http://www.fundrinkingames.com com_fireboard en-us Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:02:02 -0800 fb_rsspower.gif http://www.fundrinkingames.com 88 http://www.fundrinkingames.com/component/option,com_fireboard/Itemid,63/func,view/id,272/catid,8/ To this day I remember my mum''s letters. It all started in December 1941. Every night she sat at the big table in the kitchen and wrote to my brother Johnny, who had been drafted that summer. We had not heard from him since the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. I didn''t understand why my mum kept writing Johnny when he never wrote back. Wait and see-we''ll get a letter from him one day, she claimed. Mum said that there was a direct link from the brain to the written word that was just as strong as... http://www.fundrinkingames.com/component/option,com_fireboard/Itemid,63/func,view/id,271/catid,8/ “Hey, Jenna, do you think we’ll still be friends when we’re eighty-two?” I stopped bouncing on the trampoline when I saw a puzzled look on my friend’s face. Boy, did her look say it all! It was clear she was wondering where in the world I had come up with such a random question. Being such good friends, it had become easy to read each other’s minds. So, while I waited for Jenna to answer, I started wondering what life would be like without her. Definitely not the same, that’s for sure! Losing Jenna would... http://www.fundrinkingames.com/component/option,com_fireboard/Itemid,63/func,view/id,270/catid,8/ Friendship with oneself is all important, because without it one cannot be friends with anyone else in the world.- Eleanor Roosevelt We often focus on building relationships with others that we forget the essential first step: being friends of ourselves. That is the crucial first step if we are to have good relationships with others. How can we have good relationships with others if we don''t even have good relationship with ourselves? The problem might be worse than we expect. Maybe we don''t like ou... http://www.fundrinkingames.com/component/option,com_fireboard/Itemid,63/func,view/id,269/catid,8/ Grandma got Grandpa out of bed and helped him to the kitchen for breakfast. After his meal, she led him to his armchair in the living room where he would rest while she cleaned the dishes. Every so often, she would check to see if he needed anything. This was their daily routine after Grandpa’s latest stroke. Although once a very active man, his severely damaged left arm, difficulty walking and slurred speech now kept him housebound. For nearly a year he hadn’t even been to church or to visit family. ... http://www.fundrinkingames.com/component/option,com_fireboard/Itemid,63/func,view/id,268/catid,8/ As I stood at the gate in the busy airport waiting for my plane, my mind went back to all the changes in my life during the past months. My marriage had crumbled, leaving me shattered and very confused. My dream of a happy home and children had been dashed. 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