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Twenty Years of Bridgetending
And I’m still enjoying the view.
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Very Satisfying
People gain satisfaction in a wide variety of ways.
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It Doesn’t Take Much to Feel Fulfilled
Life satisfaction is closer than one might think.
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On Being Impactful
I’m rather addicted to the feeling.
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The Satisfaction
Stay in your lane.
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Letting Someone Win
When I was a little girl, I remember running home from school every day, excited to tell my mother what I had learned. She would always make a point of telling me that it was something she already knew. Of course it was. Still, I could never hide my disappointment. I wanted, just once, to…
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Why Did You Become a Bridgetender?
One of my faithful readers/new friends asked me that question recently, and I realized that I’ve touched on the subject in this blog in the past, but never really addressed it in full. So here goes. I’ve been working and/or studying since I was 10 years old, and I’ve had 23 different jobs. Some of…
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Loving My Thankless Job
A friend of mine recently pointed out that I have a thankless job. As a bridgetender, I’m always shocked to discover the vast number of people who don’t even know I exist. People tend to assume that all drawbridges are automated. They don’t realize how lucky they are that most aren’t. People can easily die…
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Why Drawbridges Should Not Be Automated
I’ve got to confess, I’ve visited the NPR website, where you can find my interview, about a billion times. I’m proud of it (except for the horrible picture in which I weigh about 50 pounds more than I do now). The page also allows for comments, and I’ve participated in those quite a bit, too.…
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Be Proud
I think pride is one of the most complex emotions that we humans experience. In the English language, we categorize way too many distinct feelings under the umbrella of pride. That can be problematic, because in some instances pride is a type of satisfaction that is important and positive, and in others it’s arrogance, which…