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Letting a theme guide your life provides more impact than resolutions. My theme for 2023? Choose joy, intentionally.

Alas, another tree. Or is it? Perhaps you've seen this tree before a time or two. Read on for its history, as context leads to understanding

Joy is a choice. While it doesn't make the hard days disappear, choosing joy enables you to see the good that is otherwise eclipsed.

I was standing under this tree last week when I snapped this picture. Changing your viewpoint leads to appreciating the present.

A reflection on a recent trip shows that we have so much in common with blueberry bushes. Answers to so many of life's issues lie in nature.

Art is as intrinisic to life as the air that we breathe. It is a refuge we all seek, knowingly or not. Thank you to the artists.

Many years ago, I found myself walking down a college sidewalk. Chaos and the unexpected are the events which can have the greatest impact.

Co-workers Sofia and Carrie deal with quite the unexpected Monday. When you put enough good into the world, the world looks out for you.

Carter Walker never felt more at home than when he was down by the creek. At every stage, life gives us moments we treasure.

That night I was dealing with a dog with dementia, but she led me to where I needed to be. All things work together for good.

This story inspired by Lynn Dean's winning photo follows siblings Wren and Rowan, who recall childhood memories from summers long gone.

The nuisance of frenetic footsteps will one day disappear. Serena and Mitchell find meaning in the mundane.

A box hidden in the hallway closet brings back memories and is the impetus for a long overdue visit.

What does the storyteller have in common with the social worker? A shared knowledge that that any one person's story is not yet written.

Jay F. Calhoun's memoir reminds us small conversations can have a lasting impact and give us an appreciation for things once lost.

The struggle against an ever-shortening attention span is real, and has been exacerbated by a pandemic.

Reflections on a stream by a historic mill. What makes a stream both indelible and alluring?

A short story of the first day of a family vacation. Does anything ever really go according to plan?

A short story of a young woman's return to her Gullah family and the cultural treasures that make her whole on Daufuskie Island.

Dogs inspire us to follow our dreams, even when we don't think we have the strength. A short story about a girl and a dog named Jack.