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The Coziest Places to Stay in Australia
Australia Ciao again Bellismi, My friend Emma from Down Under has graciously sent me an article she wrote about her native Australia. Before she swam into my radar I had no reality on Australia at...
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Southern Italy for the Intrepid Traveler
View of the Mediterranean from my balcony Ciao Bellis! Anyone who knows me knows I have a special place in my heart for Southern Italy. It is an undiscovered paradise and if you are a traveler as...
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The Stadium of Domitian
Piazza Navona Ciao Bellissimi! Well, Summer is fast approaching and it is time to start taking out the maps and hitting the internet in order to plan our vacations. Italy is always top of the list and...
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Reflection; When it’s Good to Look Back
Reflection Ciao Bellissimi, Today I take introspective finger to thoughtful keyboard to write to you about reflection. I was talking to my son today and he is at that ripe old age of 25. He is in...
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Losing Mom. Its Not Over.
It’s Not Over Last Summer, as you know, my mom passed away from a cancerous brain tumor. One day she was diagnosed and two months later she was gone, leaving us stunned and disbelieving. Every day...
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A Step by Step guide to Expanding Your Comfort Zone
Expand Your Comfort Zone Ciao Belli! Chris here again taking resolute finger to courageous keyboard to write to you about stepping toe out of your comfort zone. Travel is supposed to be fun but it can...
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You have Been Served
Free flowing service Ciao Belli, For those who know me, you know this last year has been pretty eventful, and not in a good way. I have had some pretty unhappy and overwhelming moments. As a result of...
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Aesthetics and Truth, Why They are Living Dynamite
Aesthetics and Truth Aesthetics and Truth, Why They are Living Dynamite Aesthetics definition: Appreciative, responsive to or zealous about the beautiful Ciao My Bellis, Those of you who create art...
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The Secret To Strength and Power
What Would Your Holy Man Do? The Secret to Strength and Power Chris Ellis Several years ago I had been looking at life and reasons things are the way they are. I looked at what wrong turns I had made...
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5 Quick Changes That Can Bulletproof Your Life
Bulletproof Ciao Belli Babes, Chris here taking enlightened finger to observant keyboard to write to you about creating a bulletproof life. First off, Let’s admit that life has ups and down that are...
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7 Ways to Ensure Your Child NEVER Thinks About Suicide
7 ways to ensure your child never thinks about suicide I don’t think there has ever been a more scary time to be a parent. The world has changed and it appears dangerous on the face of it. But the...
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When to Ask for Permission, Approval or Advice
Permission, Approval, or Advice Ciao Belli, Awhile back I was posting a thought for the day. It was a short and sweet little idea that I put on a little, tiny leaf boat and shoved out into the...
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“Naming and Shaming”, Why it is NOT ok
The Wicked Will Rise Wow! It has been a wild week here in the Good Ole US of A. The news is on fire with unsubstantiated “facts” and rumor. So I thought I would take oiled finger to troubled keyboard...
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Why You Should Turn Off the News
Fish Wrapping I was just stumbling out of bed and in the midst of making my first cup of mother’s milk (I mean coffee) I got pissed off and disgusted about some story on the news. Why should we turn...
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Gratuitous Photos of Italy
The River Arno in Florence, Italy Ciao Belli! Chris here. We have landed in Calabria after spending a whirlwind week with friends in Tuscany. Our first stop was Florence which is probably my favorite...
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Hollywood, Sex, Lies and Harvey Weinstein
Sex.Lies and Harvey Weinstein Ciao Belli, Wow what a week! The news has been brimming with stories of Harvey Weinstein, a Hollywood mogul, a predator, a dominator and abuser who, despite “everybody”...
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My Love/Hate Relationship with India and Why Love Always Wins Out
Author, Sue King, meeting new friends in Delhi, India My Love/Hate Relationship With India and Why Love Always Wins Out By Sue King Everyone knows about India’s splendid temples, forts, palaces and...
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How to See Europe Without Ending up in the Poorhouse
Santa Domenica Talao, Calabria, Italy Ciao! Summer is coming and you are starting to make vacation plans. This year it will be EUROPE! You have some money saved but not as much as you need to do all...
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How to Go From Slob to Tidy With 10 Super Simple Tricks
Ahhhh. That’s better. When you were a kid did your mom put you in your room and tell you not to come out until it was clean? Did you look around and and become overwhelmed by the amount of work it...
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What We Can Do to Destroy Human Trafficking
Human Trafficking is NOT the “New Normal” I just now watched it, a video in which a friend I know personally was accosted by a human trafficker in her supermaket parking lot. She was aware and got in...
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