Looking back

 Caught in my fearsBlinking back the tearsI can't say you hurt meWhen you never let me nearLyrics fromLong Long Timeby Linda RonstadtToday has been a day of looking back at memories from different times of my life and all the love and close relationships I have experienced.  Some good, some...

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Solitude and Being A Hermit

 I choose to be what so many people describe as being a "hermit."  For now, it is what is a comfortable lifestyle for me as I contemplate the rest of my life . . . again. It is important for me and necessary for my healing to write honestly about these past months without going into major...

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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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Offering love and comfort

They invented hugs to let people know you  love them without saying anything.  (Bil Keane) Sometimes just being with somebody,  rather than words,is all that  is needed to help. Sometimes it is difficult to see someone we love struggling, in pain,...

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Compassionate Conduct

You may be highly attentive to the needs of others today and thoughtful in your personal and professional relations. Strong feelings of compassion can lead you to be more considerate of the feelings of everyone you encounter. This empathetic awareness can manifest itself in your attitude...

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Little Things

The little things?  The little moments?  They aren't little. Jon Kabat-Zinn When I read the above quote this morning, my thoughts immediately went to a song from my childhood that I have not heard in years, but the lyrics and melody of the...

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Happiness Never Forgets You

Even if happiness forgets you a little bit,  never completely forget about it.  Jacques Prévert  A new blogging friend's post made me think about those times of grief, depression, anxiety and restlessness from way too many deaths of family and friends in a short period of time....

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How do you show you care?

“Love is not only something you feel. It is something you do.” David Wilkerson Every time there is a horrific tragedy that captures the national  or worldwide stage, reported on 24/7, I can't help but think about the following post I wrote back in...

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Free Hugs

Wikipedia defines a hug as a form of physical intimacy, not necessarily sexual, that usually involves closing or holding the arms around another person or group of persons. The hug is one of the most common human signs of love and affection. When asked what they miss the...

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Nurturing love

When we reach out to nurture and care for others, we use the power of love to transform their lives. Most of us think of love as an emotion that we feel for another person. While this is true, love is also a powerful, transformational energy we can direct toward others. By expressing love to another...

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