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May 07 Yes, it is addictive!My E-Bay adventure continues. So far, I have bought five pieces of jewelry for a total of $2.31. Three of them were one penny each. The only catch is, I have spent over $40 in shipping charges. So the bottom line is not quite the Deal of the Millennium. But postal services probably need the business.
I have suckered my sweetie into the game now. He is watching a set of cookware. May 05 My first E-Bay purchaseI did it! I joined E-Bay last night and made four bids. One is lost, two are pending, and one is mine. I am now theproud owner of a green amber pendant. The item cost $1.29USD. Shipping was $12.69. I won't mention the shipping when I brag about my purchase.
Now I will have a reason to haunt the post office.
May 02 Heart knowledgeNo real and deep change occurs outside relationship and trust, for this is the place where the heart lives. People often say, "I know that in my head, not in my heart." For the heart to know it, the heart must return to the vulnerable place where the rules were first written on it. -- Dr. Henry Cloud, Changes that Heal
April 29 Irena SendlerovaOne of my articles made the front page of Helium today. I am happy that this one is getting additional exposure. We need positive role models in our society. Not glitzy superstars and celebrities, but seemingly ordinary people doing extraordinary things.
When Dr. Margaret Arkinstall, one of Hearst's pioneer physicians, was awarded the Order of Canada, she wondered what the fuss was about. "I was just doing my job." Indeed she was, but it was not a job that had a huge line-up of people wanting to do it. Many of the older residents of Hearst have vivid stories to tell about Dr. Arkinstall and her husband, "Dr. Bill." She did her house calls with a horse and buggy in the summer, and a horse and sleigh in the winter, while he kept the hospital running. They could not be everywhere they were needed, but they often were in the right place at the right time.
Before the Arkinstalls, there was Dr. Al Kenzie, who arrived in Hearst in 1924. There was no highway then, so he got off the train at Hornepayne and walked over 100 km through the bush. If we end up in the same place in the afterlife, I will shake his hand.
Of course, we don't have to be doctors or social workers to make a difference. All we have to be is ourselves, and be willing to take opportunities to make a difference. Even a smile can change the course of someone's day.
The increasing focus on self-fulfilment has made the concept of serving others without tangible compensation much less sexy. Much of the good we do is fuelled by guilt rather than joy. Many of us have forgotten that self-fulfilment is impossible without hands-on service.
A humane society is not possible unless we take care of each other. If we can't stop the avalanche of evil, at least we can snatch the occasional person out of its path.
April 27 My Grandson WrenI have just installed the software for my digital camera and downloaded my pictures. I am inordinately proud of myself because I consider myself a technoklutz.
This photo was sent by my daughter just last week, after new snow fell on Edmonton.
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