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Finding Happiness In Taking Care of Business

Last updated on January 22nd, 2019 at 02:08 pm I am finally back in my little historic city of Troy, New York after a few weeks away. I was lucky enough to get to spend a few weeks on the southern Jersey shore with my adorable niece and nephews, who were visiting from Argentina. Now’s it back to “real life,”…
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Samuel Beckett quote Dance first. Think later. It’s the natural order

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Triathlete Fitness Challenge: Take a Zumba Class

Last updated on October 30th, 2024 at 06:03 pm If you dream of becoming a triathlete after age 40 but feel intimidated by starting with running, cycling, or swimming, there are other options for getting in shape. Yes, eventually, you’ll have to do the running, cycling, and swimming, but you can enjoy other ways of working out while building your…
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Big News and Hard Work

Last updated on January 22nd, 2019 at 02:08 pm Hello, Friends. Life happens. We all know that. And sometimes it happens all at once in a tsunami of activity. That’s where I am right now – in the middle of a tsunami. So, I will not be blogging today (except for what I’m writing here) or on 7/26. If you…
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Another Easy Formula For Creating Lots of Jokes

Last updated on January 22nd, 2019 at 02:08 pm Writing Jokes To Use As A Funny Keynote Speaker Last week for all of you dreamers who want to be famous public speakers, I wrote, One Easy Formula for Hundreds of Jokes, where I shared with you an easy formula for writing jokes: the rule of threes. This week I’m sharing another…
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Finding Happiness Through Resting and Playing

Last updated on January 22nd, 2019 at 02:08 pm Americans seem to find it heroic to constantly work, and to stoically push through being sick, and to never just stop life long enough to truly rest and play. Last week, I wrote here about finding happiness in a real summer vacation. This past week, I found happiness in genuinely resting…
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Fitness Goal Setting: Triathlon Coach Rick Niles

Last updated on January 22nd, 2019 at 02:08 pm You hear this from everyone from fitness experts to my fellow dreamers here on 8 Women Dream. Goal setting is vital to success.  With big goals, planning them out is really the only way to get there. I had the opportunity to interview Rick Niles, triathlon coach and athlete with decades…
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