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The Most Fucks I Have Ever Written in One Blog or … When It Really Is Time To Let Go …
It is one of the hardest damn things in life. It may well be THE hardest damn thing in life. Letting go. Think about it. From our first, best, favourite toy to the security of our momma’s apron strings, from … Continue reading
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Tagged acceptance, accountability, addiction, bad guy, choice, conviction, deserve, endings, farewell, friendship, fun, good guy, gratitude, guilt, hope, husband, letting go, life, love, loving, peace, pleasure, relationships, selfless, truth
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You can’t keep getting mad at people for sucking the life out of you if you keep giving them the straw …
I like to collect inspiring memes. Little quotes (either attributed or anonymous) that speak to me. Sometimes they languish unseen in my meme file for months and then suddenly pop up again quite unexpectedly, usually at the time they are … Continue reading
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Tagged accountability, boundaries, fault, friend, friendship, healing, life, need, nurture, relationships, toxic, truth
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Are You Willing To Be Led By The Universe?
In my last blog I wrote about signs from The Universe. Do you believe in them? Are they real and true? Are you paying attention? But what about being “led” by The Universe? And by that I mean tossing away … Continue reading
Now Is Absolutely Not The Time To Hold Your Breath …
This morning I awoke to the news that a lovely friend had died. This death was not Covoid-related nor was it entirely unexpected. But it still smacked me upside the heart. I mean seriously, life is stupid enough these days … Continue reading
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Tagged breath, breathe, choice, corona virus, covoid, death, earth, fear, grief, heart, holding breath, isolation, joy, life, pathetic fallacy, plot, sci fi, solitary, vortex, weather
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How Much Social Energy Do You Waste On Guilt?
I was recently conversing with a friend about her active social calendar. G was having a difficult time fitting in all the things she felt she needed to fit in to appease all the people who had invited her to … Continue reading
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Tagged charity, conversation, energy, enhance, event, expectation, family, friendship, guilt, Halloween, invitations, life, no, occasions, party, plans, social, social energy, weddings
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Just When You Think You Have All The Time In The World …
We’re all just so darn busy, right? Busy with work, busy with family, busy with hobbies and sidelines and responsibilities. Busy, busy, busy. And then something comes up and we’d like to do it and it sounds like a great … Continue reading
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Tagged busy, death, friendship, honour, life, love, memories, putting off
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And The Secret To Happiness Is ………
My son is a big Jordan Peterson fan. So big, in fact, that he gifted my with Mr. P’s new book for my birthday. “12 Rules For Life.” I haven’t really tucked in yet, what with having the plague for … Continue reading
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Tagged achievement, blog, bucket list, charity, cook, drink, euphoria, fulfillment, goals, happiness, help, jordan peterson, life, luxury, music, proud, rules, writing
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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
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