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Doubting Santa
He is taking credit — with a wink and jolly guffaw — for work he doesn’t do. Mrs. Claus is home slaving away, paying attention to details.
Melissa Gouty
Dec 22, 20245 min read
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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
Melissa Gouty
Jul 6, 20214 min read
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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.
Melissa Gouty
Mar 31, 20216 min read
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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...
Melissa Gouty
Nov 26, 20204 min read
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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...
Melissa Gouty
Nov 26, 20203 min read
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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.
Melissa Gouty
Nov 1, 20202 min read
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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.
Melissa Gouty
Sep 2, 20203 min read
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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.
Melissa Gouty
Aug 19, 20205 min read
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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.
Melissa Gouty
Jul 12, 20205 min read
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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.
Melissa Gouty
Jul 1, 20204 min read
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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.
Melissa Gouty
Jul 1, 20206 min read
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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.
Melissa Gouty
Jun 9, 20204 min read
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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
Melissa Gouty
Jun 8, 20205 min read
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Because Joy and Genius Shouldn't Be Forgotten
Jim Henson’s genius enabled him to spread smiles around the world. His quintessential creativity taught children important life lessons.
Melissa Gouty
Jun 1, 20205 min read
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Childhood Fantasies Come True: SpaceX and the Final Frontier
Space travel is no longer relegated to the realms of Science Fiction or the weird visions of scientists. Space Force and SpaceX are reality.
Melissa Gouty
May 31, 20204 min read
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What Special Occasion Are You Waiting For?
Don't save things for later. Live life now because every day is a special occasion, not some unnamed event of the future.
Melissa Gouty
May 31, 20204 min read
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3 Unexpected Ways to Celebrate Your Birthday
Today is my 62nd birthday, and I have no qualms about admitting my age. I wear them proudly, like battle scars, like tally marks of accumula
Melissa Gouty
May 20, 20204 min read
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Finding Comfort in the Chaos that Surrounds Us
Now, more than a half-century later, I understand that chaos is not connected to people or groups at all. It’s a force of nature all its own
Melissa Gouty
May 16, 20203 min read
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The Unexpected Benefits of Being Alone With Yourself
“There is a difference between loneliness and solitude; one will empty you, and one will fill you. You have the power to choose.” Solitude i
Melissa Gouty
May 10, 20205 min read
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Here's an Alternative to Quick Success: Go Slow
Success comes in different forms and at different speeds to different people. For me, getting to success is a slow, turtle-tortu
Melissa Gouty
Apr 27, 20204 min read
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