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A Wonderful Mess

Nov 092011
 
A Wonderful Mess

Are you a mess?  I’m a mess!  Do you love your mess as much as I love mine?? I wondered where people stood on this topic as I contemplated the statement, “You’re a wonderful mess.”  The mere juxtaposition of the words wonderful and mess conjures a sense of:  “It’s okay.  Yes, I’m a mess, but it’s wonderful, because I’m wonderful, just the way I am – – with whatever mess I happen to be carrying around.” That’s the way I see it. We all have our stuff.  Our emotional stuff, our physical stuff, and aye-yai-yai – our stuff with our Continue reading >>

 November 9, 2011  Posted by at 12:34 AM 12 Responses »

Wilted and Parched

Jul 312011
 
Wilted and Parched

I spent the most relaxing weekend in Austin with a girlfriend.  No kids, no schedule, no demands, no nothin’. When I arrived on Friday, my friend was bringing a plant back to life.  As she gingerly placed it in the sink, she called me over to look at its sad, sad state, wilted and parched.  As she drenched it in water, she was quite convinced that it would revive and resume its beautiful state. I had my doubts.  (A few hours later, she had her doubts, too.) There have been times in my life when I’ve felt wilted and parched.  Continue reading >>

 July 31, 2011  Posted by at 10:44 AM 4 Responses »

Temple Grandin! (Different. Not Less.)

Jul 282011
 
Temple Grandin! (Different. Not Less.)

Over the past ten days or so I’ve been extremely busy and felt as if my tank were running on close to empty.  My big plan last night for re-fueling was to sit all alone and indulge in the simple pleasure of watching a movie.  No interruptions, no distractions, just me, my dog at my feet, and my movie.  Until I interrupted myself.  As the movie began, Claire Danes stepped out as Temple Grandin (the main character of the movie by the same name).  Within her first sentence, I knew this was something special.  I said WITHIN the first sentence, Continue reading >>

 July 28, 2011  Posted by at 12:04 AM 1 Response »

Full Circle Journey

Jul 142011
 
Full Circle Journey

I’ve had the idea for this article for quite some time, but haven’t felt the right time to write about it.  Based on comments made by Heather and Kathy on Monday’s post, “Strategy for Overcoming Fear,” I feel now is the time. Both comments share a theme of two people who consider themselves to be positive, but have noticed their positivity being directed primarily outward toward others, instead of focusing on the inner self.  Heather wrote of the soul-searching and self-improvement she’s been successfully working on over the past year, while Kathy wrote of learning to love herself and the Continue reading >>

 July 14, 2011  Posted by at 12:01 AM 4 Responses »

God’s Got Jokes

Jul 032011
 
God's Got Jokes

When I sat down at my favorite tea house to interview Rodney Harper, a man who wrote a book called, God’s Got Jokes, I was ready to laugh.  Jokes?  Okay Rodney, tell me some jokes.  Make me laugh.  Toward the end of our time together, we did just that, laugh and laugh.  But in the beginning, he had a story to tell, and I was ready to listen. Rodney began by painting a picture of his life five years ago – foreclosure on his home, repossessed car, bills mounting higher by the day.  Not a pretty picture.  He also expressed Continue reading >>

 July 3, 2011  Posted by at 2:11 PM No Responses »
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