Rome Wasn’t Built In A Day

Do you ever get tired or discouraged? Maybe you think you aren’t growing your career or relationships fast enough. For me, losing weight is one of those areas which gets frustratingly slow at times. We all have challenges, issues and hurts to heal in our lives. I want to encourage you (and myself) that Rome […]

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Memorial Day 2021

My friends, it has been quite a year so far. I can hardly believe it is the holiday weekend with June just around the corner. I want to encourage you to relax and enjoy family and or friends this weekend. It is the time of year that I focus on those in the past and […]

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Another Example Of Improving Self Talk

In my most recent post, I talked about how baby steps can help change our lives. Today, I am drilling down a bit deeper on the subject. I was talking with my writing/life coach about my frustrations with myself because I had not been writing for my book. He asked me a simple question “What […]

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How Baby Steps Are Changing My Life

Years ago my husband and I watched the farcical movie “What about Bob?” a 1991 film starring Richard Dreyfuss and Bill Murray. In the story line, Richard Dreyfuss plays a psychiatrist “Dr. Leo Marvin” who takes on a new patient “Bob”, played by Bill Murray. Predictably, Bob drives Dr. Marvin “out of his mind” while […]

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Laughter Really Is The Best Medicine

When was the last time you had a really good, gut busting laugh? Do you remember how that felt? Do you believe laughter really is the best medicine? See how laughter helps! Please watch this : https://youtu.be/yNHRXNvFmZ8 video. (Don’t worry, it has a G rating and is a bit corny) I am sure you get […]

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If Those Tears Could Talk…

My friends, I hope this year finds you healthy and doing well. If not, take encouragement, life can get better. I have had some pretty serious difficulties since a traumatic event happened just before Christmas. Since then, I have been going to therapy. I became so very depressed and full of anxiety that my therapist […]

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Coping With Christmas During The Pandemic

Every year our Christmas celebration gets bigger and bigger. My husband and I are empty nesters yet the grandbabies keep arriving. While I am crazy about each and everyone in our family, I tend to get overwhelmed by all that needs to be done. Coping with Christmas during the pandemic is especially challenging. Our Governor […]

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Are You Tired of the 2020 Pandemic? Take a Breather before the Holidays

Most people will agree with me that this last year has been a tough one! Are you tired of the 2020 pandemic? Perhaps you are suffering now from the illness or are grieving the loss of someone you love. Perhaps you saw your savings eaten up because of a lost business opportunity, job or career. […]

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There Is Always Room For Hope!

I was walking from the cafeteria back to the lab thinking about the difficult relationship my daughters have with their birth mother. I sighed and thought “Oh well, there is always room for hope!.” Suddenly, I realized, there is always room for hope in any situation. I felt like shouting it from the rooftop! There […]

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Staying the Course

I feel like Rocky Balboa who in the first movie, decided to fight the world champion even though he knew that he would not win. As a result, he worked hard to prepare for the fight. Rocky is a great example of how to develop true grit over time by using his experiences to learn […]

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