Today is Thursday, March 07, 2013, and I had the long-awaited pleasure of spending this day all by myself. Today is also the anniversary of my mother’s death. She died thirty-two years ago at the young age of 47. So, today, I suppose I am grieving this loss like I do every year. I decided…
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It is that time again. It is that day we celebrate love and romance with chocolate, roses, and commercialized, elaborate gifts to show our love and appreciation for that special person in our lives. For some of us, Valentine’s Day is a dreadful reminder of what we perceive we lack or what we desire and…
Read MoreCreative Goal Setting for the New Year!
It’s that time again – the end of the year and the beginning of a new one. The new year beckons us to start fresh, to bring in something new, to change something for the better, to be excited about a possible change, and to make new commitments to ourselves and to others. Even though…
Read MoreSummer and Life
Summer is a time of reflecting, a time of anchoring in the new, a time of relaxing, a time to travel, a time to take up a new hobby, and a time for changes. And, if you have children, summer is a time to create good, quality memories! I recently made a “summer to-do” collage…
Read MoreHumility and Intuition
“Without humility, there can be no humanity.” – John Buchan There was a time in my life where I was in a bad situation and had to leave to save my sanity. I left with only my clothes, my laptop, and my scrapbooks to an empty and cold apartment. I remember sitting on the floor,…
Read MoreReflections on Mom and Mother’s Day
It is an atypical, gloomy Mother’s Day in my part of the world today, but my spirit is feeling content and peaceful. I am a mother; I have a precious child that I have been given to help walk through life to the best of my ability. However, today, like any other Mother’s Day, I…
Read More26.2 Happens (or not)
Today was the day I was supposed to have finished my first marathon – 26.2 miles – and I couldn’t help but reflect on that fact on this beautiful Sunday in May. It seems this was not the year for me to do this. Part of me is very competitive (with myself) and I could…
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