NO?!

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Saying “no” is big girl work. It liberates. It protects. It boundaries. We forget we have options and sometimes we have to be reminded. Just because we said “yes” in the past doesn’t mean we can’t change our minds.  If we say “yes” when we should say “no,” we set ourselves up for resentment and…

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Full Heart: Part 3

I mentioned in the first blog on our tangled emotions that gratitude is important…and I would like to underline that statement. It has been proven by hospital studies that Gratitude heals. And if that’s not enough it sweetens relationships, because nothing is more winsome than to be with someone with a grateful interior. Grateful people…

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Stormy Weather..

They are predicting storms today. High winds. rain, and a possibility of tornadoes. Don’t misunderstand I love a rainy day, one where I can tuck under a cute umbrella and splash my way to the bakery. But I’m not big on sirens, crashing limbs, and taking refuge in the basement. I remember peering out our…

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Label Maker

I am a bibliophile. No, I don’t drool. It means I own and read books…a lot! I also was an agoraphobic. No, I’m not unduly afraid of spiders…that’s arachnophobia. Agoraphobia is the fear of angora sweaters. LOL! Just joking. Agoraphobia is the fear of open spaces. So says Webster. By the time I was housebound…

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Dear Me…

Dear Valentine, Who? Me? Yes, you…I mean me. Wait! Let me start again. Dear Me, would you be my Valentine? Yes, I know it’s over, but I was so busy with everyone else I once again forgot to tend to you (me). Oh, I know you (I) had an indulgent evening of pure delight with…

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Two is better than one…

Our grandsons came for a recent visit and one morning Noah the 7 year old came in the bedroom to watch me make the bed. After the third time I circled the king size “continent” pulling, tugging and arranging the covers, Noah asked me, “Nana why doesn’t Papa help you?” That made me giggle because…

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Lazy…

Lazy is not always visible because it can hide behind creative excuses that almost seem legitimate. Excuses some of us have practiced with such zeal that we accomplish two things: We use up the energy we could have put toward what needed to be done. (Excuses are exhausting for the folks listening to them and…

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