New year philosophies

Isn't it funny how everyone looks forward to this day so we can say goodbye to the old year that is soon to pass on and give way to the new hope of tomorrow? Maybe it is just human nature to hope what is ahead is better than what was. The grass is always greener on the other side thing . ....

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Just One More Day

There are times my thoughts go to having one more day with the loved ones who have left my life.  It never gets to the point of pondering the question "what would I say" and how would I feel in the end.   Would I go through grief of this person leaving my life again? Would it bring...

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The Power of Awareness

"Ask how you'd live your life differently if you knew you were going to die soon, then ask yourself who those people you admire are and why you admire them, and then ask yourself what was the most fun time in your life.  The answers to these questions, when seen, heard, and felt, provide...

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Nature's Peace

"But much of what we truly need can only be found under the naked sky, alongside tall trees, on open plains, or in the sound of running water. When you step out of your door each morning, pause for a minute and close your eyes long enough to let your senses absorb your surroundings. Listen...

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Bring out the positive vibes!

My goal has been to learn how to bring out the positive vibes, changing the attitude of negative thinking I learned as a child.   Growing up, it was assumed the day was going to be a bad one.  My dad was a miserable person and it was his goal in life to make everyone around him miserable...

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What do you really need?

Powerful words from Dr. Wayne Dyer. I've finally reached that place in life where I have realized what I need.  To love, to be loved, good health and enough money to live comfortably. The money part can be subjective.  Some people need more than others.  I'm happy to have a roof...

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Never Apart

A part of you has grown in me and so you see, it's you and me,  together forever and never apart,  maybe in distance but never in heart I've been thinking back to the beginning of my relationship with The Captain.  We met unexpectedly online, started off with...

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Defeating the Doubt

Life is a journey.  We will encounter winding roads, rocky roads and forks in the road.  They are all phases we need to push through to another stepping stone on our journey.  Along the journey, one of the biggest challenges we will encounter is doubt. Our doubts are traitors,...

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Perfect Peace

In God we have . . . A love that can never be fathomed, A life that can never die, A righteousness that can never be tarnished, A peace that can never be understood, A rest that can never be disturbed, A joy that can never be diminished, A hope that can never be disappointed, A glory that can...

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Who Am I?

"Please . . . tell me who you are and what you want. And if you think those are simple questions, keep in mind that most people live their entire lives without  arriving at an answer." Gary Zukav These are questions I constantly ask myself.  The answer varies...

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Escape to your garden sanctuary

"In the refuge of brilliant color, sweet scents, and stillness you create in your garden, the burdens imposed upon you by a sometimes hectic world will melt away. The splendor and tranquility of what you have brought into being will entrance you, allowing you to forget the constraints of time...

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Relationship Red Flags

We all have our "frying pan moments" . . . some more than others.  No two people get along so perfectly as to never have them. In my opinion, a great open and honest discussion over issues we don't agree on is healthy.  After all, how else would you really know how that person you...

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The Waves of Grief

It hasn't been a good time.  Sometimes life will throw some unpleasant stuff our way.  At times we go through it with flying colors, unscathed emotionally. Other times it stops us in our tracks and just doing normal, routine things are a big chore. The other night everything got to...

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When joy is gone

Joy is gone from our hearts;  our dancing has turned to mourning. Lamentations 5:15 I will banish from them the sounds of joy and gladness, the voices of bride and bridegroom, the sound of millstones and the light of the lamp. Jeremiah 25:10 "When you've seen...

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Opportunity

Sometimes opportunity doesn't knock, it just taps lightly — listen.An opportunity is defined as a situation in which it is possible for you to do something that you want to do.Opportunity doesn't always knock, it all depends on luck, fate, and desti...

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