Aged and Ageless: How to Be Like a Tree
I can't live without trees. No one can. Without them, the world would be bereft of beauty. A science haiku for our benevolent forest friends
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Melissa Gouty
Mar 31, 20216 min read
The Intense Joy of Loving My Neighbors' Children
Loving the neighbors' children is different from loving your own...less responsibility and worry, more joy; joy that is doubled with twins.
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Melissa Gouty
Nov 26, 20204 min read
The Value of Old-Fashioned Letters in a Temporary Society
Nothing says love like a letter Careers and friendship chronicled in letters “My heart still palpitates every time I see one of those...
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Melissa Gouty
Nov 26, 20203 min read
Celebrate World Kindness Day - Because What You Do Matters
3 Simple Ways to Bring Joy to the World Smiling: The Simplest, Cheapest Way to Be Kind It’s so simple, really. Smile. It’s something all...
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Melissa Gouty
Nov 1, 20202 min read
How to Honor an Avid Reader After an Untimely Death
Grace had always wanted floor to ceiling bookshelves with a rolling library ladder. Ben built them for her...as a tribute after she died.
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Melissa Gouty
Sep 2, 20203 min read
Skinny-Dipping in the Aegean Sea
Female friendhip frees you and encourages you to be yourself at any time, in any place in the world, in any circumstance - even naked.
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Melissa Gouty
Aug 19, 20205 min read
The Fear of Christmas Future
My friends are all in their 80s and in declining health. The odds of us all being together next Christmas are decreasing every day.
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Melissa Gouty
Jul 12, 20205 min read
What Happens When You Read Your Parents' Love Letters?
Reading my parents’ love letters gave insight into who our parents were before us, an intimate glimpse at the start of a 62-year marriage.
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Melissa Gouty
Jul 1, 20204 min read
How China Made Me Appreciate My Freedom
I didn't appreciate my freedom until I traveled to China and heard stories of Tiananmen Square. Now I sing the national anthem proudly.
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Melissa Gouty
Jul 1, 20206 min read
How to Improve on the 12 Traits You Need to Succeed
You've already got the twelve traits you need to succeed. Here's how you can maximize those traits for ultimate success.
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Melissa Gouty
Jun 9, 20204 min read
It Costs You Nothing to Be Kind
My dad was an example of a happy guy who performed small acts of kindness as easily as he took a breath. He was the most contented man ever.
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Melissa Gouty
Jun 8, 20205 min read
Mourning a Personal Loss in the Middle of a National Tragedy
Grieving for Zoey, my lost dog, is harder because I feel guilty mourning when all around me such huge, earth-shattering events are happening
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