Originally posted June 1, 2012 I know I bark about loving yourself and taking care of yourself. Yet, I’m personally making it my mission to get a new approach trending. The following showed up on my Facebook wall this week: BEAUTIFUL! Just so stinkin’ beautiful. I still struggle with taking care of my own person. My religious upbringing told me I was to “take up my cross” daily and sacrifice, sacrifice, sacrifice. Amazing how that was drilled into me much […]
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Originally posted April 11, 2012 – not specifically about parenting, but definitely addresses our fears which can have a radical affect on how we respond to situations We are only born with two fears. Only two of them have actually been embedded in our DNA. They are there for survival. The fear of falling. The fear of loud noises. Every other fear you have has been learned. Gonna’ say it one more time. Every other fear you have has […]
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Originally posted December 2011 Every December my family spends an evening eating out together and then each person chooses a new Christmas ornament for our tree. It’s something we have done for years. Each ornament is marked with the person’s name and the year. We have also marked every other ornament on the tree with the person who gave it to us and the year it was received. Our Christmas tree is full of people and memories. Pulling them out […]
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Originally posted November 2, 2012 Yeah, that’s my Halloween costume. Mostly. I have found myself, lately, facing several difficult things coming from of couple of different directions. It’s what many of us like to call: life. I have also noticed how these perfect storms can trigger my depression. I start to move less. I feel sullen. I find myself using words like “sullen.” I start over-using the “flexitarian” in “vegan freegan flexitarian.” Especially when it involves cookies. And Dr. […]
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Originally posted October 22, 2012 For those of you who are muddling through some tough days, remember that there are seasons. You have survived others. You will survive this one. You are doing such a great job! You will thrive. I will thrive. We will thrive. Peace, love and Happy Monday! “I know we’ll be just fine when we learn to love the ride.” – Tim deLaughter “You have to love the hell that you’re in before you […]
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