Monthly Archives: October 2012

It Will Change Your Life

Posted on October 31, 2012 by

On her television show, Oprah Winfrey said: “I will make you one guarantee — if you will be grateful every day, it will change your life… It is almost impossible for it not to improve. SIX WAYS TO BE GRATEFUL … Continue reading →

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Courage To Start All Over Again

Posted on October 30, 2012 by

Mentally, time is something I’ve been conscious of all my life. My family of origin was filled with watch carrying or wristwatch wearing people who paid lots of attention to time. From my tenth year through the sixteenth, my mother … Continue reading →

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No Need To Worry

Posted on October 29, 2012 by

Clarity of thought can sometimes be clouded with an over abundance of words where the essence becomes hidden. In presenting the quote just below, I have avoided pontificating and instead presented it without explanation. The words stand clearly on their … Continue reading →

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Threshold of a Dream

Posted on October 28, 2012 by

There is a certainty I have “some miles” on me, but also a sense of being far from being old. What puts that vantage point into perspective is knowing a decade from now I will be less than a year … Continue reading →

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Who You Really Are

Posted on October 27, 2012 by

Something really cool happened today… a break through. When I first began facing the ill effects my dysfunctional family of origin had on me, it seemed like I was wandering around in a dark tunnel swinging at always escaping ghosts. … Continue reading →

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A Life of Gratefulness

Posted on October 26, 2012 by

While getting breakfast together this morning it hit me that I eat like a king. A hundred years ago only royalty and the rich could have the food I am blessed to eating this morning. My breakfast is a banana, … Continue reading →

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Three For Thursday

Posted on October 25, 2012 by

I have told you of the man who always put on his spectacles when about to eat cherries, in order that the fruit might look larger and more tempting. In like manner I always make the most of my enjoyments, … Continue reading →

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Best Way To Start Off the Morning

Posted on October 24, 2012 by

Finding myself a little groggy this morning before the second cup of coffee kicks in, I have chosen to use another stimulant I know works even better: gratitude! All it takes is a minute or two of sitting back and … Continue reading →

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Regret Has Lived Long Enough

Posted on October 23, 2012 by

Very few memories of when I was a toddler stuck, however, there is one that has remained constant since the fall after my second birthday. Mom, Dad and I were visiting my Grandfather (my father’s father) way down in the … Continue reading →

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Full of Light and Color

Posted on October 22, 2012 by

My apologizes if I have gone overboard recently in expressing my love of early fall. It truly is a magnificent time of the year and inspires me beyond any other season. Putting into words how October moves me would be … Continue reading →

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