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Your Story

We all have a story.  While many famous, and even some less than famous, people have written autobiographies, we all have had a life with an interesting, challenging, heart-breaking, achieving or possibly shattering episode.  Some share their stories with others,...

Lessons Learned

Learning Daily When we were younger and in school we learned new things daily.  Or at least that was the goal!  As we grew older we might take note that in a new job we learned the company's procedures, or in a new relationship we learned about the person.  Have you...

Expectations

Cinderella I recently read the following by Kiera Cass:  "Cinderella never asked for a prince.  She asked for a night off and a dress." Cinderella never imagined going to the ball and being sought after by the prince.  I doubt her imagination could have brought her to...

Perception

In the Eye of the Beholder... Have you ever gone through the same experience with someone and then when later discussing it realize you saw the situation totally different?  Our "vision" of what we experience is often colored by our perception. So many arguments and...

Mental Health

The Stigma of Mental Health May is Mental Health Month.  This is the perfect time of year to take a look at our mental well being.  Do you get a physical exam every year?  Do you go see your dentist twice a year?  Do you seek a therapist when your mental well being is...

Forgivenss

Forgive and be Free Years ago a person slandered my husband and as a result had a negative impact on my husband, our son and many others indirectly.   While I found out that person had a terrible experience as a child which was never dealt with but that didn't...

Passion and Purpose

Passion and Purpose When I was young I loved to draw, color and paint.  As I grew up I realized I had a talent for painting and enjoyed the time I spent before a canvass.  I would get engrossed in the process.  You could even say I was passionate about my painting.  I...

Sunshine

Sunshine or SAD I live in Illinois.  There is no promise of sunshine in March nor April.  Actually earlier this week there was sunshine and snow flurries at the same time!  If you haven't heard of Seasonal Affect Disorder (SAD) or worse yet experienced it, then you...

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