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Showing posts with label parents. Show all posts
Showing posts with label parents. Show all posts
Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Soup kitchen Thanksgiving

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This year I enjoyed my Thanksgiving dinner at a soup kitchen. I've spent holidays at soup kitchens before.  Being at a soup kitchen a...
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Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Happy ThanksLiving

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" Gratitude as a discipline involves a conscious choice. I can choose to be grateful even when my emotions and feelings are still ste...
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Thursday, September 27, 2012

It's always about my weight

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I don't want to believe this, but I do.  No matter what success I find in my life.  No matter what accolade I receive in my job.  No ma...
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Wednesday, August 1, 2012

Making wishes in August

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Can you believe it is August already?  The summer is flying by.  Before you know it the children ( you remember I work at a college ) will ...
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Monday, July 9, 2012

My normal is not... normal

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I'm back from a week-long vacation with my family.  I use the term, vacation, loosely.  Seriously, are there actually people out there ...
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Wednesday, June 27, 2012

My perception can change my reality

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There is no reality, there is only perception.  I know I've blogged on this before, but perhaps because I'm such a thinker an...
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Tuesday, June 26, 2012

A glimpse into retirement

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Today I got a peek into my future.  I took the day off of work.  I call this a mental health day.  If I hadn't taken today off, I may, ...
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Monday, June 25, 2012

I can't make someone happy

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I can't, because, just like Abraham Lincoln ( not the vampire hunter ) once said, "Most folks are as happy as they make up their m...
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Friday, June 15, 2012

Let's hear it for the dads

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I hope everybody, who can, calls their dad and wishes him a Happy Father's Day.  Dads are great.  Dads are even greater when moms let t...
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Sunday, May 13, 2012

A mother's prayer for her child, by Tina Fey

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Thank you, Tina Fey, for putting into words the thing we moms secretly pray for our daughters. First, Lord: No tattoos. May neither Chine...
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Thursday, March 29, 2012

The right way to love

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It's been a jam-packed past two weeks for me.  Crazy busy.  Work has been busy.  Home has been busy.  I was on 40 mg of prednisone every...
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Monday, January 30, 2012

You may be right... (I may be crazy)

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This is what I should have said.  This is what I should always say.  This is how you deal with a "right-fighter." My dad is a ri...
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Monday, December 12, 2011

Christmas memory

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Today I'm going to make an effort to retell a Christmas memory from my childhood.  As I've told you in my profile description, writi...
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Saturday, October 15, 2011

The key to success in whatever you do in life

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I just heard a great quote about the key to success.  I decided to write a post about it (before I forget, 'cause that happens sometimes...
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Friday, June 17, 2011

Dad

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Since this Sunday is Father's Day I've been thinking a lot about my dad.  I love my dad.  I'm going to just start with these wor...
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Friday, April 29, 2011

Stuff love

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I've recently been surrounded by complaints, laments, praises, frustrations and the like regarding aging and ailing parents.  I'm a ...
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