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Do You Believe In Signs From The Universe?
One morning last week on my walk, I saw a fox. Not once but twice. The first time he strutted right in front of me (crossing the road), turned to me and smiled, like “How you doing, baby?” and kept … Continue reading
Why It Is More Important Than Ever to Live “Forward”.
Just the other day I was feeling all verklempt. As in – overcome with emotion. Oddly, I was thinking about German Christmas carols which makes the word verklempt even more appropriate. You see, I was contemplating the retirement of traditional … Continue reading
Stay The Fuck At Home!
Okay, sorry for the foul language. I do have a potty mouth and believe it or not I do try to keep it in check, but not today. And not because of the Corona virus pandemic – that is what … Continue reading
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Tagged chapel, church, communion, corona virus, covoid, divine, essental services, friends, go home, grace, lockdown, music, outdoors, quarantine, sanctuary, soul, stay home, stores, stupid, temple, treadmill, universe, walk
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Baby, It’s (Getting Ridiculously, Stupidly, Politically Correctly, Decidedly) Dumb Outside
I love Christmas music. Really truly love it. And particularly classic Christmas music. I love the crooners, the standards, the songs that have stood the test of time. I love expert songwriting. Ever look at the lyrics to “White Christmas” … Continue reading
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Tagged Baby It's Cold Outside, Christmas, classic, comedy, crafted, drink, flirt, Frank Loesser, John Legend, Kelly Clarkson, lame, lyrics, me too, music, naughty, song, songwriting
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How Much Work Are You Willing To Do ON YOUR MIND?
We are a society of achievers. Only in North America do we consider 2 weeks vacation A YEAR acceptable. We work long hours for success and we work enthusiastically for money and we work diligently for status and we work … Continue reading
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Tagged anxiety, bedlam, Brad Pitt, brain, challenge, chaos, control, conversation, ethic, future, gym, handful, heart, hobbies, imaginary, in charge, invent, jurisdiction, lover, lung', manage, mind, mindful, muscles, music, past, pets, practice, relationships, sanctuarynoggin, sports, teach, thought, thoughts, train, unrealistic, work, worry
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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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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
How Many Colours Of The Rainbow Do YOU Need?
Several years ago I attended a songwriting forum in Nashville. It was fronted by a pair of hugely successful composers, a married couple as luck would have it. They both boasted long lists of hit songs bearing their names. They … Continue reading
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Tagged beautiful, blessing, Broadway, Carole King, colours, dreams, gift, gratitude, magic, music, Nashville, outlook, rainbow, songwriting
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Best Friends Day? Hmmm … I Don’t Have One.
I just read that today is “Best Friends” Day. Who knew? I guess we all need something to celebrate every day so why not? Except I do not know exactly who I should celebrate on this auspicious occasion. Because I … Continue reading
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Tagged best, best friend, friends, friendship, kindred spirit, love, music, son, soulmate, village
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