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You Can’t Put Glitter on a Rattlesnake
Adding glitter will not make the snake less lethal Not long ago a friend posted on Facebook that she was trying to combat the plethora of negative images in the world by posting photos of adorable baby...
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A Sense of Humor
Is this photo funny or upsetting? I vote for funny. I realize that humor isn’t for everyone. It’s only for people who want to have fun, enjoy life, and feel alive. ~Anne Wilson Schaef People sometimes...
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Where Did All the Fun Go?
Photo Credit: giveawayboy via Compfight cc Do you feel like life is just passing you by? That you’re just going through the motions, filling your days with activity but never feeling fully alive? Do...
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23 Reasons to be Grateful Today
A visit from the local poultry My son called me three days in a row Dark chocolate is still on the healthy list Hot showers A mother who texts humorous life updates A husband who comes home every...
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Enjoy the Process
When was the last time you enjoyed the sensation of grass on your bare feet? When was the last time you savored each bite of your meal? When was the last time you found yourself humming while doing...
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Does Vacation Leave You Drained or Energized?
Photo Credit: V.H.S. via Compfight cc Sometimes it feels like you need a vacation to recover from your vacation. You’ve had vacations like that, right? You came home exhausted and then had to face the...
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Celebrate the Small Successes
Sometimes we get so focused on reaching a big goal that we forget to notice the smaller goals we’ve met along the way—and that’s a mistake. If we remember to celebrate the small successes that come...
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10 Signs You’re Heading Down the Wrong Path
It looks like these girls have missed their path. Ah, autumn, the season for corn mazes. We stroll off between the stalks, map in hand, sure that this time we will find our way through without getting...
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Wishing for a Stress-Free Christmas
Does Christmas sometimes make you feel like this? Can you imagine an entire Christmas season without stress? It would be nice, wouldn’t it? I can’t promise you a stress-free Christmas, but during...
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10 Ways to Savor the Season
Sometimes we lose the joy of the season amidst all the hustle and bustle. Don’t let that happen. Slow down just a little, and don’t forget to savor all the simple pleasures of the season. Here are ten...
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Don’t Settle for Junk Food Rest
Photo Credit: severalsnakes via Compfight cc Do you feel guilty watching TV unless you are doing some other activity as well? (Come on, admit it.) What kind of insanity has our society bought into,...
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Celebrating the Little Milestones
Photo Credit: yyyolo23 via Compfight cc Last Friday I had lunch with my son. (The one who lives at the other end of the state.) I could have focused our celebration on the fact that he’d just had a...
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Make the Most of Your Summer
Memorial Day weekend has come and gone. The temperatures outside have switched (practically overnight) from early March to late July. Ready or not, summer is here. For those not bound by the school...
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A Party Isn’t Complete Without…
We humans love to celebrate. But we all have our own style. For some, a party isn’t complete without special food. For others it’s all about the music, or the decorations, or the venue … There’s no...
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25 Ways to Enjoy a Perfect Summer Day
Why wait for the Big Summer Vacation to enjoy your summer? We can enjoy the small pleasures of summertime any day. Here are a few of the simple, everyday ways that help me enjoy summer. Wake up...
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Are You Wasting Your Most Precious Things?
When I was growing up, I had several friends whose houses included a formal living room that (at least as far as I could see) was never used. I would pass these pristine rooms with their fancy...
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Don’t Be Stingy
Once upon a time you and I created with joyful abandon. We drew pictures, made mud pies, and invented songs because doing so made us happy. We got messy, we let our imaginations fly, and we were...
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Enjoying the Moments
My son was married last weekend. Weddings can be overwhelming. So many things to worry about. Months of planning, dreaming, cleaning, choosing, anticipating, re-thinking, shopping, and ordering....
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Make Memorable Moments
Christmas is an opportune time to create memorable moments. The kind of moments that will be remembered with delight for years to come. Sometimes memorable moments happen “magically”, but sometimes...
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Have You Lost The Joy?
Are you facing a situation that once upon a time brought you great joy and fulfillment, but now it’s become joyless? Perhaps a relationship has gone cold, perhaps a spiritual discipline no longer...
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