Pet Grief

When I lost my sweet Betsy, the grief was as overwhelming as losing a member of the family.  To make matters worse, it was during the Christmas season. That was back in 1999, the end of a decade and the end of one of the most treasured relationships in my life. The loss of a pet can be devastating...

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Encourage Yourself

Treating yourself with the same gentleness and respect you afford others can give you the strength to accomplish what  you want in life. Feelings of unworthiness could negatively affect your self-confidence and cause you to judge yourself harshly.  Giving yourself...

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Fear of Moving On

Either you decide to stay in the shallow end of the pool or you go out in the ocean. Christopher Reeve If you listen to your fears, you will die never knowing what a great person you might have been Robert H. Schuller I wrote the following post many years ago.  The...

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Support of your loved ones

The strength that your loved ones give you could inspire you to examine a more challenging life path.  The aid and support of your loved ones can give you the courage to make the most of the opportunities you have been given. The people who care for you are a resource that you can...

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The Defense Mode and Falling Down

There are some lines in the song "Falling Down" from Duran Duran that have inspired me today: "Why has the sky turned gray?  Hard to my face and cold on my shoulder.   Why has my life gone astray?   Why has my luck run dry?" Defense mode is where I'm at, I've...

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Mistakes are the portals of discovery

Mistakes are the portals of discovery. James Joyce Love the quote! Artists and creative types will relate to the quote for sure. When I've worked on creating jewelry or sewing, often a mistake brought on the discovery of a new technique.  Upon working on the new technique,...

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Understanding the source

Taking time to understand the source of our emotions can help us resolve them and regain our centered state of mind. Feelings of confusion or uncertainty are often an indication of unresolved conflict within us.  If we simply turn within and begin exploring these feelings in more detail,...

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Fear and Emotional Honesty

It is sad to live in a world where honesty is feared.  People are nosy by nature and always want to know "why" for so many things.  The tendency to pry into the life of one who is not so easy to get close to is a sure way to make them run away and never come back. What does that...

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Run Baby Run

This post is about a writing from the past.  I've been going through old posts from blogs no longer published and being nostalgic about where I've been as far as my emotions go.  This one is about running away . . . The Captain is trying to teach me not to do this anymore and I see...

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Love your anxiety?

The first step in using wisdom is finding ways to take a negative and turn it into a positive.  Right? While hating my anxiety with a passion, this article is making me want to re-train my mind in the way I think and react to it.   Quoting from the article . . .  "We get it,...

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Give Me A Break!

Sometimes finding the answer is as easy as taking a break and stepping back from the situation. Sometimes we can get so wrapped up in our thoughts that we wind up going round in round in circles, finding it difficult to concentrate on things and, because we are so distracted, not really accomplishing...

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Coping with death and grief amid a senseless tragedy

"Each of us is more than capable of helping the world, despite our fears and limitations and the uncertainty that holds us back. It is commonly accepted that it is impossible to make a difference without unlimited funding or free time, yet most healing, cleansing, and spreading of joy is accomplished...

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Deep Well of Confidence

Today's horoscope says that I could experience a sense of satisfaction by being acknowledged and appreciated by others today. My question is this . . . can't the same sense of satisfaction be achieved by having a well of confidence in yourself and knowing when a job is well done? ...

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