Self-destruction manifests itself in all of us; however, only the strong know how to battle it. You have to be a secure and mentally strong person to learn that you are worth fighting for. If you see this behavior manifesting in the one’s you love remember you can’t change them no matter how hard you […]
I was cleaning my bookshelves today and The Alchemist fell to my feet. I stared at it for a moment before picking it up. A lot went through my head in those few short seconds from the fall to retrieving the book off the floor. My mind has been cloudy lately as I struggle with […]
It is another rainy October day here in Charleston. I am watching the tide rise over the bank of the marsh onto the grass in our backyard. With the moon, the tides recently have been unusually high and the excessive rains we have been experiencing this October have created so many problems here not only […]
My husband had me laughing so hard on your walk with our dogs Saturday morning. We got tangled up with the dogs and their leashes which is not unusual but he had a bag of dog poop that he casually hugged me with as we were untangling. The smell made my eyes tear but the […]
I can’t escape The wheel turns over and over and over never stopping Even when it slows so I can catch my breath, it is still not enough to jump off Do I really want to get out then? I say that I do. I want to believe that I do. But what can I […]
Do you have people in your life who love to push your buttons? Lord knows I do. Why do we allow one telephone conversation or text message put us in an emotional and psychological tailspin that can last for hours or even days? Many would say this is where detaching with loves enters the […]
The following story is taken from seewhatweseee.com: This is a good lesson for all of us, no matter what stage of life you’re in. You’ll see what I mean. A young woman went to her grandmother and told her about her life and how things were so hard for her. She was tired of fighting […]
What can we expect? What happens even with our best efforts? Why does it always appear? What shows up is the unexpected. Face it. We don’t like it. Don’t want it. Didn’t ask for it or plan on it interrupting our lives. But the unexpected shows up anyway and when it does we have no […]
I needed to remind myself of this today. Wow! What a roller coaster week it has been. Looking back, I handled some things well, some things okay and then some things… well let’s just say it’s over now and I am not going to look back or try and fix what is broken. In my […]
Stop The Worry! “When you begin to worry, go find something to do. Get busy being a blessing to someone; do something fruitful. Talking about your problem or sitting alone, thinking about it, does no good; it serves only to make you miserable. Above all else, remember that worrying is totally useless. Worrying will not […]
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