Gretchen Bruce posted an article on Wooden Nickel - Apr 23, 2011, 5:46 pm
I hope you enjoy it in your most favorite way.
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Gretchen Bruce posted an article on Wooden Nickel - Mar 9, 2011, 1:06 pm
Okay, so every once in awhile I come across something really great, and I have to tell everyone about it!  This is one of them! There's a new deal site where you can get 50% off dining at great restaurants in Seattle and all of the deals are free to get and share with your friends!   www.heyhungr...
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Gretchen Bruce posted an article on Wooden Nickel - Mar 5, 2011, 11:33 pm
Check out my latest great find!  Who: Heyhungry! What: A brand new mobile application for the iphone that gives free discounts to the coolest Seattle restaurants in the Seattle area. When: Now Where:  Download it free from your iphone or at the Apple Store:  http://bit.ly/fIFxoi Why: If ...
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Gretchen Bruce posted an article on Wooden Nickel - Feb 19, 2011, 11:37 am
Bedside Manner is a term that describes how well a physician can communicate with their patients. A doctor with a good bedside manner is known for their good communication skills with empathy, compassion and an understanding of the patient’s pain. A doctor with poor bedside manner is typically kno...
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Gretchen Bruce posted an article on Wooden Nickel - Feb 2, 2011, 11:26 pm
Part  3 of 3: Interview with Noomi Rapace.  She plays the starring character Lisbeth Salander and is the heroine of Steig Larsson's award-winning Millennium Trilogy, Swedish Films. One of the most talented actresses of the past decade, Noomi Rapace plays the heroic, strong, androgynous cha...
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Gretchen Bruce posted an article on Wooden Nickel - Jan 31, 2011, 10:45 pm
Part  2 of 3:  Interview with Noomi Rapace.  She plays the starring character Lisbeth Salander and is the heroine of Steig Larsson's award-winning Millennium Trilogy, Swedish Films. One of the most talented actresses of the past decade, Noomi Rapace plays the heroic, strong, androgynous c...
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Gretchen Bruce posted an article on Wooden Nickel - Jan 30, 2011, 4:14 pm
Part 1 of 3:  Interview with Noomi Rapace.  She plays the starring character Lisbeth Salander and is the heroine of Steig Larsson's award-winning Millennium Trilogy, Swedish Films. Noomi Rapace is one of the most talented actresses of the decade.  She plays the heroic, strong, androgynous c...
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Gretchen Bruce posted an article on Wooden Nickel - Jan 19, 2011, 2:52 pm
Friend: One attached to another either through affection or esteem. Have you ever heard of the saying that you can tell the genuine character of a person by the people they surround themselves with? The term power of association comes to mind. I must admit, I am incredibly grateful for the friends ...
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Gretchen Bruce posted an article on Wooden Nickel - Jan 17, 2011, 7:59 pm
"Never, never be afraid to do what's right, especially if the well-being of a person or animal is at stake. Society's punishments are small compared to the wounds we inflict on our soul when we look the other way."   — Martin Luther King Jr.
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Gretchen Bruce posted an article on Wooden Nickel - Jan 16, 2011, 8:52 pm
I took these photos when I was visiting a small town in France, called Beynac. It's located in the Dordogne region and overlooks the beautiful Dordogne River. I was there exploring the small village that also sits beneath a castle high up top a steep cliff which was built in the 12th century. Appare...
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Gretchen Bruce posted an article on Wooden Nickel - Jan 8, 2011, 12:52 am
All I can say is that I'm very grateful for my spandex running pants. If there was not that important element in the fabric in running clothes, I don't think I'd set foot outside my front door for my daily run. Spandex is my saving grace, it's that miraculous and magical fabric that can make every...
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Gretchen Bruce posted an article on Wooden Nickel - Sep 19, 2010, 5:14 pm
Always give people the benefit of the doubt. Believe in good intentions. Focus energy on the good.  If you don't than what's the point?
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Gretchen Bruce posted an article on Wooden Nickel - Jul 8, 2010, 11:35 am
My latest great find: Plum District It's a website for super savvy moms, and for gals like me who aren't moms but always love a great deal. They offer discounts (yay!) on everything from restaurants and spas, to kids and family activities, to hotels and weekend getaways and more. They are currently...
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Gretchen Bruce posted an article on Wooden Nickel - Jul 5, 2010, 4:04 pm

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Gretchen Bruce posted an article on Wooden Nickel - Jun 21, 2010, 8:40 pm
trust in yourself
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Gretchen Bruce posted an article on Wooden Nickel - Jun 16, 2010, 10:01 pm
I heard something very cool today, and it was a reminder that every choice we make results in a consequence whether we want to acknowledge that fact or not.  This is in relation to everything from how we treat the environment to the food we put in our bodies, to the words that come out of our ...
