Marlene Buffa
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Marlene found her love of writing at an early age. Encouraged by her father Leo, Marlene learned the finer arts of communication and public speaking. Leo opened doors of learningrnopportunities, gently framed with humor and hinged by hunger for wisdom, which propel her forward to this day. Most importantly, Leo led her to fearlessness by empowering her to confidently share her talents with the world.
Marlene founded several non-profit corporations and one Charitable Foundation. She is a member of American Mensa, Ltd. She holds degrees in Communications and Psychology from the University of Michigan. She is a lifelong student of classical voice, piano and the performing arts, as well.
In her spare time, Marlene enjoys dancing, music, photography, solving puzzles, traveling, and her Dobermans, Winston and Xena. A child of the sunshine, Marlene finds contentment in her own back yard in Phoenix, Arizona.
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Back To School
The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires. --William Arthur Ward Each year, millions of children return to school to complete another year of education in their young lives. Some anxiously await the first day of school ...
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If It's Broke - Don't fix It!
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Spiritual Alchemy
I had discovered, early in my researches, that their doctrine was no mere chemical fantasy, but a philosophy they applied to the world, to the elements, and to man himself. W.B. Yeats, Rosa Alchemicann Alchemy is the art of manipulating life, and consciousness in matter, to help it ...
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The Road Ahead
Stuck in traffic with vehicles in the lanes on both sides of me moving slowly but consistently, I read a sign on the back of the truck ahead of me. "Inside height 110" from nose to rear" Sometimes, on morning drives to work, I find a lane and stay put. Almost driving on auto-pilot this ...
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Freedom in February
Freedom: In humans, the power or capacity to choose among alte atives or to act in certain situations independently of natural, social, or divine restraints. Brittanica Online In America, we equate the celebration of freedom with July, the month of the signing of the Declaration of Independence from King George. After the Civil War, all Americans born on our soil experienced freedom as their birthright. Our founding fathers no longer wanted us to experience freedom FROM something, rather the freedom TO choose one’s own way.
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Celebrate Freedom!
Recorded history focuses on government and spans time by ticking the meter of war. From as early as the Bronze Age, one of the first recorded conflicts arose in Greece, popularly known as the Trojan War. As we study world history, we notice that most wars arose from either greed or ...
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Treat the Person, not the Disease
Often in the everyday stream of things, we enjoy comfortable assumptions which allow us to float on the river of life. Sometimes facing reefs of regret or butting against the banks of negativity, we nonetheless continue on our voyage. We see that we cannot travel backwards upstream since that ...
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Freedom of Mind
Everything can be taken from a man or a woman but one thing: the last of human freedoms to choose one's attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one's own way. Viktor Frankl – Man’s Search for Meaning As our nation moves into its 233rd year of independence from Great Britain, we ...
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St. Nicholas, Kris Kringle, and Papa Noel
Never officially canonized as a saint, Nicholas of Myra (a Greek speaking province of Rome in what is now Turkey), gained affection by secretly giving gifts to the townspeople. In the 3rd century, his moniker, Nicholas the Wonderworker, reflected his many good deeds and contributions to his ...
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You Can’t Tell Time By The Creek
Ever notice when you're on vacation, time really flies by? It seems like you can't jam enough of your favorite activities into one day, then the next day begins! Often we hear co-workers, upon return from a week away, say, "I need a vacation to recover from my vacation!" Usually, time away from ...
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Wash, Rinse, Repeat!
My niece Taylor, when asked how she enjoyed first day of school, responded with a sigh, "I went to school, I learned everything and I came home." The innocent child, unaware of her wisdom, went about her playful activities after a hard day at kindergarten. Unbeknownst to her, her declaration ...
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Swatting at Hummingbirds
Born and raised in Michigan, I knew the move to Phoenix would bring profound changes to my life. Accustomed to a lifetime in a state with beautiful lakes and lush landscape, I learned to live with the native insects and wondered about the types of critter-life I’d find in the desert southwest.
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