Undo and Redo
As I sat at my sewing machine removing stitches for the third time from a quilt that I’d been working on, I thought about how much in my...
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Mary Doyle
- Dec 30, 2019
Looking Behind to Look Ahead
Last year my resolution was to be healthy. I ended up in the hospital right off the bat the second week of January. So, I hesitate to try...
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Mary Doyle
- Nov 7, 2019
Jerusalem. City of Sensual Overload.
I just returned from a pilgrimage to Israel and Italy and the impact of the trip has left my head full of images, sounds, and smells. As...
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Mary Doyle
- Jun 14, 2019
Slow Down to Speed Up
How often have you wished for a few more hours in a day? Most of us practice a fast-paced regimen of hustling from work to activities and...
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Mary Doyle
- Jan 28, 2019
Please say, “Alexa, Please…”
Inside voices. Mind your manners. At the very least, say “please” and “thank you.” And then we get an Alexa and shout orders at an...
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Mary Doyle
- Dec 5, 2018
Remembering a Life of Integrity
Today in the United States we celebrated the life of one of our most remarkable presidents, our 41st, George Herbert Walker Bush....
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Mary Doyle
- May 24, 2017
Rant on Comcast/Xfinity
I’m cool as a cucumber, calm as a gentle stream. I don’t get road rage—I’m the most patient driver on the road. I rarely get rattled...
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Mary Doyle
- Apr 3, 2017
Direct Sales: Your Business Your Way
My husband, Marshall, used to say that sales is the one business that has no limits. You control your amount of income and the number of...
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Mary Doyle
- Jan 11, 2017
Your Next Home
There is little I understand about the housing market today. My house has been on the market for a year and a half. I’ve learned some...
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Mary Doyle
- Dec 15, 2016
Socks, Please Santa
The snow glitters in the blowing wind. Trees and decks and shrubs and ground are dusted in sparkling white snow. So pure, clean—and...
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Mary Doyle
- Nov 23, 2016
Stop! Reflect! Give Thanks!
I’m not one to long for the past. My life’s been a mix of extremes—excellent and dreadful times. I look back on the good ones with...
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Mary Doyle
- Oct 14, 2016
Not Voting is Voting
The current presidential campaign is not a proud moment in American history. Although there are voters who strongly favor one or the...
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Mary Doyle
- Jul 8, 2013
Lemons into Lemonade
Life often makes us experts on topics we’d rather not know about – cancer, combat, financial downfall, sexual assault, divorce, death of...
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Mary Doyle
- Aug 13, 2012
Now You See It. Now You Don’t.
Magic is easy, once you know the secret. At least that is what my husband, Marshall Brodien, always says. And life is like that too. If...
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