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This time last year, there was a lot of uncertainty. We won’t go into details, but if you don’t remember, good for you! And here we are at Thanksgiving again. Decades ago, G. K. Chesterton wrote, “You say grace before meals. All right. But I
My brother Jim used to travel by plane for his work a lot more than he does now. And for a while, so did I. In an amazing coincidence, once he called me while we were both inside the Twin Cities airport in Minnesota- he was leaving and I was
I heard it said that failure is simply early attempts at success. It’s important to realize that what we learn from our failures can be important stepping stones. Listen to some of the experts: "No pressure, no diamonds." -Mary Case "I have not
When my wife and I began to make our home together, we went through the collective stuff we brought along. Alice's mother had passed away not long before and we had her stuff in a closet- old cookbooks, quilter's magazines, postcards and metic
"Will you get your steps in today?" "Did you get a badge?" "What was your average HR during your walk?" If you don't understand these questions, you probably don't have a smartwatch or fitness tracker. To call our business Alive 'n Well means
I have to tell you that this happens every time I watch the Olympic Games. I see mostly young people, highly trained, incredibly motivated, disciplined and driven! They have been working for this moment for a long time: to go farther, faster
Last week I spoke with a friend who retired from his 50-year practice as a doctor. At first, it was a bit jarring, he admitted; but eventually, he is happier and lighter and freer. I told him that he made his transition well. Some folks don’
Ross Gay in his work called “A Book of Delights” has an essay entitled “Tomato on Board” which begins: “What you don’t know until you carry a tomato seedling through the airport and onto a plane is that carrying a tomato seedling through the ai
The other day, Alice and I were waiting our turn to speak with our health insurance provider. It was our first time at their new office and it was brand new. However, they forget to provide privacy rooms for the clients. I promise you on the
As I write this, Hurricane Elsa has been downgraded. It has yet to cross Cuba and might yet gain speed as it makes its way north toward the US. Where or when it will hit has meteorologists guessing. It’s that time of year again, for sure.
From the toddler who doesn't want to hold Mommy's hand (for a moment) to the child who can ride a bike without training wheels to the teenager who leaves home for college or a career, there's something about independence that has its own origin
Alice and Daniel Francis, co-founders of Alivenwell.net, speak about what this past year has meant and what Alive 'n Well can provide future seekers of health, peace, wellness, wholeness and positivity!
My late father was in many ways a beautifully simple man. Despite becoming Master Chief in the Navy while working as a cryptologist in amazing places like Turkey, Morocco and southern Spain, he kept his life uncomplicated- loved his wife and s
On Sunday mornings, as Mom was readying the gaggle of us for Church, there was on occasion a discordance. If we were ahead of schedule (rarely for the nine of us in the Francis Family) and hair was disheveled or shirts untucked, she would admo
Often on one of our walking routes, Alice and I see a dog in the yard. He's curious and sometimes barks while wagging his tail. He'll move with us- we on the street and he along the grass. But the dog never leaves the yard. Is there an invi
"Your eyes are too big for your stomach." Although she didn't coin it, my mom was the first one I heard this phrase from. We were at the local 7-Eleven. This didn't happen often. With seven kids and a mortgage, snacks or meals outside of the
Honesty seems to be in short supply these days- well, that depends on whom you ask. From different political spectrums, there is the big lie or the stolen election. An ousted Republican conservative gets high approval from liberal democrats.
I’m at the age now when my nieces and nephews are having babies. Talk about feeling “oldish.” Last September I received a text-picture of my brother’s grandson and his baby sister ready for their first day back to school; somehow I could pick
On the exact day of the month we got married and for every month of that first year, no matter the weather or temperature, Alice and I had a ritual: go to the grocery store to pick up a pre-ordered cake (identical to the one we had for our wed
The third day of the week I like to call chooseday. I know it’s corny. Anyone who knows me understands that I like to play with words....and, okay, am a bit silly. But really every day is chooseday- meaning, we have the choice how we are goi
There's a lake not too far from our house. My wife and I love to walk there and do so nearly daily. If we have old bread we feed it to the fish, turtles and occasional seagull or crow. Oftentimes, there is no one there at the little beach or
In the past two weeks, two people we know committed suicide. The Church that I was brought up in used to refuse funerals for such souls. Thankfully, so much has changed, including compassion, love and support for the family of the deceased.
I subscribe to Instructables, an open-source website that features projects made from scratch or with ordinary objects lying around. It never fails to amaze me how creative and productive people can be when they see something different than th
Who could have imagined last year that we’d still be wearing masks and physically distancing at this time? It’s easy to understand the reactions of people who feel robbed of time and events, lonely because of isolation, financially strapped due
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