Category: Mental Environment
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Motivational Monday: The Glad Game
Forget injuries, never forget kindnesses. –Confucius I’m trying really hard with this one today. It seems that people are more inclined to remember injuries and to be honest, I’m one of them. Learning to…
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Motivational Monday
“Be who you are and say what you mean because those who matter don’t mind and those who mind don’t matter.” – Dr. Seuss I love this quote. No matter who you are, you…
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The Sports Fanatic
I grew up playing sports and loving sports as a child. I even played football and water polo throughout high school — winning the state championship in water polo my senior year. As a…
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Pop Goes the Weasle
Sigh. Sigh… Sigh… Sigh…. Maggie’s down for a nap. The cat’s down for a nap. The dog is banging on the back door. John is at the studio. This is my first chance to…
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The Traffic in My Head
“You have to stop, mom. Really.” These were my son’s exact words to me as I took him to school today. Apparently, he is done with my trash talking the other drivers. “I just…
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“Mean Mommy…. Hate Mommy! Hate HER!”
Where my daughter learned the word “hate” I still can’t fathom.. I’m sure it came from me screaming about hating the ridiculous driver in front of me at some point in our day, but…
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Autumn’s Arrival… and mine…
I can remember long hours sitting in my room, all alone, listening to album after album after album… From the age of six or seven until I was well into my adult years I…
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354 Days
That’s how long I have until the terrible twos are officially over. Pray that they end sooner than that because, I really don’t know if we’ll make it. I did have some relief yesterday…
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Here We Go Again…
So, those of you on the edge of your seat wondering when and if we are going to finally get a TV – your time has come! But we are entirely hiding it from…
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France Can Wait…
My mom comes into town next week. I am thrilled by this, of course. But, like most mothers and daughters, we have a, well, sort of unbalanced relationship. We are best friends with complicated…