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Facing Your Fear
ONE STEP AT A TIME About a week ago I did something I said I would never do....I am sure I surprised some of my closest friends when they saw pictures of me in Las Vegas. I'm sure my reasons for not wanting to go there would never cross the minds of anyone but those...
Changing Seasons
Changing Seasons... March 21st is the first day of Spring. I live in Illinois. I did not notice any changes from March 20 to 21. While there are birds chirping, patches of green grass and a few flower stems trying to break through the hard dry ground, winter is...
Luck of the Irish
Luck of the Irish? With this week bringing us St. Patrick's Day I am sharing several Irish Proverbs, Blessings, Quotes and am reminded of the phrase, "Luck of the Irish." Do you think the Irish are lucky? More lucky than non-Irish? I believe we often make our own...
The Gift of Time
When I was in third grade, my teacher said that the older you get the faster the time goes by. I thought she was crazy, time is time. I was wrong, she was right. Time seems to fly by now and is seems with a blink of an eye I went from being in college myself to...
The Loudness of Silence
I recently saw a post on Pinterest that said, "Silence is an answer too." Think about that a moment... The childhood lesson taught by mothers everywhere was "If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything." In this case, remaining silent can avoid harsh...
Take a Breathe
Have you heard of the word Mindfulness? It is a popular buzz word in the mental health field right now but the concept has been around for a long time. It is often associated with yoga, deep breathing, and meditation. According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary,...
Open Windows and Doors
Earlier today I posted the quote: If the door won't open, it's not your door (found on Pinterest). That really resonated with me. It is similar to another quote I relate to: When one door closes, another opens. The point is that we have before us many choices and...
Refresh Button
Have you ever thought about what it would be like if we had a "refresh" button on our lives? Like our computer screen, it would all go blank for a fraction of a second and then we would have a blank page to start over. I can definitely think of a few times I would...
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