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Dose #24: The Myth Of The 'Desperate' Older Woman
"I've never been particularly aware of my age. It's like being on a bicycle - I just put my foot down and keep going." ~ Angela Lansbury...
Austen Hayes
Apr 22, 20196 min read


Dose #23: Every Life Is A Story
In The News - This week I'm posting a notice about a program I believe deserves mention. If you're involved in a program you'd like to...
Austen Hayes
Apr 14, 20196 min read


Dose #22: The Narcissist's Way To Self Preservation - Divide And Rule
"Divide and rule, the politician cries. Unite and lead, is the watchword of the wise." ~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Narcissist: a word...
Austen Hayes
Apr 7, 20194 min read


Dose #21: Clients: We're Not Supposed To Love Them...
"What is tolerance? It is the consequence of humanity. We are all formed of frailty and error; let us pardon reciprocally each other's...
Austen Hayes
Mar 17, 20196 min read


Dose #20: What is Your 'Why'?: Today's Quest For Meaning And Purpose
Note a: A dear friend sent out a group message to friends asking them to visit, "In Small Doses". Happily, more than 10 new readers...
Austen Hayes
Mar 10, 20196 min read


Dose #19: Would You Like To Chat?
"Let yourself be silently drawn by the strange pull of what you really love." ~Rumi As I write, I'm tense. Trapped. Is it a hard...
Austen Hayes
Feb 24, 20194 min read


Walking: Where The Mind Is Free To Wander
"...have space to spread my mind out in." ~Virginia Woolf When we want answers we head to Google. We sit at computers, sit on the train,...
Austen Hayes
Feb 17, 20191 min read


Dose #18: Some Things Aren't meant To Be Fixed, But You Can Stand By
"One of the most sincere forms of respect is actually listening to what another has to say." ~ Bryant H. McGill This week I had lunch...
Austen Hayes
Feb 17, 20193 min read


Dose #17: 90 Days Without TV - Rested, Inspired, Organized
"The monotony and solitude of a quiet life stimulates the creative mind." ~ Albert Einstein One year ago I stopped watching television...
Austen Hayes
Feb 10, 20194 min read


Dose #16: A Cherished Mentor From Days Gone By
"I would define, in brief, the poetry of words as the rhythmical creation of Beauty." ~ Edgar Allan Poe What fun it is to read a writer's...
Austen Hayes
Feb 3, 20193 min read

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