made me laugh since I’ve been reading about people who have gone to Paris for a year. On a self-discovery trip.] Rather, home can be that rich, rewarding place that we carry with us wherever we go. If we invest in our home life, we are happier people. I have been thinking about...
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June | 2015 | Living Everything
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And the point is, to live everything. Live the questions now. –Rilke. A Sniper’s Perspective. June 5, 2015. May 27, 2015. A few years ago and it made me wonder how many of our top warriors were raised in the south, hunting and shooting guns from an early age. Both the author of. Are from Texas and grew up hunting in the woods. June 2, 2015. May 27, 2015. Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail. Strayed) I give this book five stars, not because I agree with all the decisions that the author ma...
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April | 2015 | Living Everything
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And the point is, to live everything. Live the questions now. –Rilke. April 19, 2015. April 19, 2015. Apparently I’ve been on a U.S. presidents kick. Just the other day I realized that I have read four books about U.S. presidents so far this year. Three of them have been about assassinations. A friend recommended O’Reilly’s books on Lincoln and Kennedy so I decided to give them a try. Since I really enjoyed Candice Millard’s books about James Garfield. The two assassinations share. Seemed like it was a l...
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And the point is, to live everything. Live the questions now. –Rilke. France for a Year. May 15, 2015. May 15, 2015. Although I’m not a Francophile, I remembered reading. Almost French: Love and a New Life in Paris. A few years ago and being sad to come to the last page. One book leads to another. And another I recently finished three more books about people who moved to France for a year and chronicled their journeys. Here are some things I noted while reading this book:. Tables are dressed up for the m...
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