“Before the truth can set you free you need to recognize which lie is holding you hostage.” – Unknown This morning a dear friend of mind was checking in on me to see how I was doing? She reminded me that my second marriage happened during this time of year and was wondering if I […]
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“Some people are so broken, they get mad at you for being whole” – Unknown How many things can you look back on in your life and get angry or sad? You know, the missed opportunities and poor decisions that took you way off the mark, or perhaps it was indecisiveness or procrastination that seemingly
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“Sometimes you have to know someone really well to realize you’re really strangers.” – Mary Tyler Moore As a young adult my mentor once told me that I am a deep thinker and a deep feeler. For a long time I had no idea what that really meant, but I finally figured it out
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“The real man smiles in trouble, gathers strength in distress, and grows brave by reflection.” – Thomas Paine Today I took a walk. Not just any walk, but a walk to clarify my thoughts, reconnect with nature, listen to the trees, adore the beauty that God created and breathe some fresh air. I am not quite
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“Sometimes, you just need a break, in a beautiful place, alone, to figure everything out.” – Unknown What do you find yourself doing when you have time alone? Are you the workaholic type where phone calls and emails fail to cease? Perhaps you are that busybody type who chooses to never sit down, even when
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“We do not see things as they are, we see things as we are.” – Unknown Have you ever thought about what a trapped mind looks like? Well imagine anything that does not have the ability to move about freely in its surroundings or environment. Sort of like being in a cage I suppose, bound only
“Before we can surrender ourselves, we must become ourselves, for no one can give up what he/she does not first possess.” – Unknown So many times you wanted to let go or give in, only to find after a short amount of time you are back in the same rut or situation you desperately
I Surrender, 3 Reasons Why I Can Read More »
“Adversity causes some men to break; others to break records.” – William Arthur Ward Sometimes it is that small still voice inside of us, whispering new ideas and adventures, calling us to step out. Sometimes it is a loud voice screaming seemingly outlandish exploits that we never even imagined or contemplated. We all have these
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“Life is like a camera… Focus on what’s important, Capture the good times, Develop from the negatives, And if things don’t work out, Take another shot.” – Unknown Have you ever had one of those moments when you knew that you should step up and do something or say something, only to quickly talk yourself
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“He that would live in peace and at ease, must not speak all he knows nor judge all he sees.” – Benjamin Franklin I have always been one to lose stuff. A wallet, (with money or a check in it) car keys, a phone, you name it. If it were not lost, it was certainly
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