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Insights: Life is a Sequence of Moments

Life is short. We have heard this often throughout our lives. The problem is that we do not realize this until one day we say “Wow—this is it?” Why is it so difficult for us to digest this message? Our brain is only set up to accept small changes. I hear from clients as they...
Posted On 09 Sep 2017
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New Eelgrass Thriving, May Improve Water Chemistry

Eelgrass collected and replanted in underwater regions around Newport Beach are flourishing, according to Marine Restoration Director Katie Nichols of Orange County Coastkeeper. The green, slender seagrass has been planted in the area for nearly a decade, but even grasses planted...
Posted On 07 Sep 2017
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CdM Resident, Active CERT Volunteer Marilyn Broughton Dies

Corona del Mar resident Marilyn Broughton, an active volunteer for the Newport Beach Fire Department’s Community Emergency Response Team, died Saturday. She was 72. Friends and family describe Broughton as a wonderful person who was passionate about giving back to the community...
Posted On 24 Mar 2017
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Newport Beach Lifeguard Tryouts

A group of Newport Beach lifeguard hopefuls took to the sand and water over the weekend to try out for the seasonal team. About 55 men and women raced in the sand and took a swim test in the chilly ocean water on Saturday. Approximately 30 were selected for follow-up interviews....
Posted On 06 Mar 2017
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Under Cover: Life is a Book

Today, my oldest son graduates from high school. In three weeks, we take him to begin the next chapter of his life as a college student, where he will be a 14 hour drive away from his friends, his girlfriend, and…me. To say that I am a hot mess of emotions would be a gross...
Posted On 10 Jun 2016
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Under Cover: ‘The Last Bookstore’ is Nirvana for Bibliophiles

“I’m making a mess, Dada.” So says Eden Spencer to her father, Josh, in the opening moments of the short documentary film, “Welcome to the Last Bookstore.” Like Eden, each of us regularly makes a mess out of this life, but what viewers will discover about Spencer is that he was...
Posted On 22 Apr 2016
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Insights: Dig Deep and Embrace Life

“Whatever you fight, you strengthen, and what you resist, persists.” This is not my quote, but one from Eckhart Tolle’s book “The New Earth.” When life does not always go according to plan, which at times it does not, it is how we manage those challenges that matters. I believe...
Posted On 29 Oct 2015
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Insights: What Happened to Fairytale Endings?

How many of us grew up on Cinderella, Batman and the Cleavers? As a child we would sit wide eyed looking and dreaming about how life was going to be when we grew up, how we might be swept off our feet by Prince Charming, become a super hero and save the world, or have that...
Posted On 26 Feb 2015
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Several Events Benefit Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

A local event producing and marketing organization held a benefit recently in conjunction with Blood Cancer Awareness Month. Newport Beach based Expo 4 Life Events produced a Wellness Event at Essex Skyline benefiting The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Sept. 16. The event, a...
Posted On 26 Sep 2014
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Posted On 03 Jul 2014
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Insights: What is Happiness?

“When I was five years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life.  When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up.  I wrote down ‘happy.’ They told me I didn’t understand the assignment, and I told them they didn’t understand life.”...
Posted On 21 Feb 2014
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On Faith: HomeWord Center Makes Positive Impact

“Today in America, about 50 percent of marriages end in divorce,” Jim Burns said.  “According to an article I read recently, 70 percent of marriages end in divorce in Orange County. Marriages are going to die if we don’t do something about it.” Burns was one of several who...
Posted On 18 Jan 2014
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Insights: Living with Mindfulness

With my mom passing nearly a year ago, it makes me realize not only how time flies, but how important it is to enjoy and appreciate what is. I have had this lesson before, but for some reason this past year the lesson hit me over the head and I have digested it fully. As human...
Posted On 11 Jan 2014
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Under Cover: Thankful for Simple Pleasures

We’ve all seen them—the people using Facebook as their own personal daybook of gratitude. Each day brings a new status update, clueing the rest of us in to some thing, great or small, for which they want to publicly profess their thankfulness. I did this one year, and, I must...
Posted On 02 Dec 2013
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Mom’s Voice: Brenda Kristine Pillows

Newport Beach mom Brenda Ziegler, owner of BrendaKristine, relocated to Indiana last year to be closer to her husband Greg’s family. She had to leave behind her family, friends, and a home. But she brought a loyal customer following with her. Which, despite the miles, is still...
Posted On 17 Nov 2013
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Under Cover: ‘The Eternal Wonder’ of Pearl S. Buck

In January of this year, 40 years after her death, a photocopied, hand-written manuscript was found tucked away in a storage unit in Texas. Believed to be the last thing she worked on before her death of cancer in 1973, that manuscript has just been released as “The Eternal...
Posted On 09 Nov 2013
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On Faith: Medal of Honor Recipient to Speak at Liberty Baptist Nov 10

Medal of Honor recipient Gary Beikirch will be speaking at Liberty Baptist Church this Sunday, November 10, and the community is invited to attend. Beikirch is a former United States Army soldier who received the United States military’s highest decoration, the Medal of Honor,...
Posted On 09 Nov 2013
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Mom’s Voice: Too Busy Learning

If grades weren’t a part of the equation, would kids still try their best? Stay motivated?  Complete assignments? Engage in class discussions? Is it possible for children to find joy in learning for learning’s sake? I say yes, yes, yes, yes, and a resounding yes. About a year...
Posted On 08 Nov 2013
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Under Cover: Author of “Telling the Bees” comes to Newport Library

“Quick answers are not always the same as the right ones. I find that the truth I seek is most apparent to me when I take the time to listen.” Age-old wisdom from a man who has quietly sat back, and watched life pass him by.  Octogenarian, Albert Honig, a never-married beekeeper,...
Posted On 02 Nov 2013
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Curtain Up: Prepare to Travel ‘4000 Miles’ at SCR

Leo is 21. His grandmother Vera is 91. She’s widowed, and lives alone in her Greenwich Village apartment. On this particular 3 a.m. in September, Leo shows up at her door, with his bicycle.  He’s just completed a cross-country trek — Seattle to New York. He needs a place to...
Posted On 02 Nov 2013
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