Serving Southern Jefferson County in the Great State of Montana
Serving Southern Jefferson County in the Great State of Montana
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Often on my daily neighborhood walk, I pass a woman and her dachshund, who used to bark at me frantically. I found it irritating. One day, on a whim, I decided to go beyond our customary nods. I asked her how I could make friends with her dog. "Oh, Petey gets upset when he sees people wearing hats," the woman said. "It's just too tiring to tell everyone." Because more people wear headgear in winter, she went on, it's a hard season for Petey. That was enough to make me fall in love with that...
I just had an eight-minute call with my good friend Tina, whom I've known for over three decades. I could never seem to connect with her (she has a very demanding job) until I sent her a text last week proposing an eight-minute phone call. That seems weird, she wrote back. Come on, I wheedled. You can do it. The president of the United States could probably do eight minutes! I promise not to go long. Name a time. At the appointed hour, I gave her a ring. In short order, we talked about our...
Try these simple steps for a joyful, more connected 2023. This Happiness Challenge will help you focus on a crucial element of living a good life - your relationships. Start by assessing the range and strength of your social ties with this quiz (https://nyti.ms/3Xb1dFx), and then dive into seven days of advice below. In 1938, researchers at Harvard set out to learn what makes a person thrive. They recruited 724 participants, a combination of students at Harvard College and low-income teenage...