Home At Last

It’s very character building. I’ve laughed through tears of frustration, screamed so loud in exasperation that my voice echoed off the walls and talked out loud to coach myself through it. I’m painting some rooms in my new home and I can’t believe how time-consuming this process has been. There

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Monday Thoughts 9/9/2019

“Treasure the things about you that make you different and unique.” ~~Karen Kain “A woman who expresses enthusiasm about whatever she is doing radiates an aura that makes persons in her presence feel good.” ~~Jean Kirkpatrick, Ph.D. “Truth is the property of no individual but is the treasure of all men.” ~~Ralph Waldo

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Noticing the Joy

“‘When you wake up in the morning, Pooh,’ said Piglet at last, ‘what’s the first thing you say to yourself?’ ‘What’s for breakfast?’ said Pooh. ‘What do you say, Piglet?’ ‘I say, I wonder what’s going to happen exciting today?’ said Piglet. Pooh nodded thoughtfully. ‘It’s the same thing,’ he

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Monday Thoughts 6/10/2019

“I love those connections that make this big old world feel like a little village.” ~~Gina Bellman “I am a part of all that I have met.” ~~Lord Tennyson “Sometimes, reaching out and taking someone’s hand is the beginning of a journey. At other times, it is allowing another to take yours.” ~~Vera Nazarian

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Monday Thoughts 3/11/2019

“If the sight of the blue skies fills you with joy, if a blade of grass springing up in the fields has power to move you, if the simple things of nature have a message that you understand, rejoice, for your soul is alive.” ~~Eleonora Duse “Focus on the journey, not

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