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Gretchen Bruce posted an article on Wooden Nickel - May 16, 2010, 4:45 pm
Burdening thoughts are exactly that, just a burden, a waste of time, energy and space. Remember that fear can hold you back from experiencing all that life has to offer.  Each time a negative or fearful thought enters your mind, immediately replace it with a feeling of peace and contentment with t...
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Gretchen Bruce posted an article on Wooden Nickel - May 10, 2010, 7:30 am
Ignorance is not bliss, its just stupid.
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Gretchen Bruce posted an article on Wooden Nickel - May 9, 2010, 3:22 am
Thank you for everything you do!
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Gretchen Bruce posted an article on Wooden Nickel - May 7, 2010, 12:47 pm
We all experience ups and downs, trials and tribulations, and gains and losses, but at the end of the day life does just keeping getting better. 
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Gretchen Bruce posted an article on Wooden Nickel - May 6, 2010, 3:03 pm
“I love people who make me laugh. I honestly think it's the thing I like most, to laugh. It cures a multitude of ills. It's probably the most important thing in a person.” ~ Audrey Hepburn
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Gretchen Bruce posted an article on Wooden Nickel - May 5, 2010, 7:27 pm
So the question of the day is: Do you listen, do you really listen? If someone comes to you about an issue that bothers them, do you listen or do you instead attempt to dismiss their truth? Do you scramble for excuses for reasons to tell them why they should not feel that way? Do you immediatel...
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Gretchen Bruce posted an article on Wooden Nickel - May 4, 2010, 2:34 am
I wonder, I just wonder if we rid ourselves from individual hatred, could we really rid the world of its evils? Could our individual devotion to love and kindness reduce crime, cruelty and wars? One by one, soul by soul, recognize and rid ourselves of hatred and replace it with love, kindness and co...
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Gretchen Bruce posted an article on Wooden Nickel - May 1, 2010, 3:50 pm
People might find me attractive, but it's also my job to prove that I can be intelligent. ~ Portia De Rossi
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Gretchen Bruce posted an article on Wooden Nickel - Apr 25, 2010, 5:02 pm
It's a topic that's been challenged for centuries. For the mere differences in beliefs, practice of faith, religion, sexual preference, and skin color that has been the motive for discrimination, abuse, wars and even murder. All of it based on the judgment of another's liberty to be dissimilar than ...
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Gretchen Bruce posted an article on Wooden Nickel - Apr 23, 2010, 11:59 am
...and that's my only topic for the day. Happy Friday everyone! Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony. ~Mohandas K. Gandhi The greatest part of our happiness depends on our dispositions, not our circumstances. ~Martha Washington If you want to live a happy ...
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Gretchen Bruce posted an article on Wooden Nickel - Apr 22, 2010, 3:11 pm
A day designed to inspire appreciation and awareness for our Earth's environment. U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson founded this day as an environmental teach-in held on April 22, 1970. In honor of Earth Day, I'm attaching this video again of this beautiful song written and performed by the talented littl...
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Gretchen Bruce posted an article on Wooden Nickel - Apr 19, 2010, 10:40 am

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Gretchen Bruce posted an article on Wooden Nickel - Apr 16, 2010, 3:30 pm
I just want to wish everyone a most wonderful weekend.  I saw this quote recently and just loved it!  So here's a Happy Friday to you along with a simple but very memorable Quote of the Day: “The truth is the kindest thing we can give...”  ~Harriet Beecher Stowe
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Gretchen Bruce posted an article on Wooden Nickel - Apr 14, 2010, 1:14 pm
So I have this recurring dream, where I'm living in a house where I'm only occupying half of it, however I am not aware of this at all. Then, as I simply decide to walk further through the house, it's double the size than I thought it to be, with a full second kitchen overlooking a beautiful view of...
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Gretchen Bruce posted an article on Wooden Nickel - Apr 13, 2010, 4:36 pm
...The absence of which can be damaging, and even cruel. When someone reaches out to you with disturbed feelings and distress, do you validate or do you dismiss? Do you accept what they are saying or do you make up excuses so as not to validate the other person's experience? The absence of validatio...
