“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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“Before you assume, learn. Before you judge, understand. Before you hurt, feel. Before you say, think.” – Unknown Life is full of surprises. There are so many distracting, unplanned events occurring daily across the globe, let alone in our personal lives. Sometimes it’s hard to know who to listen to or what direction to go.
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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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“The best way out is always through.” – Robert Frost Life can be complicated, unpredictable and sometimes just hard. Being married has its own set of issues as well as being single, and when you add children, (young or older) work life scenarios and family dynamics to the mix it can get even more complex. At
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“Don’t be pushed by your problems, be led by your dreams.” – Unknown Anything worthy of experiencing or having in life usually takes time. In most cases that time will fall under the category of what we know as a journey. You know that place in between the beginning and the final destination? That is
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“Everybody has a chapter they don’t read out loud.” – Unknown Have you ever watched a group of children or your own play and talk amongst their friends? Watching them interact in their own environment and hearing the things they talk about when they are unaware you are listening in is not only entertaining, but
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“Sometimes God allows times of transition to create transformation.” – Lynn Cowell I can promise you that I do not have an affinity with darkness. I actually consider myself to be a very optimistic person, who consistently attempts to look on the brighter side of life, however after blogging for approximately two years now, I
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“When a deep injury is done to us, we never heal until we forgive.” – Nelson Mandela We have all said it at some point in our lives to loved ones, close friends and even ourselves when times are tough. “Things will get better with time.” The phrase does sound good and lends itself to
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“You are always one decision away from a totally different life.” – Unknown A number of years ago a wise friend told me that life is like a song and a dance. Initially I was not sure what he meant, but he explained that in the first stages of our lives we our learning new
“In order to love who you are, you cannot hate the experiences that shaped you.” – Andrea Dykstra For the most part I grew up not having to learn most things the hard away. I listened to my parents more often than not and typically made fairly smart decisions while growing up, however my yester-years
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