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What Is Gratitude?

[et_pb_section fb_built="1" _builder_version="3.22.3"][et_pb_row _builder_version="3.22.3"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="3.0.47"][et_pb_post_title author="off" comments="off" featured_image="off" _builder_version="3.2.2" title_font="|700|||||||" title_font_size="37px"][/et_pb_post_title][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version="3.22.3" background_size="initial" background_position="top_left" background_repeat="repeat"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="3.0.47"][et_pb_image src="https://todayswomannow.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/WhatIsGratitude.jpg" align="center" force_fullwidth="on" align_tablet="center" align_last_edited="on|desktop" admin_label="Featured Image" _builder_version="3.23.3"][/et_pb_image][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version="3.22.3" background_size="initial" background_position="top_left" background_repeat="repeat"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="3.0.47"][et_pb_text _builder_version="3.23.3"] Spiritual teacher Mahatma Gandhi described gratitude in a poetic fashion when he said, “We should certainly count our blessings, but we should also make our blessings count.” Author Melody Beattie touted the benefits of a life lived in gratitude by saying, “Gratitude turns what we have into enough, and more.” My 6-year-old dug deep when asked if he knew gratitude and said, [...]

By |2021-12-10T17:59:05-05:00November 8, 2020|Mental Health|

The Big Picture: Beni Ivette Lopez

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By |2020-11-03T17:02:58-05:00November 7, 2020|Celebrating the Years, Living|

The Big Picture: Roslyn Mattingly

[et_pb_section fb_built="1" _builder_version="3.22.3"][et_pb_row _builder_version="3.22.3"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="3.0.47"][et_pb_post_title author="off" comments="off" featured_image="off" _builder_version="3.2.2" title_font="|700|||||||" title_font_size="37px"][/et_pb_post_title][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version="3.22.3" background_size="initial" background_position="top_left" background_repeat="repeat"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="3.0.47"][et_pb_image src="https://todayswomannow.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Roslyn2622AWEB.jpg" align="center" force_fullwidth="on" align_tablet="center" align_last_edited="on|desktop" admin_label="Featured Image" _builder_version="3.23.3"][/et_pb_image][et_pb_text admin_label="Image Caption" _builder_version="3.23.3" text_font="||on||||||" text_text_color="#6d6d6d" text_font_size="10px" text_orientation="center" max_width="90%" module_alignment="center" saved_tabs="all"] Roslyn Mattingly says, "I believe good health is necessary for happiness and success, but staying healthy has taken on a new meaning. The things we have to do to ensure our physical health take a toll on our mental state. With isolation now being a requirement, the importance of human connection has been made even more apparent." [/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version="3.22.3" background_size="initial" [...]

By |2020-11-03T17:09:36-05:00November 6, 2020|Celebrating the Years, Living|

The Big Picture: Dr. Ebony Muldrow

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By |2020-11-03T17:14:26-05:00November 5, 2020|Celebrating the Years, Living|

Enter to Win a Gift Card from Mamali Boutique!

[et_pb_section fb_built="1" fullwidth="on" _builder_version="3.22.3"][et_pb_fullwidth_post_title meta="off" featured_image="off" _builder_version="3.23.3" title_font="|700|||||||" title_font_size="37px"][/et_pb_fullwidth_post_title][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built="1" _builder_version="3.23.3"][et_pb_row _builder_version="3.22.3" background_size="initial" background_position="top_left" background_repeat="repeat"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="3.0.47"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" _builder_version="3.23.3"][/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src="https://todayswomannow.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Mamili.jpg" align="center" force_fullwidth="on" align_tablet="center" align_last_edited="on|desktop" admin_label="Featured Image" _builder_version="3.23.3"][/et_pb_image][et_pb_text admin_label="About The Giveaway" _builder_version="3.23.3"] You can win a $100 gift certificate to Mamili, a boutique located in the NuLu Marketplace in downtown Louisville, which is brought to you by the founder of Mad Hatter 502. Mamili offers casual and sophisticated women's clothing, jewelry and accessories, along with select men's and youth apparel, as well as home accessories and gifts.   [/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label="Giveaway Rules & Instructions" _builder_version="3.23.3"] THE GIVEAWAY: [...]

By |2020-11-03T17:18:30-05:00November 4, 2020|Past Giveaways|

The Big Picture: Mary Harville

[et_pb_section fb_built="1" _builder_version="3.22.3"][et_pb_row _builder_version="3.22.3"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="3.0.47"][et_pb_post_title author="off" comments="off" featured_image="off" _builder_version="3.2.2" title_font="|700|||||||" title_font_size="37px"][/et_pb_post_title][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version="3.22.3" background_size="initial" background_position="top_left" background_repeat="repeat"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="3.0.47"][et_pb_image src="https://todayswomannow.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/MaryHarville5WEB.jpg" align="center" force_fullwidth="on" align_tablet="center" align_last_edited="on|desktop" admin_label="Featured Image" _builder_version="3.23.3"][/et_pb_image][et_pb_text admin_label="Image Caption" _builder_version="3.23.3" text_font="||on||||||" text_text_color="#6d6d6d" text_font_size="10px" text_orientation="center" max_width="90%" module_alignment="center" saved_tabs="all"] Mary Harville, president & CEO of the Kentucky Lottery Corporation, says her Big Picture is "to carry out my faith and serve others by making a positive difference — in many ways, large and small. The events of recent months have taught us that we cannot take things for granted — our world can change overnight. So now is [...]

By |2020-11-02T16:35:21-05:00November 3, 2020|Celebrating the Years, Living|
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