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The Bird and the Man in the Red Car

The Bird and the Man in the Red Car

Judith Peck, Ed.D. The red car was positioned at an angle behind the bird, its rear jutting out into the...
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The Imperative of Sleep

The Imperative of Sleep

Judith Peck, Ed.D. Matthew Walker's book, Why We Sleep, is an eye-opener on many levels. Reading it is probably a...
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Empty Brain Calories

Empty Brain Calories

Judith Peck, Ed.D. Enjoying morning coffee on the patio, feet on a stool and looking out beyond the trees to...
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Mozart for Mom and Dad

Mozart for Mom and Dad

Judith Peck, Ed.D. Classic music spreads tranquility but much more. Because of its complexity, classical music is the choice to...
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Cloth Diapers

Cloth Diapers

Judith Peck, Ed.D. Does anyone remember the joy of folding diapers?  I'm serious? Warm and clean from the dryer, all...
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We Don’t Go to Bed Angry

We Don’t Go to Bed Angry

Judith Peck, Ed.D. We don't go to bed angry, that was a rule with the kids. It was to temper...
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HEY, GOOD JOB, KIDDO!

HEY, GOOD JOB, KIDDO!

Judith Peck, Ed.D. Underlying myriad cultural shifts in gender relationships, I sense there still exists a Me Tarzan/Me Jane mentality....
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Happiness Enters Through the Senses

Happiness Enters Through the Senses

Judith Peck, Ed.D. A feeling of happiness begins not from a state of mind but an impression of the senses....
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The Chipmunk v. the Mouse

The Chipmunk v. the Mouse

Judith Peck, Ed.D. Chipmunks are cute and adorable. Mice are deplorable, not cute at all, but why the stark difference?...
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Glimpses

Glimpses

Judith Peck, Ed.D. A large table in my bedroom had been moved away leaving a whole corner area empty. The...
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The Real Thing

The Real Thing

Judith Peck, Ed.D. It struck me that I was looking out at a landscape that was in these moments completely...
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Getting Started Creatively

Getting Started Creatively

Judith Peck, Ed.D. How to get started creatively in the morning on the stuff no one in your world cares...
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Conflict Resolution: You are Right and So is He

Conflict Resolution: You are Right and So is He

Judith Peck, Ed.D. You are absolutely right in the dispute, no question. He has inflicted a wrong-doing upon you, the...
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CONNECTING

CONNECTING

Judith Peck, Ed.D. Seated on my patio enjoying my lawn, I looked up and saw a young deer – teenaged...
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Taking Myself Out To Lunch

Taking Myself Out To Lunch

Yesterday, I had a strong desire to make a lunch date. I wanted to be social or more likely, put...
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We Don’t Go to Bed Angry, That’s the Rule

Judith Peck, Ed.D. We Don't Go to Bed Angry, that's the Rule We don't go to bed angry, that's the...
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Mom’s thoughtful advice to daughter on wrong boyfriend

Judith Peck, Ed.D. Sitting opposite my daughter in a luncheonette after finally meeting the surly guy she'd begun living with,...
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Loneliness

Loneliness

Judith Peck, Ed.D. All life's passions, lofty, lowly, beatific and bodily arise from one source: Loneliness. Think sex, art, sex,...
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Empathy

Empathy

Judith Peck, Ed.D. So what was it about him that made me fall in love with him, and fall is...
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Happiness Enters through the Senses

Happiness Enters through the Senses

Judith Peck, Ed.D. A feeling of happiness comes not from a state of mind but impression of the senses. Happiness...
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