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Freedom 55 … Could You Do It … and Truly Be Free?
On our recent trip to Mexico we had the good fortune to meet Flor, a fascinating 55 year-old Mexican woman who happened to be dining in the rooftop lounge as we enjoyed sunset cocktails. We got chatting and I, being … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, blogging, creative, expectations, expreience, freedom, hostel, identity, job, joy, Mexico, photographer, quit, retirement, trailer, travel, vagabond
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Why You Should Pay It Forward … Again and Again and Again.
I’ve always been pretty good at paying back. When I say “pretty good” what I mean is if I borrow money I pay it back (except for my parents – sorry about that) and if I borrow a book I … Continue reading
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Tagged benevolence, clean, compensation, gods, gratitude, honor, karma, loans, moving, pay it back, pay it forward, rewards
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It’s Bell Let’s Talk Day so Let’s Talk and … Tell The Truth
Many years ago I went through a period of feeling pretty darn depressed. Like sad to the point of crying – or actually weeping buckets – for weeks on end. Finally a close friend dragged me to my doctor to … Continue reading
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Tagged anxiety, bell, coach, content, conversation, councelling, depression, doctor, estrogen, help, let's talk, meds, mental health, pills, stress, talk, therapy
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Love … And What We Did Not Sign Up For
Today I received the incredibly sad news that one of my son’s grade-school mates has died. In his teens he was diagnosed with cancer, underwent treatment, entered full remission but still … it came back. And now he is gone. … Continue reading
Why Relationships Are Like Banking
A long time ago … like say back when I was 45 … somebody asked me what I thought the three most important things in life were. I ruminated about it. I contemplated health and happiness and success and prosperity … Continue reading
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Tagged account, alliance, banking, business, deposit, health, joy, kinship, mother, oxygen, personal, prosperity, puppies, relationship, romantic, substance, success, sustain, wine, withdrawal, work
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Are You Taking Care Of Yourself?
We read about it all the time, right? How self-care is important. How we (women) must learn to set aside time for US. How we spend so much energy and effort caring for others – children, husbands, parents, friends – … Continue reading
The Beginning Of A New Journey
Do you know when a new journey begins? Every day. Every single day. THAT is when a new journey begins. This magnificent revelation came to me this morning when I was vacuuming up evergreen needles from our living room floor. … Continue reading
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Tagged champagne, Christmas, christmas tree, coffee, december, decorations, family, friends, january, journey, love, morning, new, new year, party, people, revelation, shortbread, tinsel, twinkle
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