Thursday, July 22, 2010

If I Had Wings

Since my leg is not cooperating with me and I can barely walk, I've had lots of time in the past two days to read through my old blogs and journals and amaze myself with how far I've come through the journey of turbulence in my life that nearly destroyed me. The following post is actually two...
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It's Always Something

It's always something Roseanne Roseannadanna (Gilda Radner's SNL character) The following post is from one of my older blogs that I'm still transferring to this one. As I was going through some old posts to transfer over, it occurred to me that my life has come full circle . ....
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Follow your dreams

"The only place where your dream becomesimpossible is in your own thinking."Robert H. SchullerLike the elephant, we are unconscious of our own strength.When it comes to understanding the power we have tomake a difference in our own lives, we might as well be asleep.If you want to make your dreams come...
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Saturday, July 10, 2010

Peace, love, happiness . . . and success . . . some guidelines

One of my favorite bloggers, Marelisa, calls the following list "58 Habits That Will Help You Succeed." In my opinion, the outcome of putting these new habits into action is peace, love and happiness, along with the success. In the years since suddenly becoming a widow, I have pondered quality...
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Tuesday, July 6, 2010

Survival mode

Finding Deep Strength We have all have times in our liveswhen we think we don’t have thestrength to carry on.You do, and you can. We have all faced moments in our lives when the pressure mounts beyond what we feel we can handle, and we find ourselves thinking that we do not have the strength...
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