Life’s Little Pleasures

The other day my husband and I went to my favorite home goods store to see what was new. As I was coveting almost everything in the kitchen gadget bins I thought about how many of them I would like to buy. When faced with these choices my practical voice usually shouts long and loud […]

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Take a Bold Action

We often confuse bold with big when we think of taking action. Sometimes a bold action is simply taking a step in the direction of the very thing we’ve been resisting. Each small step moves us closer to our goal. I have been thinking about small steps for awhile now and have come to realize […]

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Waiting

Have you ever thought about how much time you spend waiting? There is waiting in line, waiting for your appointment, waiting for a big event, waiting for a phone call, and then there is waiting for things to change. The tricky part about waiting for things to change is that life continues to live itself […]

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Nested Poem – I’ll Feel Inspired Today, Maybe

I’ll feel inspired today, maybe I’ll feel inspired today maybe inspiration is waiting for me I’ll feel inspired today maybe inspiration is waiting for me the hope is that it will arrive soon I’ll feel inspired today maybe inspiration is waiting for me the hope is that it will arrive soon I will be soaring […]

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I’ll Be Inspired Today, Maybe

I was hoping for inspiration for this blog and felt stuck. “Maybe” might be the operative word today as far as being inspired.  Nothing is coming to me and that feels a bit scary. I have committed to myself to write at least one blog a week this year and I need inspiration, now! So, I am […]

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Win-Win

Yesterday I had a conversation with the checker at Trader Joe’s about win-win. And, I told him that win-win was one of my intentions for this year. It fell out of my mouth and yet it felt right. What if I framed things in the context of win-win? I wonder what I would change and […]

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