Shared by Carla *************************************************** Let me introduce myself. My name is Valentine. I lived in Rome during the third century. That was long, long ago! At that time, Rome was ruled by an emperor named Claudius. I didn’t like Emperor Claudius, and I wasn’t the only one! A lot of people shared my feelings. Claudius …
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Monday Pick Me Up – To Have It All
Shared By Carla *************************************************************** My journey of self-discovery continued, and I was expanding my sense of myself and my own identity. In many ways, I thought that I was finally starting to feel successful and happy. I had a growing sense of well-being and satisfaction, and I adored being a mother and taking care of …
Monday Pick Me Up – The Man With The One Track Mind
Share by Carla *********************************************** Eddie Arcaro dreamed of becoming the world’s greatest jockey but after watching him ride a horse for five minutes, reality reflected a harsh contradiction. He was awkward and clumsy, and in his early years in the saddle he couldn’t do one thing right. He was left behind at the post, he …
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Monday Pick Me Up – The Lesson of the Morning Glory!
Shared by Carla ************************************************ I planted seeds in my little garden this year. I have never planted seeds before, because I am not a very patient person, and waiting for the little green shoots to rise above the ground, was just too much for me. But this year, I thought I would give it a …
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Monday Pick Me Up ~ Love for No Reason
Shared by Carla ******************************************** Through the train window, she watched the villages and vineyards of the Italian countryside go by. It was 1942 and Sussi Penzias, a young Jewish woman who’d fled Nazi Germany, was traveling alone, hoping to remain unnoticed. Since she’d arrived in Italy three years earlier, she’d been moving from place to …