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A day in the Life of a US Election Worker (Helping you vote was my pleasure.)

November 6, 2020

A day in the life of a US election worker: image of a woman in red white and blue

It’s Amy’s fault. My next-door-neighbor. She’s why I worked this year’s election. Earlier this fall, she posted on Facebook an article about being a US poll worker in the 2020 presidential election.  The thought sent a thrill through the middle of my chest. “I’m doing it!” I crowed at her from my backyard later that day. […]

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Filed Under: Life, Whatever Strikes My Fancy Tagged: 2020 election, election, election worker, poll worker, voting

Everything Belongs: Best practices for when life sucks (over and over)

September 25, 2020

Everything Belongs: Image of a theater marquis saying: The World Is Temporarily Closed

Upon occasion, when a string of life sucks circumstances has happened one after another to me and/or my loved ones, I’ve referred to that period of time as a “Job Season.” I think most people would agree: This entire year (2020) has been a “Job Season.” Just when we think things might be looking up, […]

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Filed Under: Life, Personal Development Tagged: 2020, aging parents, Being Mortal, faith, life sucks, losing a parent, pandemic, publishing a book, sexual abuse, suffering, trials, when life is difficult

Recommended Reading: My Most Popular Life Lessons of the Past Year

August 28, 2020

Life Lessons: image of a woman holding a thumb up in front of the ocean

In the event you need to catch up on my latest life lessons, here is a baker’s dozen of my most popular posts from the last year. These posts cover a range of useful topics. Whether you read some or all of them, you’re sure to find news you can use. #13 Boundaries 101: (aka […]

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Filed Under: Life Tagged: advice, best blog posts, Best of Diane Tarantini blog posts, best practices for life, blog posts, life lessons, life wisdom

Positivity 101: (aka–How to live life with more happiness and joy.)

May 29, 2020

Positivity 101: Sign saying : Change Your Mindset

Earlier this year, my writer friend, Brittney, messaged me with a blog post request: something on positivity, please. “How do you manage to stay so positive in a time when many people are very focused on the negative?” My positivity process is not difficult. But it’s not simple either. It’s not a one word, one […]

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Filed Under: Life, Personal Development Tagged: happiness, joy, optimism, pandemic, positivity

Fundamentalism (It’s not just for religion anymore.)

October 25, 2019

Fundamentalism

The Fundamentals of Fundamentalism Many folks associate “fundamentalism” with religion. As in this definition from dictionary.com: “a religious movement characterized by a strict belief in the literal interpretation of religious texts, especially within American Protestantism and Islam.” Recently I heard an interesting theory. That the term “fundamentalism” can actually refer to several subject areas, not […]

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