Category Archives: Health

With a Glad and Grateful Heart

Posted on August 10, 2012 by

Each day I come here to put words down, some mine and some borrowed, to express a though to start the day. Each time a minor miracle happens as my thoughts and feelings expressed through a keyboard are cast into … Continue reading →

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Light Through a Magnifying Glass Artfully Used

Posted on August 3, 2012 by

A busy week had me sleep deprived at bed time last night. The fix was nine and a half hours of good sleep that has me now coming awake feeling rested with a strong sense of gratitude for my well-being this … Continue reading →

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Just Past the Self-Imposed Starting Line

Posted on July 24, 2012 by

“See It Through” by Edgar Guest When you’re up against a trouble, Meet it squarely, face to face; Lift your chin and set your shoulders, Plant your feet and take a brace. When it’s vain to try to dodge it, … Continue reading →

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Yes, You Are!

Posted on July 22, 2012 by

Growth is an erratic forward movement: two steps forward, one step back. Remember that and be very gentle with yourself. Julia Cameron Having come to understand that a good life contains many episodes of “fall down, get up, try again”, … Continue reading →

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All You Hope For and More

Posted on July 6, 2012 by

Continuing my “Staycation”, today I am taking a day off! Here’s three favorite sayings and images to fill the space here today: Life is a great big canvas, and you should throw all the paint on it you can. Danny Kaye … Continue reading →

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A Day to Dream

Posted on July 5, 2012 by

It’s easy to forget how much I enjoy a day off from work during the week. What for many was a one day holiday on July 4th, I chose to use vacation time and craft a five-day, stay at home weekend. … Continue reading →

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What a Difference a Day Makes

Posted on June 29, 2012 by

There is good to be found in many things initially not seen in that light. I woke up about 4am Thursday morning with a nasty stomach virus that kept anything from staying down until about 6pm last evening. Between a … Continue reading →

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We All Feel the Same Pain

Posted on May 9, 2012 by

There can be a thousand people in a room with only two dysfunction ones and they will find one another. They’re attracted like magnets to each other because they see them self in the other person. A psychologist once said that … Continue reading →

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Think Low and Think High

Posted on April 12, 2012 by

All my adult life I have bumped into conclusions made logically by scientists and researchers that say a person’s creativity peaks when they are young. There is no real consensus on how young this happens. Hypotheses vary from those who say … Continue reading →

Posted in Health, Knowledge, Life, Overcoming Obstacles, Self Awareness

Most of Them Never Happened

Posted on April 6, 2012 by

There is a guy in this 30′s I work with who is quite a cynic but calls himself a “realist”.  A few days ago in conversation I said to him “realist is just another name for a pessimist”.  He is … Continue reading →

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