Celia Marszal-Iannelli
Celia Iannelli is a native New Yorker enjoying a second career — in 'retirement' — as a freelance writer. She lives in Jamesport.
Bits and Pieces
Let’s cool down the rhetoric and reconnect with the meaning of the holiday season
Can we take another look at the meaning behind our celebrations?
Can we be the salt of the earth and bring out the true flavor of what it is to be truly alive? Can we dispel the sins of hatred and intolerance?
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Thanksgiving? It’s complicated, but nothing’s simple any more
With families scattered around the country or around the world, holiday plans have gotten complicated.
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A breakup at any age requires time to grieve in order to heal
Even if we cannot remember why we went into the kitchen, most of us can remember our first bad breakup. The details of our lost love are hard-wired into our brain and, if triggered, can be called up in living color.
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Waiting is the hardest part
Whether it’s waiting for a train or waiting for medical test results, waiting is an unavoidable part of life. And it’s hard.
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From Jack LaLanne to the local gym: pursuing health, fighting gravity
The TV fitness guru promised you would "look better, feel better and live longer.” So far, so good.
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Mistakes are our greatest teachers
Mistakes usually cause some degree of pain, loss, or struggle, but they do not make us bad people.
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It’s time to recalibrate ‘normal’
Perhaps we triumphed over the pandemic, but most importantly is the personal transformation.
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How can you tell when you’re a little too attached to your cell phone?
Cell phone separation anxiety is real.
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To thine own self be true
When I was a teen trying to impress a guy by being someone I wasn't, my father gave be sage advice that would become my truth.
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Eventually, people who lie get tangled up in their own webs of deceit
“What a tangled web we weave when we first practice to deceive.”
