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Better Than a New Year
Statue of Anne Frank http://fr.fotopedia.com/items/flickr-312721697 “How noble and good everyone could be if, every evening before falling asleep, they were to recall to their minds the events of the...
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Good Times, Bad Times
“I’ve always felt that life is a novel, and part of it is written for you, and part of it is written by you. It’s up to you to write the ending, ultimately. I’ve had some tremendous adventures, good...
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Valentine’s Day Love to You
Today, know that you are loved, and love yourself. Happy Valentine’s Day.
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Life is an Adventure: Ann
“Let go of your baggage so you can see how far you can fly.” – Ann Ann, Brian, Ellen, and Mark at Ellen’s wedding rehearsal, May 2010 Ann is one of my role models. She exercises, eats healthy food,...
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Using Our Talents
“As simple as it sounds, we all must try to be the best person we can: by making the best choices, by making the most of the talents we’ve been given.” – Mary Lou Retton I think of a talented person as...
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Too Comfortable?
“Winter is the time for comfort, for good food and warmth, for the touch of a friendly hand and for a talk beside the fire: it is the time for home.” ― Edith Sitwell...
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Keep the Faith
“If you are losing faith in human nature, go out and watch a marathon.” - Kathrine Switzer The longest race that I have ever run was 10 miles and took place several years ago. I was in better...
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Overcoming Inertia
“All that is necessary to break the spell of inertia and frustration is to act as if it were impossible to fail.” – Dorothea Brande I’ve been struggling with inertia lately in the areas of fitness,...
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Choosing Our Role Models
“I think the best role models for women are people who are fruitfully and confidently themselves, who bring light into the world.” – Meryl Streep Meryl Streep by Bobby McDobbin...
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Paying it Forward – Inspiring Blog Award & Liebster Award
“Awards are very encouraging. I know that it might sound strange that a writer who has published many books still needs encouragement, but this is true.” – Joyce Carol Oates Joyce Carol Oates...
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Do We Make the Most of Our Freedom?
“To enjoy freedom we have to control ourselves.” – Virginia Woolf I recently had the opportunity to travel to Spain and France for a vacation. In Normandy, France, we visited the Normandy American...
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Assessing our Attitudes
“Individuals need to be willing to face truth about their attitudes, behaviors, even what we want out of life.” - Joyce Meyer A friend of mine, Joann, has always had a positive attitude. She...
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Leading Our Lives
“Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?” – Mary Oliver I was taken aback when a friend asked if I’m retired. I said, “I’m not doing anything for pay but I have my blog...
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Leading An Intentional Life – guest post
I recently entered a contest at Irish Carter’s Dedicated 2 Life blog — and I won! Thank you much, Irish! Please click to see my winning guest post: Leading An Intentional Life While there, I hope you...
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Letting Ourselves Be Pampered
“I love to give gifts that pamper and indulge—and make a person feel really special.” – Oprah Winfrey My friend Tina was a busy mother of five, who worked part-time while working on her doctorate...
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Giving Thanks
“Gratitude is the real treasure God wants us to find, because it isn’t the pot of gold but the rainbow that colors our world.”― Richelle E. Goodrich, author This morning I participated in a local...
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Christmas Past
“This is the message of Christmas: We are never alone.” – Taylor Caldwell The Advent season this year had its ups and downs for me. During the first week in December, I seemed to have two weeks of...
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Reason to Celebrate
“We will open the book. Its pages are blank. We are going to put words on them ourselves. The book is called Opportunity and its first chapter is New Year’s Day.” – Edith Lovejoy Pierce New Year’s Eve...
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Benefiting From a Journal
“We should write because humans are spiritual beings and writing is a powerful form of prayer and meditation, connecting us both to our own insights and to a higher and deeper level of inner guidance.”...
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Friends of All Ages
“If we all understood we can learn from both older and younger people, then we’d have a better world.” – Adora Svitak When my friend Tina went through chemotherapy for breast cancer some years ago, her...
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