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Gretchen Bruce posted an article on Wooden Nickel - Apr 13, 2010, 3:27 pm
"There is more to sex appeal than just measurements. I don't need a bedroom to prove my womanliness. I can convey just as much sex appeal, picking apples off a tree or standing in the rain."  ~ Audrey Hepburn  
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Gretchen Bruce posted an article on Wooden Nickel - Apr 12, 2010, 3:05 pm
If you assume that the truth will hurt, you're most likely underestimating the character and maturity of the person you are keeping from the truth. Always remember that dishonesty is the worse infraction, and it has more to say about one's own fears and emotional immaturity, than the one whom you th...
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Gretchen Bruce posted an article on Wooden Nickel - Apr 11, 2010, 5:20 am
I so appreciate my dear friends for their genuineness, emotional maturity and mutual appreciation. Knowing that there's no underestimating the depth and richness of each other's character. I find such comfort in that cyclical bond of trust and honesty.
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Gretchen Bruce posted an article on Wooden Nickel - Apr 10, 2010, 7:27 am
Thanks to everyone from SITS (the Secret is in the Sauce blog) and everyone else for stopping by yesterday and checking out Wooden Nickel!  So many wonderful comments from so many wonderful readers!  I knew it would be cool to be a featured blogger, but I had no idea it would be THAT cool!  Thank...
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Gretchen Bruce posted an article on Wooden Nickel - Apr 9, 2010, 1:16 am
Elated: e.lat.ed –adjective Very happy or proud; jubilant; in high spirits... So why am I elated? It’s a very special blogger day for me. The lovely ladies at SITS (The Secret is in The Sauce blog) featured Wooden Nickel today. I’m honored, excited, and ELATED!! What an honor and thank you SI...
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Gretchen Bruce posted an article on Wooden Nickel - Apr 8, 2010, 6:30 pm
In case you haven't seen this video yet, it's hysterical. A friend sent it to me today.  It's a gal at the dentist after just having her wisdom teeth pulled, and her mom just happened to capture her afterwards on video while still in her happy state; talking about&nbs...
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Gretchen Bruce posted an article on Wooden Nickel - Apr 7, 2010, 5:03 pm
So I've been asked more than a few times about the photo in the upper right corner of my blog, the one with the three young girls smiling for the picture. I absolutely love old photos, especially ones that are linked to us in one way or another, and they always have some sort of an interesting s...
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Gretchen Bruce posted an article on Wooden Nickel - Apr 4, 2010, 3:03 pm
I hope you enjoy it in your most favorite way.
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Gretchen Bruce posted an article on Wooden Nickel - Apr 2, 2010, 5:03 pm
The other day I was reading through one of my favorite books, Conversations with God, by Neal Donald Walsh. A certain passage resonated with me where I came up with the question; Do you ever wonder how we come up with our own definitions of beauty, preferences and taste? Magazines and media tell us ...
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Gretchen Bruce posted an article on Wooden Nickel - Mar 29, 2010, 4:21 pm
However many holy words you read, however many you speak, what good will they do you if you do not act on upon them? We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves. Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon,...
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Gretchen Bruce posted an article on Wooden Nickel - Mar 27, 2010, 10:25 pm
Great song, great lyrics.  Natasha Bedingfield's song Unwritten is so inspiring. It's a sweet expression of how our future is our own unique story to write. If you haven't seen the video yet, check it out... Lyrics from Unwritten: I am unwritten, can&#...
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Gretchen Bruce posted an article on Wooden Nickel - Mar 25, 2010, 5:04 pm
"You can tell more about a person by what they say about others, than you can by what others say about them." — Audrey Hepburn Photo of Audrey Hepburn holding her son Sean in 1961
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Gretchen Bruce posted an article on Wooden Nickel - Mar 22, 2010, 5:04 pm
I love spring anywhere, but if I could choose I would always greet it in a garden. ~Ruth Stout
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Gretchen Bruce posted an article on Wooden Nickel - Mar 21, 2010, 5:43 pm
Do you ever notice about the people that we just love being around; their character is easy going, thoughtful, free spirited, and humble, and they naturally treat everyone with respect and dignity. The common underlying element is that their integrity and maturity cannot be compromised, no matter wh...
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Gretchen Bruce posted an article on Wooden Nickel - Mar 19, 2010, 12:23 pm
A sharp tongue and tough demeanor won’t make us stronger, attract more love or even more happiness. It's the authentic kindness with benevolence and grace that expose and naturally attract the most joyful and infinite strength of the spirit.
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Gretchen Bruce posted an article on Wooden Nickel - Mar 16, 2010, 8:20 pm
Anything I’ve ever done that was ultimately worthwhile…initially scared me to death.  ~Betty Bender
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Gretchen Bruce posted an article on Wooden Nickel - Feb 16, 2010, 5:20 pm
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