Wife. Mother. Writer. Speaker. Proud owner of rose colored glasses. Making the world a little brighter, one little thing at a time.
All growth is a leap in the dark, a spontaneous unpremeditated act without benefit of experience. ~Henry Miller~ Leap Day. That extra day smooshed into the end of February. I like to look at it as having an extra 24 hours to be thankful. It’s also book release day, and I wanted to share a [...]
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Alas! must it ever be so? Do we stand in our own light, wherever we go, And fight our own shadows forever? ~Edward Robert Bulwer Lytton Well Happy Groundhog Day! This is the day each year that we gaze towards a nervous rodent in a hole to predict the future. According to Wikipedia, the holiday [...]
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Ring out the old, ring in the new, Ring, happy bells, across the snow: The year is going, let him go; Ring out the false, ring in the true. ~Alfred, Lord Tennyson ~ Well, here we are. The last day of 2011. It has been a year filled with one little things. Many blessings, with [...]
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Do more than belong: participate. Do more than care: help. Do more than believe: practice. Do more than be fair: be kind. Do more than forgive: forget. Do more than dream: work. ~William Arthur Ward~ Measures of Love. So many measures of love from JOLTer’s all over this big beautiful planet of ours. Here’s just [...]
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Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love. ~Lao Tzu~ If you’ve been following along, you know that I have asked all of you to “Share your Measure of Love.” I will be sharing some of the responses this week from JOLT’ers just like you who decided to [...]
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Practice wanting for others what you want for yourself by being Christlike rather than Christian, Mohammed-like rather than a Muslim, and Buddha-like rather than a Buddhist. ~Wayne Dyer~ Happy Boxing Day…..or, if that’s not your thing, Happy Monday. Could be that I should be saying any number of things to you in December. This is [...]
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I wrote this last year, but wanted to share it again. As we look around our own lives and find that person to “Share Our Measure of Love” with this season, I think Nester can teach us a thing or two. Enjoy! K. Whatever else be lost among the years, Let us keep Christmas still [...]
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And in our world of plenty; We can spread a smile of joy; Throw your arms around the world; At Christmas time. ~Bob Geldof and Midge Ure~ Each year, since my son passed away, my family and I have decided to “Give Away His Measure of Love…” Let me explain. As we hang the lights and [...]
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Move out of your comfort zone. You can only grow if you are willing to feel awkward and uncomfortable when you try something new. ~Brian Tracy~ I love a good zombie flick, so this is the right time of year for me. All I need to do is give a quick flick of the remote, [...]
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You will find as you look back upon your life that the moments when you have truly lived are the moments when you have done things in the spirit of love. ~Henry Drummond~ As are so many, I’ve been thinking about the 10th anniversary of 9/11. I told myself I was not going to write about [...]
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