Seven Years of Thankful
It seems very hard to believe that it’s been a year since we celebrated the sixth anniversary of our Ten Things of Thankful blog hop. And what a year it has been! But here we are, celebrating seven years of focusing on the everyday moments of gratitude. Wow. In the last couple of years, I haven’t…
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A Different Angle
“It’s all about perspective, Aunt Jane,” said her niece. “Try looking at it from a different angle and you might feel more positive about it.” “There is no way I can feel positive about living in a silly apartment and giving up the home I have built and loved for so many years.” They were…
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Where I’ve Been and What I Did There
Once again, I start a blog post with the (obvious) statement that it’s been a long time since words graced this page. Aside from a brief post to celebrate the Ten Things of Thankful blog hop’s sixth anniversary, I’ve posted nothing here in over a year and a half. How did THAT happen? I’ll simply…
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The Fireweed
Burned trees and scorched earth tell the story of what happened here. I can barely recall details of people, names, and places once so intimately familiar, nor the life that was, for a time, lush and green as the woods. A flash – a single moment – and everything changed. This once-thriving forest is now unrecognizable.…
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Life Goes On – Open Thought Vortex
Here we are, deep in the thick of the most celebration-filled time of the year. This week between Christmas Day and New Year’s Day always seems a bit…off. Business hours and traffic patterns are altered, school and the associated school bus schedules are suspended, and I never quite know what day it is (or even…
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The Current Darkness
I wrote a post last week about all the things I haven’t done this year. Among them, but forgotten at the time of the post, was keeping up with the Ten Things of Thankful blog hop. For a long time, I faithfully made my weekly gratitude list. The practice of focusing on the good in…
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Curtain Call
Breathe in. Breathe out. Visualize. See yourself in front of the room, comfortable, confident, smiling as you go through the motions… “Rubbish,” she muttered. It never works. You can’t deliver a convincing portrayal when your heart isn’t in it. Not really. The words you say are just a script to fool the world into thinking that…
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The Fears We Carry – Open Thought Vortex
Do you remember your childhood fears? I sure do. And at least one of them has to do with that alligator up there at the top of the page. Some of my childhood fears still linger in some form now that I’m all grown up. And I’ve added a few new ones along the way,…
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Begin Again Series on Unfold and Begin
So here’s something new… This morning I am the subject of an interview over at Jennifer Koshak’s blog, Unfold and Begin. Yeah, me. I feel sort of almost famous. Jennifer has a terrific blog. I’ve read many of her posts and I love her outlook. She focuses on embracing life with curiosity and creativity – a…
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OTV Magazine – Trusting Life’s Detours
Want to know a sure-fire way to get me worked up during the morning school drop-off run? Traffic detours. It seems like they are everywhere lately. Life has a funny way of regularly throwing us off our intended route. That has certainly been true of the last several years in my life. Sometimes, though, that…
