Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 7th, 2011
You can dance anywhere, even if only in your heart – Author Unknown When I was a little girl, my Dad and I would dance every Saturday morning. These hours with him were magical. When we danced, I was transported from the clutzy, physically awkward gal who fell all the time, to graceful and poised. [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 1st, 2011
I laugh, therefore I am. – anonymous I have always always always been a giggly person. Laughter is the core of who I am. You can’t deny laughter; when it comes, it plops down in your favorite chair and stays as long as it wants. Stephen King I have never been able to stop laughing [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on Oct 6th, 2011
Any change, any loss, does not make us victims. Others can shake you, surprise you, disappoint you, but they can’t prevent you from acting, from taking the situation you’re presented with and moving on. No matter where you are in life, no matter what your situation, you can always do something. You always have a [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 12th, 2011
Recently I read a very simple book called “When I loved myself…”. It was a 50-page book with very simple declarations of self-love. Some of the ideas expressed made me smile. Others challenged me to think differently. Still others brought tears to my eyes. In any case, reading the book has challenged me to write [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 6th, 2011
“If in my low moments, in word, deed, or attitude, through some error of temper, taste, or tone, I have caused anyone discomfort, created pain or revived someone’s fear, that was not my truest self” — Jessie Jackson I recently had a very uncomfortable discussion with an acquaintance. We were in the “getting to know [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on Aug 30th, 2011
I am what I am. – Popeye Friends of mine used to tease me about being the “self-help book guru”. I always wanted to be better, more, different, – always something to change or fix. I have benefited from the work, but have realized that sometimes, just accepting who I am, can free up energy [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on Aug 24th, 2011
On the weekend, a friend and I went to Gimli to enjoy the day, and celebrate my birthday. We walked along the boardwalk, and saw a gal wearing a shirt that said: I like booze, shoes and boys with tattoos. True to form, she was wearing funky shoes, and had a boy with tattoos on [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on Aug 18th, 2011
You can’t give what you don’t have. How very true is that? If I am running around giving my energy to everyone and everything around me, I eventually lose me. I’ll be “3-effed” before too long — frazzled, frustrated and fed-up. We are taught to give to others, but how many of us give to [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on Aug 11th, 2011
Begin challenging your own assumptions. Your assumptions are your windows on the world. Scrub them off every once in awhile, or the light won’t come in. – Alan Alda People assume things all the time. We think just because someone “looks” a certain way, they must be a, b, c. But is this really true? [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on Aug 8th, 2011
Rainy day people always seem to know when it’s time to call Rainy day people don’t talk, they just listen till they’ve heard it all Rainy day lovers don’t lie when they tell ‘ya they’ve been down like you Rainy day people don’t mind if you’re cryin’ a tear or two If you get lonely, [...]
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