Category Archives: How to live

Prayer

Posted on July 8, 2021 by Fran Gardner

Dear God, Make this the best day. Let it be the day I love the most The day I am loved the most The day I am most just The day I act with the most integrity             Listen with the … Continue reading →

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And this was then

Posted on May 8, 2021 by Fran Gardner

I found this item while rooting around in my old daily exercises. It’s like a fever dream. Every thought engenders another. My life was full then, and it is now. January 9, 2014 11:14 AM As I work in the … Continue reading →

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Advice

Posted on May 17, 2020 by Fran Gardner

“To thine own self be true.” “Never get involved in a land war in Asia.” “Plastics.” Most advice I’ve gotten over the years I’ve forgotten or ignored. Sometimes I listen. Lately, two pieces of advice from 50 years ago and … Continue reading →

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Bucket baloney

Posted on February 16, 2018 by Fran Gardner

Despite my resolution for this month (February), to avoid thinking, saying or writing negative things, I can’t get a recent Editorial Notebook from the New York Times out of my head. The title is “Last Things First for Patients With … Continue reading →

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Cleaning lady lives matter

Posted on February 8, 2016 by Fran Gardner

  In an interview in the Sunday Business section of Sunday’s (Feb. 7)  New York Times,  Adam Bryant asked Walt Bettinger, C.E.O. of the Charles Schwab Corporation, about lessons he had learned in college. Here’s Bettinger’s response: A business strategy course in my senior year … Continue reading →

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