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Monday Musings and Motivations — Part Thirty-Two — Firsts
I remember the first time I was defeated. I was in the third grade and me, being the avid reader and writer that I was then, I was insanely competitive about spelling. I was the best speller in my class. I’d beat everyone in my class and in classes above me in order to reach … Continue reading
Monday Musings and Motivations — Part Sixteen – Purpose
I don’t know about you, but I struggle at times with the idea that everyone and everything has a purpose. On really good days, I know this to be true. On days — not so good — I wonder, is there really a rhyme and reason to it all? These doubting days usually come about … Continue reading
Monday Musings and Motivations, Part Two — Gratitude
Here it is, the second installment of my Monday Motivations. This one has to do with gratitude. I’ve haphazardly kept a gratitude journal over the years, but it tends to go by the wayside when things get busy. The reason I decided to blog in the first place was to motivate myself to write — … Continue reading
I Always Feel Like Somebody’s Watching Me
As if I’m not paranoid enough with all the stuff I hear on the evening news (I watch it for 30-45 minutes, that’s all I can stand, otherwise I’d truly be paralyzed with fear), Google mapping everything so anyone can zoom in on where you live and what you may be doing, people snapping pictures, … Continue reading
Two Steps Back, One Spring Forward
I don’t know about you, but when Spring begins peeking through the gray fog (I have that many days where I am), I get a renewed sense of purpose. I begin thinking about all the things I had meant to do before now, wondering how they got pushed back down on my ever-present, ever-evolving “To-Do” … Continue reading
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