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By Brigid Morrissey “I feel very tired all the time now. I’m turning 40 soon. This is the first time I feel myself getting tired. It might be the weather, too.“ “For the last year I’ve tried to do yoga on a daily basis. I’ve been in practice for over 16 years. It gets me going and clears my mind in the morning. It’s helped me grow spiritually.” “I went back to school after being out of school for 10 years… and I’m lovin’ it. It’s exactly what I wanted. The wait was worth it [...]

By Brigid Morrissey “My body slows down and I can’t do as much as I used to be able to do. But one thing I started to do is take an introductory Tai Chi class.” “I started to connect more with people of other faiths. I’m Jewish and pretty active in my Salaam network — a group of Jewish, Christian, and Muslim members of the community working together to increase understanding of the respective faiths. We did a workshop for women in the three faiths recently.” “One of the things that I do is edit [...]

By Brigid Morrissey “I’m more secure with what we’re doing with our company, Skootys [a company that sells a comfort insole for walking in ski boots]. We get a lot of help from U.S. Commercial Service and more countries. I rely on their help when things go wrong in another country so it relieves a lot of pressure.” “At work, I pray an order goes out. It’s changed more because we’re selling more. It’s scary because there are so many unknowns. I just want our product to get there.” “I’ve added a little bit of [...]