Oh happiness, why do you elude us? We want you to jump on our backs like fleas on a dog and bite a bit of cheer into our every day. Once bitten, we try so hard to rid ourselves of you, scratching and clawing to get you out of our lives. Where does this vicious […]
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Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson Retirement. It’s the alluring white light at the end of the tunnel that we move toward, eyes focused on what we hope is paradise at the end. If retirement is the reward […]
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At home I serve the kind of food I know the story behind.~Michael Pollan Can you hear it? No I haven’t jumped ahead 8 months and hear Jingle Bells. What I do hear is the emergence of fresh fruits and veggies, bursting forth in this glorious Spring, ready for the picking and eating. Spring cleaning […]
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Words mean more than what is set down on paper. It takes the human voice to infuse them with deeper meaning. Maya Angelou I have been bombarded by words lately; beautiful ones, grammatically correct ones, encouraging ones, ugly ones and difficult ones. All of them affect me in different ways, ranging from loving the words […]
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“I have created a life by stepping out of the box of people’s limitations. I call it zigging when others are zagging.” ~Oprah You have spring cleaned your closet, put some of your past to rest and realigned the priorities in your life, so now what? What would happen if you “stepped outside the box” and […]
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Great is the art of beginning, but greater is the art of ending. ~Lazurus Long Don’t cry because it’s over. Smile because it happened. ~Theodor Seuss Geisel It’s almost over, done and finished. In the art of ending and our continued theme of “letting go” I’m finishing up a long standing volunteer board position. How […]
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“Think about any attachments that are depleting your emotional reserves. Consider letting them go.” ~Oprah Winfrey After last week’s post about letting go to move forward with your life, I thought I would continue with that theme of “letting go” and talk about letting go of your stuff. It’s amazing how stuck we get when we are […]
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“Moving on is a simple thing, what it leaves behind is hard” – Dave Mustaine Try this, look over your left or right shoulder while walking forward at the same time. Yes it can be done but it makes forward progress a little more difficult doesn’t it? This is what we are doing, figuratively speaking, every […]
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“With each sunrise, we start anew” – Anonymous This past week, how many sunrises did you see? Yes amidst the endless to-do list, errands to run and an inbox that always overflows, did you add sunrises to your list of must dos? Or better yet do you remember the last sunrise you saw? We all […]
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“Of all the people I have ever known, those who have pursued their dreams and failed have lived a much more fulfilling life than those who have put their dreams on a shelf for fear of failure.” ~Author Unknown Have you ever noticed when faced with a new situation, a career change or another […]
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