Monthly Archives: March 2012

Oh Boy! Oh Boy! Oh Boy! It’s My Favorite!!

Inspired or insane, only time will tell, but we have added a puppy to the family! A 10-week old beagle named Jackson. As I watched him play this morning I was reminded of something one of my favorite spiritual leaders … Continue reading

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Really? The Earth Revolves Around The Sun? That’s Odd…..

As a lifelong fan of Peanuts, this is one of my favorite “Lucyisms” – she is sitting on a swing pondering the thought…. several years ago someone suggested that I thought the world revolved around me and I was quite … Continue reading

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Judge Me By My Intentions….

Wow, how much better would life be if we could all get judged by our intentions instead of our actions, eh? Sorry for the long pause between posts… I have been a bit under the weather… but, of course, I … Continue reading

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8 Minutes

Several years ago I heard a speaker tell the following story: I was diagnosed with emphysemia and cancer and given two years to live. I spent the first year moping around feeling pretty sorry for myself. Then that TWA flight … Continue reading

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Showing Off in Bosnia… and Kansas (via Nebraska)

A friend of mine recently relayed this story about her husband’s experience while stateside (they are currently ‘stationed’ in Europe for his job) – it was too good to keep to myself – the names have been changed (to Bill … Continue reading

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Sing it Mick!!

You can’t always get what you want…. but if you try sometimes, you just might find…. you get what you need…. oh yeah… Over and over and over again, this is my experience – I always get what I need, … Continue reading

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Bless Her Heart…..

One of the first things I learned when I moved to the south was that you can say absolutely anything about anybody as long as you say “bless her (or his) heart” at the end. “Oh she dyed her hair … Continue reading

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They Always Had THREE Doors on Let’s Make A Deal….

Do you want to be right, or do you want to be happy??? What?? What happened to Door #3??? Right AND happy! I remember the first time someone asked me that – do you want to be right or do … Continue reading

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I Can’t Make You (Not) Love Me….

The other day I heard that old Bonnie Raitt song… “I can’t make you love me if you don’t…”  For so long I related to that song – chasing lost loves (most of them only lost in my head since … Continue reading

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