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Posts by Monica-Lane

Monica Lane is a pediatric physical therapist and lifelong learner. She is the mother of four, grandmother of two, and girlfriend of one terrific guy. Two years ago, she picked up a camera and discovered the bliss of a day lost in pursuit of a powerful photo.

How to Really Live Instead of Merely Existing

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“Death is not the greatest loss in life. The greatest loss is what dies inside us while we live.” ~Norman Cousins

“Come here and take Dora out to get some milk.”

With those simple words, I knew my father’s time was short. Not a man to ask for help, I knew that milk was just an excuse to get me to come to his side.

My father was a gruff, angry, bitter man who had sealed himself off from nearly everyone. I spoke with him at 7:00 am every Saturday morning for fifteen years. In those conversations he complained about …