What’s Holding You Back?

I have come to the realization that, in many cases, what is holding us back from enjoying our lives today or planning for a spectacular tomorrow, are the experiences from our past. Sometimes knowingly, and other times unaware, today’s actions, thoughts, behaviors, and beliefs are heavily influenced by mistakes, unpleasant relationships, unmet expectations, or unfortunate [...]

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Super Hero

Of course I have a secret identity. Who wants to be super all the time?” [Mr. Incredible].
I have a plaque on my office wall that reads, “I am fairly certain that given a cape and a nice tiara, I could save the world” [Curly Girl]. I have always imagined that, if called upon, I could [...]

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Excuse Me, Your Life Is Showing

Life is often ambiguous and untidy. There are always loose ends.
It is sticky, hot, cold, lukewarm sometimes — and frequently messy and unmanageable.
Most of life is somewhere in between, in the middle — amidst small frustrations and a lot of “I don’t know what to do next” [Tim Hansel].
Life can be so, well, daily. There [...]

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Courage By Example

The path we have chosen for the present is full of hazards, as all paths are. The cost of freedom is always high, but Americans have always paid it. And one path we shall never choose, and that is the path of surrender, or submission” [John F. Kennedy].
This past weekend our country observed [...]

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What happened?

I don’t see much sense in that,” said Rabbit.
“No,” said Pooh humbly, “there isn’t. But there was going to be when I began it. It’s just that something happened to it along the way.”
And some days, that’s the way it seems to go. We start out with the best of intentions; our “To Do [...]

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Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

“The only difference between a good day and a bad day is your attitude”
[Dennis Brown].

Let’s face it: bad days happen to everyone — no one is immune. Sometimes you know from the minute you wake-up, (late — because you forgot to set the alarm) and sometimes you don’t realize the storm clouds of misfortune [...]

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Who is the next contestant?

“Life is either fun or drudgery. It depends on your attitude. I like fun” [Colleen C. Barrett].
After seven months of job hunting, I have come to the conclusion that interviewing is like starring as an eternal contestant on the Game Show Network. Of course, without the fancy lighting, interesting sound effects, or trips to [...]

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Choose to be Uncommon

“To do the common things uncommonly well” [H. J. Heinz].
My computer has been operating very s…l…o…w…l…y. When I attempt to switch between a Word file and my Outlook In-box (and I’m being conservative here), I have time to go downstairs, get into my car, drive a mile up the road to Starbucks, order a light [...]

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Everything Will Be Okay In The End

I subscribe to an inspirational quote service from Compendium.com. Each week, while I am going about my life, I am pleasantly surprised to see an email arrive with the subject line “Your Inspired Quote of the Week.” And I have to tell you, these people know how to select some pretty terrific [...]

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Unslump Yourself

And when you’re in a Slump, you’re not in for much fun. Un-slumping yourself is not easily done” [Dr. Seuss].
I love working in flower beds. Fellow gardeners understand the excitement of spending the spring cleaning winter debris from the beds; designing this year’s color palette; welcoming the ferns, hostas, daylillies, and other [...]

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