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Actively engaged:

• •Taekwondo: Ancient Wisdom for the Modern Warrior
• •Raising An Emotionally Intelligent Child (Initially recommended to me by our pediatrician, this book has become very much the essential outline for how we interface with our kids. It has given us a profound new paradigm for modes of interaction which has increased our children’s security and overall sense of well-being as well as our ability as parents to effectively maintain loving discipline. I can’t recommend it enough for those with or contemplating having children. As is the case with many of the parenting books that I recommend, I learned as much if not more about myself as I did about my child. A book of easily accessible, readily applicable, and much-needed wisdom.)
• •The Infinite Atonement (I find myself only able to read between one sub-section and one chapter of this most excellent book a day. If I try to do more, I am left distracted from the current section by thoughts still spinning from the previous one. While I crave the sense of accomplishment that comes from flying right through a book to call it done and read, I am finding this savorful reading experience most rewarding.)
• •The Personal Writings of Eliza Roxcy Snow

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A year or so ago, I discovered the music of Stephanie Smith through the soundtrack to Pride & Prejudice: A Latter-day Comedy. Her two songs on the soundtrack were, of course, awesome. A quick trip to her website revealed that she had two whole albums out. I bought them both in a heartbeat. Her lyrics are brilliant; her music eminently listenable. Her album “Change” pretty much lives in my cd player…and my mind. (more…)

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