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Where are you looking?
I’ve noticed lately when I walk I tend to look down. Obviously I look up when I come to an...
It’s coming!
Today I noticed that it was still light outside at 6:00 pm. I always get so excited this time of...
Whew!
Well, I successfully (mostly) made it through January making a blog post every day. I missed one day due to some poor planning but I’m happy to say that it wasn’t any more than that! I have to say that I really like setting a goal that I commit to for one month. It’s...
Words of wisdome
They can show up at any time or any where. Say, for instance, JC Pennys. I know that may seem an odd place to find wisdom but that’s exactly what happened today. I went there looking for a piece of jewelry. As I was looking around, one brand had their product mounted...
Dedication or madness
Today it was about 24 degrees outside. That’s to be expected since it is the middle of winter. What I didn’t expect was to see a huge kite being flown at one of the local parks. Don’t get me wrong. I love winter. I love spending time outside in the winter hiking or...
Illusions
“Illusions” is one of my all time favorite books. It was written by Richard Bach and I was led to it after reading one of his other titles, a little book you may have heard of called “Jonathan Livingston Seagull”. I just finished reading “Illusions” again for about...
The gift of challenges
We all try to achieve a certain amount of comfort in our lives. Let’s face it, comfort is nice! It can mean enough food when we’re hungry, enough toys to enjoy ourselves with or enough routine so that we don’t have to think about much on a day to day basis. But,...
Taking hostages
No, I’m not holed up somewhere with a gun making a list of demands. I was thinking more in terms of what taking hostages is all about: Do what I want or someone gets hurt. That seems to be the basic premise and actually, those opportunities come up on a daily basis....
Obsession
It’s amazing how something that I didn’t even know existed yesterday can take me over. Let me explain. I got a pair of pants for Christmas from NY&C. Not a store I would usually shop in. To be honest, there is no clothing store that I frequent other than Good...