“In order to love who you are, you cannot hate the experiences that shaped you.” – Andrea Dykstra Hello, and Happy New Year Everyone!! I want to start 2019 out first with a huge THANK YOU to all who chose to subscribe to my blog. I am honored and truly humbled by your choice to […]
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“Don’t try to figure what people want to hear from you; figure out what you have to say.” – Barbara Kingsolver As I approach the milestone age of 50 this year, a lot has changed in my life. How I envision it, what I expect from it and especially what I desire from myself and others.
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“Being brave does not mean that you’re not scared” – Neil Gaiman From June 2015 – Enjoy! For most of my life I have lived a very predictable and careful life. I was always that guy that you could count on to do the right thing. At parties I was the designated driver and usually the
From the archives of 2015, but with a new quote and photo. Enjoy! “Love takes off masks that we fear we cannot live without and know we cannot live within.” – James Baldwin Sometimes I’ll watch my children from afar and pretend to not be listening to them. I’ll hear my youngest asking her older siblings
A Post from May 2015. Enjoy! “Don’t look back, you’re not going that way.” – Author, Unknown “What a wonderful thought in knowing the best days of our lives haven’t happened yet” – Author, Unknown Are you still living in the past? Wondering what could have been or should have been? Do you often find yourself
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“New beginnings are often disguised as painful endings.” – Lao Tzu I remember over four years ago, I sat with several of the most important people in my life to launch this blog. In many ways I was still hurting from my second divorce, definitely not fully confident about what was next for me, but
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“In the end, we only regret the chances we didn’t take.” – Unknown Life can be so crazy! One moment we’re on top of the world, and then we fall into a pit. One moment we’re sharing how amazing our life is, and then we’re talking about how we lost everything. From one moment to
“This is the part where you find out who you are.” – Unknown How many times have you blown it? A relationship, a work project or missed an important event for your kid? Like you, I hate it, felt bad about it, and wished it never happened, but it did. It’s called life and everyday
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“The less I needed, the better I felt.” – Bukowski Life is full life distractions. Well intentioned people that need our time, special family situations, that take us away from our everyday lives, demanding careers, that require our best, and just stuff we need to find time to do. It’s a wonder that we can
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“Beauty begins the moment you decide to be yourself.” – Coco Chanel Every single day, life happens. The hustle and bustle of creating opportunities, making things work or simply surviving another night or day. And even when we’re no longer a part of the daily ritual of life, it will continue without us. The sun
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So, when I started this blog, I committed myself to writing on Sunday night, because it’s my time to reflect, force myself to be still and take in the prior week as I prepare for a new one. I was advised to write ahead of time so I would always have something ready, for nights
“My life is my message” – Unknown First let me say, “I’m not dying, near death or expecting to leave this earth anytime soon.” However, in my time of reflection today, I (morbidly) thought about my time on earth, what I have left, (to accomplish) and making the best of what remains. I was reminded
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