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  During the Thanksgiving holiday of 2002, my husband, Bruce, and I cruised the warm waters in the Western Caribbean on the Golden Princess. One of our adventures took place in the beautiful ocean waters of Cozumel at Chankanaab Park where we swam and played with dolphins. This was one of the mo...

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Happy Valentine's Day to all of my Friends, Subscribers and Associates at Activerain. Thank you for all of your support and encouragement. I truly appreciate "Our Compatibility." Hope you enjoy the tasty treats ! On Valentine’s Day, we think about The people who are dear, How much they add to lif...

In a note to the reader at the beginning of this collection, Amy Tan admits that, "The Opposite of Fate is, in effect, really a series of "musings," each one linked to the other by her own "fascination with fate, both blind and blessed, and its many alternatives." These alternatives, she goes on...

"We are formed and molded by our thoughts. Those whose minds are shaped by selfless thoughts give joy when they speak or act. Joy follows them like a shadow that never leaves them." —Buddha Copyright 2009 Linda Bourgault/lulugraphix. All rights reserved.

We witness the beauty of life when a child is born, when we meet the Love of our life, or when we see magnificent waves rolling on the ocean. We are surrounded by nature's beauty every moment of every day. Then when we least expect it, nature pounds us into the ground as we lose a child to drug ...

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Cheese! Cheese!—Glorious Cheese!A few months ago I was lurking around the house... searching for something to eat and all I could think about was cheese. After two trips to the refrigerator I had an inventory of the cheeses available. There were a couple of cheddars,  a small piece of provolone, ...

I was doing a bit of digital house cleaning last night when I stumbled upon this photo of my husband, Bruce, and our two girls, Thelma and Louise. I laughed and cried seeing this image of them again. The photo was taken on the lanai at our house in Ewa Beach, Hawaii. We adopted Thelma and Louise ...

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