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The Plum Tree – A True Story about the Power of Optimism

29 October 202531 October 2025 / Alan AtKisson

These plums, and this marmalade, are proof of the power of optimism to create change. Even when things look bleak. Now with a new PS about overcoming perceived failure. (Read on below the image >>) A few years ago, our plum tree got infected with the dreaded “brown rot”. I was too busy with work … Continue reading The Plum Tree – A True Story about the Power of Optimism

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