Category: Self Improvement
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Who Needs the F-Word?
Reading Time: 5 minutesI just finished one of the best books I’ve ever read, and one of the worst books I’ve ever read. They had several things in common. They were both written by female authors in their early forties. The writing was well done, clever, and moved the reader through the story well. In… Read more
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Rely on Yourself
Reading Time: 2 minutesI’ve had a bit of a battle this week trying to get my blood pressure prescriptions coordinated between my doctor’s office and my mail-order (MO) pharmacy. Several weeks ago my doctor renewed a script for one of my meds. Then I got a text from the MO pharmacy saying they were out… Read more
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Post Holiday Doldrums
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe tree is down, the cheery colorful lights are dark, the Christmas treats are gone, and all the special meals have been cooked and eaten. Some people suffer from a feeling of let down or even depression when the holidays are over. We’re just a week past the typically high energy holiday… Read more
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The Not So Sweet Season
Reading Time: 2 minutesI know it’s not polite to brag about yourself, but I’m feeling pretty accomplished. This holiday season (so far) Randy and I have managed to completely avoid everything in the category of Christmas cookies and candy. We didn’t set out to do that, but I am beyond grateful that it happened “organically.”… Read more
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Don’t Look Back!
Reading Time: 4 minutesI know it’s Christmas Eve. I know readers might expect me to write something Christmasy. But the truth of the matter is that I’m just not feeling it. And when I’m not feeling it, nothing worth reading flows through my fingers to the keyboard. Just so no one thinks I’m a complete… Read more
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Fear Porn
Reading Time: 5 minutesLet me say this up front. None of us get out of here alive. Truly understanding this helps, a lot, to learn not to react to the fear porn that is coming at us non-stop. You might be wondering what in the world I’m talking about. Fear porn is media content (mainstream… Read more
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Guilty. By Innuendo. On Facebook.
Reading Time: 5 minutesI stumbled on a Facebook post a few days ago that stated that a man I know had allegedly embezzled $100,000 from a business he managed. This is a small town and the comments on the post were mostly ugly, having jumped to the conclusion that he was, in fact, guilty, and… Read more
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Become Your Own Problem
Reading Time: 5 minutesBefore I leave the subject of the book 20,000 Days and Counting, there’s one more point that hit me square between the eyes. The author, Robert D Smith, contends, in Chapter 10, that a simple change in perspective about problems in your life works magic. Smith tells the story in this… Read more
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Eat Dessert First
Reading Time: 5 minutesLast week I wrote about a book called 20,000 and Counting that affected me profoundly and gave me a good kick in the pants. Since writing the post, I read the book twice more. I want the concepts he talked about in it to become as natural to me as breathing. I’ve… Read more
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Life is Good
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWe just finished another major election cycle. Part of the country is jubilant, part is grieving, and some small part are probably oblivious. If you’re jubilant, be kind. Remember how you felt 4 years ago, and check where you are now. Most of your worst fears didn’t materialize. If you’re grieving,… Read more