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Dose #15: How One New York blizzard Touched Many Lives
"The world is full of strife. Never add to it." ~Anne Elizabeth Austen (2012) For all of my life, I loved my mother completely. She was...
Austen Hayes
Jan 27, 20194 min read
Dose #14: Appreciation And The Art of Feeling Alive; A Tribute To Dearest Mary Oliver
I begin this post with a tribute to a favourite poet who left us this week - Mary Oliver. Ms. Oliver's words tell of the sacred, adoring...
Austen Hayes
Jan 20, 20193 min read
Dose #13: Woman Power: Use With Care
"A hero is someone who understands the responsibility that comes with his (her) freedom." ~ Bob Dylan The Equal Rights Amendment was...
Austen Hayes
Jan 13, 20193 min read
Dose #12: Is It Illness Or A Shortage of Hope?
"A leader is a dealer in hope." ~ Napoleon Bonaparte As an intern in an adolescent group home I was assigned the role of counselor for a...
Austen Hayes
Jan 6, 20195 min read
Dose #11: A New Year;After The Striving - What Then?
"Empathy is about finding echoes of another person in yourself." ~ Mohsin Hamid Christmas is a gentle time. People smile easily, they're...
Austen Hayes
Dec 30, 20183 min read
Dose #10: How Old Do You Feel?
Happy Holidays Everyone! Thank you for your wonderful support throughout the year! I am more grateful than you know. ah...
Austen Hayes
Dec 23, 20184 min read
Dose #9: Must We Be So Afraid?
A Holiday Note. In this year of 2018 we watched as the world trembled with sorrow and destruction. At the same time, we've been witness...
Austen Hayes
Dec 16, 20183 min read
Dose # 8: One Singular Sensation
"Just one step. Just one mile. Just one dollar. Just one kiss. When we look at life through the lens of 'one', everything becomes much...
Austen Hayes
Dec 9, 20182 min read
Dose #7: Until Now; Women's Strength In Stories Shared
"You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to...
Austen Hayes
Dec 2, 20182 min read
Dose #6: Giving, Letting Go & Singing
"No one has ever become poor by giving." ~Anne Frank Someone I've known since we were 12, told me it's wrong for our country to give to...
Austen Hayes
Nov 25, 20182 min read
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