Burning the candle at both ends!

Have I bit off more than I can chew?  That is a question I have been asking myself lately!   The Captain and I have finally opened our Etsy shop, Crows Nest Jewels. I've briefly written about my work obsession and my typical workaholic tendencies. In my professional life...

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Positive Self-Affirmation

"When we develop a confident mind-set and release our worries about what others think of us, we build our self-esteem and bring more balance to our relationships.  Most often our fears about what others think of us are simply projections of how we view ourselves. When we begin to change...

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No promises

I try to remind myself that we are never promised anything, and that what control we can exert is not over the events that befall us but how we address ourselves to them. Jeanne DuPrau The Earth House Being grateful for what we have been blessed with is not easy when life circumstances...

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Teetering on the edge

Relationships can become out of balance  and one-sided if we don’t occasionally  check in with each other. "One of the most beautiful qualities of an intimate relationship is the give and take of energy that occurs between two people. In the best-case scenario, both people share...

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Patience

"What does patience feel like? It's a subtle unfolding with time as your ally. You feel relaxed and trust that it will all work out, even if in this very moment, there's no clear path to the end. It feels like the subtle uneasiness of allowing all you're uncomfortable with to be exactly as it...

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Living in the shadow

Living in the shadow of another person is a mistake many of us make in the course of our lives. As a widow, it has taken me much longer to heal since I was more of a part of a couple than an individual person. No matter how happy you are in your life, don’t rely on someone else to make up your...

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The allure of material things

Sometime in the human experience we are all seduced by the allure of material things. Back in the day the love of money and the stuff I could buy had such a grip on me that I forgot how to live in pursuit of making more money. Even spending the money as fast as I could in order to gather even...

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Positive energy vs negative realities

We have all subconsciously been programmed throughout a lifetime by our parents, friends, siblings, ourselves, and lasting emotions from past experience, whether we know it or not. Our belief system is within the inner self, guiding and controlling our thoughts and actions. Actions create the...

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Irreplaceable hours

Often we allow ourselves to be upset by small things we should despise and forget. We lose many irreplaceable hours brooding  over grievances that, in a year's time, will be  forgotten by us and by everybody. No, let us devote our life to worthwhile  actions...

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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 It is close to a year since I originally wrote this post, although...

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Face It

Facing it, always facing it,  that's the way to get through.  Face it.  (Joseph Conrad) Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one's definition of your life,  but define yourself.  (Harvey Fierstein) So...

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Finding your pace

My pace changes with my life circumstances, although I prefer a slower pace that is peaceful and harmonious. On the other hand, I loved the fast pace of the corporate world as an executive assistant. At this time of my life, I would call my pace “go with the flow” as I go back and forth through...

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Burned out or slightly charred?

My brother was rushed to the hospital with chest pains last night . . . my mom ran off with my sister-in-law to Tallahassee where he lives and works during the week.  My mom recently had a heart attack . . . of course, I worry about her. Although I’m a Christian with a positive attitude...

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