Remembering Good Times

 In this phase of grief, the recollection of awesome times are helping me honor The Captain's place in my life.  There are moments in time and then there are events that brought us so much fun and happiness.  I will write about them and relive them all over again with a smile on my face. ...

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Adversity

 "All the adversity I've had in my life, all my troubles and obstacles, have strengthened me. You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you."Walt DisneyFor as long as I can remember, Walt Disney has been so inspirational to me. He went...

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Life's Best Moments

You do not need to know precisely what is happening, or exactly where it is all going.  What you need is to recognize the possibilities and challenges offered by the present moment, and to embrace them with courage, faith, and hope. Thomas Merton The roller coaster ride of emotions can...

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Bottomless pit of wants and desires

If you look at what you have in life, you'll always have more. If you look at what you don't have in life, you'll never have enough. Oprah Winfrey The lifestyle theory of Simple Abundance teaches being happy and grateful for the little things in life, no matter how much or how little we actually...

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Do It Anyway

Since I have had a case of the blahs and have been  writing negative posts, I thought I would post  something positive from Mother Theresa. People are often unreasonable, illogical, and self-centered; Forgive them anyway. If you are kind, people may accuse you...

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Your true calling

Life ends not when you die, but when you stop believing in your true calling. Your true calling isn't something your friends, parents or lovers want you to become. Your true calling isn't living vicariously through someone else. And most certainly your true calling isn't working just to "make...

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Just wanna be happy

"So what if it hurts me? So what if I break down? So what if this world just throws me off the edge My feet run out of ground I gotta find my place I wanna hear my sound Don't care about all the pain in front of me Cause I'm just trying to be happy, yeah Just wanna be happy, yeah" Lyrics...

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Home is where the heart is

Home is where the heart is And my home Is anywhere you are Anywhere you are Is home Lyrics from the song "Home Is Where The Heart Is" Elvis Presley It is possible to live in the place of your dreams and be deliriously happy being there . . . alone . . . all by yourself.  Many...

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Blue sky day

Finally . . . a weather warm up in Central Florida. If you read the last post, you will know that I am one happy person today . . . temps in the 70's by this afternoon!!  Now I can get to the mounds of laundry that has been haunting me this week. It really feels like a blue sky day....

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Happy Butterflies

Live, so you do not have to look back and say: 'God, how I have wasted my life.' -Elizabeth Kubler-Ross Cherish your dreams for they are gifts  from your soul and blueprints to your future.  (Institute For Creative Living)  My insides have been taken over by butterflies...

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Moving on

These are the times in which a genius would wish to live. It is not in the still calm of life, or the repose of a pacific station, that great characters are formed. The habits of a vigorous mind are formed in contending with difficulties. Great necessities call out great virtues. When a mind...

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Beyond Words

If you're never scared or embarrassed or hurt, it means you never take any chances.   (Julia Sorel) It doesn't happen often, but I'm at a loss of words and taking some down time from blogging . . . need to absorb the changes in my life and not even try to put...

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