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Peace, Be Still and Know

They say do not look back except to see how far you have come, because you are no longer there. You are no longer that person. Life and life experiences have changed you. It is up to you, as to … Continue reading

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Learning Growth in Facing Challenges

March first. Once upon a time, I was always happy to see this month roll around. It meant that soon daily saving time would begin and better yet, Spring was almost officially here. Now, this month arrives with a mixed … Continue reading

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Reminder to “Be Still…”

When you are trying so hard to ignore the words that are causing unintentional hurt. When you hint, but the hints are not recognized. When every word they speak is like a knife driving deeper but you take it because … Continue reading

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April Eighth; Words With Purpose and Worth

I simply haven’t had many words. There are those days when I sit and stare at the screen, and there is nothing. It seems that all the thoughts in my head are either scrambled or gone. There is a frustration … Continue reading

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April Fourth; The Sound of Joy

That sound was music to our ears…sort of. On March twenty-eighth one of the cats had kittens in our back yard right up against the wall of the house. Four tiny but cute lives right out in the open. The … Continue reading

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March Second; Through the Struggles, Through the Differences, Understanding is Found

I don’t make it any secret about how directionally challenged I am. My son laughs and teases me in a good natured manner, but he really doesn’t understand the struggle. Then again, he is the person who can get in … Continue reading

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February Twenty-first; Thoughts on Dealing With Grief and its Relative, Depression

“Like sand through the hour glass, so are the days of our lives.” For some, a well remembered line from a soap opera. Grief, flows like the tide. At its worst, flowing in and covering all that would seem happy. … Continue reading

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Day Forty-nice; Footnotes Cats and Moles, People and Insults

I came in from running a few errands today to find that the not so stray cats, had brought me a gift. They had caught a mole and left it on the back step. When I found it, the mole … Continue reading

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February Eighteenth; When We Realize Where Calm Resides.

There she blows. We knew it was coming as the weather folks had been warning us of the storm’s approach. I made all the preparations that I could just in case. All the while I was hoping that it wouldn’t … Continue reading

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February Sixteenth; Love in Various Forms Remains

I’ve been sitting here sipping coffee and watching the morning pass by outside my window. The cats were fed long ago and the dogs are in and out this morning. The fire had almost gone out in the wood stove … Continue reading

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