Tag: personal growth
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What can I give?
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Light Your Light
It’s almost the end of January, but in my neighborhood a lot of people still have their holiday decorations up. I’ve seen homes with wreathes on their doors and swags still wrapped around front porch railings. There are lights hanging from roofs and paper snowflakes taped to windows. At my own home, I’ve refused to…
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My resolution for 2013
I’ve always been against using the word “resolution” when associated with a new year. I’ve preferred to talk about goals for the year. I’ve looked at the year ahead as an opportunity to achieve certain goals and milestones. This year, I’ve been pondering over ideas and wondering about what I need and what I want…
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Happy Columbus Day!
Happy Columbus Day! I’m not going to discuss the facts and myths about Columbus. There is a lot of information about him available online regarding what he did or didn’t do and the importance of him to the U.S. What is important about Columbus, and is worth pointing out, is that he was someone who…
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Perfect Timing
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The Power of “No”
A moment on the lips, a lifetime on the hips. I’ve always hated this saying. It’s absolutely no fun especially for a girl who doesn’t like to say “no”. I say yes to dessert, shoes, wine, whatever. I don’t like to deprive myself. As soon as I do, I’m very sad about it. My dad…
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Finding quiet
Sunny Sunday morning and I was sitting down to meditate. I was feeling anxious and my brain was cluttered and I needed to calm myself before I attempted to sit down and write. As I sat in my chair and began breathing my dog started barking. Some other dog, probably nowhere near my house, was…
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Once in a Blue Moon
Today is a blue moon, which means it’s the 2nd full moon in the calendar month of August. Normally, we have only one full moon per calendar month. The old saying “once in a blue moon” comes from this occurrence and came to be a saying for things that didn’t happen very often. It was…
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Making a Change
I recently took a tennis lesson. I’ve played tennis for about twenty-eight years. I know how to play tennis but I’m always looking for ways to improve things and I’ve got a pretty inconsistent forehand. I had a great instructor. He asked me a few questions about my ability and tennis history and then he…
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Happy Summer Solstice
Today is the summer solstice. The word solstice comes from the Latin words sol (sun) and sistere (to stand still). Today, the Sun comes to a stop. How can you honor yourself today in this same way? Where in your life do you need to come to a stop? Breathe. To pause and consider, what…