Monthly Archives: December 2009

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Posted on December 31, 2009 by Brigitte

In life, a number of places can be called home.  Our first home, where we grew up, our first apartment when we left the nest, the home we built with our loved ones to start a family, the apartment we … Continue reading →

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Let yourself live the magic

Posted on December 26, 2009 by Brigitte

There are four questions of value in life… What is sacred? Of what is the spirit made? What is worth living for, and what is worth dying for? The answer to each is the same. Only love. Johnny Depp He … Continue reading →

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Quotes as gifts

Posted on December 22, 2009 by Brigitte

Today I will share with you a few quotes that I believe will be an inspiration to those of you going through a rough time, or those in that kind of lull one feels during the holidays when one takes … Continue reading →

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On Friendship

Posted on December 21, 2009 by Brigitte

In less than a week I am going back to Lebanon for a brief visit.  One of my dearest friends is getting remarried and I can’t imagine not being there to share in her new-found love and joy.  My friendships … Continue reading →

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My favorite things part I

Posted on December 18, 2009 by Brigitte

I can’t sleep.  The second night in a row of sketchy sleep and one single thought turning and bouncing around in my head. Only one, one subject, one preoccupation, one.  Tonight I will distract myself by thinking of my favorite … Continue reading →

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Movies that made me laugh, part I

Posted on December 17, 2009 by Brigitte

When I feel really down, frustrated, overwhelmed or upset, I either watch “Everybody Loves Raymond”, Read Dave Barry’s “Guide to Guys”, or -thanks to a brilliant decision by a Hollywood studio this year- watch the Hangover again.  No matter how … Continue reading →

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One Christmas wish gone wrong

Posted on December 13, 2009 by Brigitte

“The road to hell is paved with good intentions”.  This rang true one Christmas when I came back from my University in Beirut to spend the holidays with my parents in the North of Lebanon.  My parents had a lady … Continue reading →

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A poet from my land once said…

Posted on December 12, 2009 by Brigitte

On Love When love beckons to you, follow him, Though his ways are hard and steep, And when his wings enfold you yield to him, Though the sword hidden among his pinions may wound you. And when he speaks to … Continue reading →

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If you could be any part of nature, what would that be?

Posted on December 11, 2009 by Brigitte

I thought of flowers.  Wonderful colorful bright flowers that are on display everywhere you turn these days, poinsettias in shops, restaurants, homes, flower beds, on clothes, print, colorful flowers in salads. Flowers are supposed to accompany every stage in our … Continue reading →

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What I miss about Lebanon, part II

Posted on December 6, 2009 by Brigitte

The food.  Oh, Holy Mother of God, do Lebanese make the best food, that takes the longest time to prepare, the greatest care to decorate, and the most hours in the gym to shed after it settles to round those … Continue reading →

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