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A Matter of the Heart and Mind
Last weekend, I had a very interesting conversation with a lady who serves as a Stephen minister at a congregation I was visiting for a...
Maryanne Kyle-DiPietropaolo
Nov 12, 20192 min read
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Self-Care Is Not Self-Maintenance
I have always struggled with how to do self-care well. I don’t have all the right answers, but I am slowly learning what self-care really...
Maryanne Kyle-DiPietropaolo
Oct 30, 20193 min read
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Spreading Joy
When I was leaving the health club a few days ago, a mom and her young son were just coming in. The boy was dancing down the hall. When I...
Maryanne Kyle-DiPietropaolo
Oct 22, 20192 min read
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An Invitation to Notice and Imagine
The weather is changing this week, the cold air is on its way, we are taking out our heavier coats and putting on more layers. The...
Maryanne Kyle-DiPietropaolo
Oct 14, 20192 min read
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Facing Fears
“Fear has always seemed to me to be the worst stumbling block which anyone has to face. It is the great crippler. Looking back, it...
Maryanne Kyle-DiPietropaolo
Oct 7, 20193 min read
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View of a Support Team
My friend Betsy was an amazing woman. She enjoyed swimming, opera and cooking. She was extremely funny and intelligent, and had a deep...
Maryanne Kyle-DiPietropaolo
Oct 1, 20194 min read
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What a Day!
We have all had days when nothing goes right. The type of day where it gets worse as it progresses. Days where you think; “nothing more...
Maryanne Kyle-DiPietropaolo
Sep 30, 20193 min read
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Pain in the back!
A few months ago, I woke up with a terrible pain in my lower back. The type of pain that makes your whole body tense up and makes moving...
Maryanne Kyle-DiPietropaolo
Sep 9, 20193 min read
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My Cat Taught Me How To Be Present
I learned some of the most valuable lessons about how to be present to myself and to others from my cat. We adopted our first cat, Buddy,...
Maryanne Kyle-DiPietropaolo
Sep 2, 20192 min read
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Transitions
Last week my husband and I helped our daughter pack up and move for her sophomore year in college. This week we were helping my son pack...
Maryanne Kyle-DiPietropaolo
Aug 25, 20192 min read
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The Care and Keeping of Others
In our previous blog, Maryanne talked about how human beings were created to be a part of a community. We cannot do this thing called...
Maryanne Kyle-DiPietropaolo
Aug 21, 20193 min read
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Support and Care
This week Henrieta and I attend a SCORE conference for women entrepreneurs. SCORE is an organization sponsored by the SBA (small business...
Maryanne Kyle-DiPietropaolo
Aug 13, 20193 min read
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In Community
When my husband and I are traveling, we enjoy visiting local churches. I love experiencing all the different ways people worship. ...
Maryanne Kyle-DiPietropaolo
Aug 5, 20194 min read
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One is the Loneliest Number
One Is the Loneliest Number: How Loneliness Affects All Parts of Life There are many times through our lifespan when we naturally...
Maryanne Kyle-DiPietropaolo
Jul 23, 20193 min read
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Loneliness
One of the times that I have felt the loneliest is when I was in a group of over 300 people. Loneliness is complicated. Can I get an...
Maryanne Kyle-DiPietropaolo
Jul 16, 20194 min read
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Our Spiritual Evolution
When we consider how we evolve over the course of our lives, we usually think in terms of the different stages in life that people go...
Maryanne Kyle-DiPietropaolo
Jul 1, 20193 min read
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The 2nd Half
I have been married for 38 years. I can not believe it, 38 years! I have lived with my husband longer than anyone else in my life. In...
Maryanne Kyle-DiPietropaolo
Jun 24, 20192 min read
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Guiding a Child’s Life
In our last blog, Maryanne talked about how much life changes as we become parents. Not only do our priorities shift completely and...
Maryanne Kyle-DiPietropaolo
Jun 17, 20192 min read
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The Evolution of Mom
About a week after I had my first child, my husband shared with me his belief about childbirth. He said that the minute my son was born,...
Maryanne Kyle-DiPietropaolo
Jun 10, 20193 min read
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Becoming a Hexagon
I have two daughters who are graduating this year. My oldest daughter has now officially graduated from high school, and my middle one is...
Maryanne Kyle-DiPietropaolo
Jun 4, 20192 min read
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