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One Essential Step in Overcoming Fear
For most of my life I have made decisions from a fear-based approach. They say that you move through life motivated by either love or fear. During the past weekend celebrating Father’s Day I realized that my decisions were primarily based on fear - pleasing my two...
Best Practice in Prayer
A couple of weeks ago I urged us all to use Anne Lamott’s short one word prayers, “Help, Thanks, Wow”. But I stand corrected! I received this comment and I think “Grandma's interpretation” is spot on giving us an ever better, BEST PRACTICE IN PRAYER. “I mix them up a...
Beating All Odds
With the celebration of Memorial Day still vivid in my mind, I recalled visiting the World War II museum last year. The interactive museum sparked many new feelings, thoughts, and raised my appreciation of what our whole world endured. This informative day in the...
Are You Sick and Tired?
Yes to both, on my behalf last week. I returned from my 50th high school reunion exhausted and finally caved in, calling “uncle” to the cold bug that had been nagging at my health for days. Now both sick and tired. I can’t even remember that last time I was sick. I’m...
Is the Grass Greener on the Other Side?
Do you look over the fence of your life in envy of your neighbor's happiness? There is a joke: When you’re young, you want to be old. When you’re old, you want to me young. When you’re single, you want to be married, and when you’re married, you want to be dead!” Just...
Don’t Waste the Time of Your Life!
Does your head swim thinking how much there is to do and so little time to do it? I remember reading about “time warps” and now I think I live in one. I just returned from my 50th high school reunion from Marian High in Omaha, NE. I so looked forward to our get...
Patience, Persistence, and Perseverance Win Every Time!
Have you ever felt so drained that you couldn’t go on? Feeling liked you’ve been knocked down so low that you may not be abIe to get up? If so, listen to this lesson of resilience. Spring is here – love is in the air and so are the birds! Those darling cute,...
Alone? Isolated? Optimize Your Life Through Friendship
Have you ever been so alone and isolated that you wanted to cry? You do not have to feel the pain of loneliness. Last week Joe and I bumped up our “fun meters” and optimized our lives by enjoying a visit from our friends, Rick and Bonnie. As we ate, drank, shopped,...
Power in Adversity
In trying to introduce my readers to new authors who can enrich their lives, every so often I invite a guest blogger to post on my my site. In honor of sexual assault and abuse awareness month, I'd like you to meet Tiffany Mason, who has risen above her personal...