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The Art of Living
If this post is a little late I’m blaming having 9 dogs in the house. 9! My husband can’t believe we actually have more dogs than cats. That’s never happened in our twenty-five years together.
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What I Learned The Day Of The Race
Training I did almost everything right. I trained for over 18 weeks, I ran farther than I’d ever run before, I ran practice races, I bought energy chews, Gatorade, new sneakers, new workout clothes, and created my playlist. I was ready to run my marathon. Sort of. There was one thing I didn’t do. I didn’t decide I was completing the 26.2 miles. I knew I had an out. I knew the course was a loop, and I had the opportunity to cross the finish line half way through. I even heard the words coming out of my mouth before the race. I asked the race coordinator what would happen…
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Puppies!
Sometimes you just need to see pictures of puppies! I’m fostering these cuties for the Gulf Coast Humane Society. They’ll be with me for another 7 weeks, and then they’ll be ready for their forever homes. If you’re interested in adding to your family click here: Gulf Coast Humane Society.
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The Spirit of Gift-Giving
It was May of 1990. Eric and I had just met in March, and it was my twentieth birthday. We were living in Los Angeles. He came to my apartment carrying a present. I opened it. He bought me a coffee maker. I was surprised. My new boyfriend didn’t get me a necklace or earrings. He got me a kitchen appliance. In only a few weeks of dating, he had already learned the important role coffee played in my life. Of course, I thanked him, but in my mind I was wondering if things were going to work out between us. I mean, a coffee maker? Even back then the…
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Have You Made A Difference?
I’ve been car shopping. Normally, I stick with Honda’s because of their safety ratings. In the past ten years, I haven’t looked at other cars. It also made it easy. I never wanted to deal with salespeople. This year was different. The past two months I decided I would expand my horizon, brave car salesmen, and actually test drive other vehicles. Well, I met some of the most down to earth, kind people through my car shopping experience. Much to my husband’s dismay the conversation often veered from the size of engines to the salesmen’s lives. What brought them to Southwest Florida, how long have they lived here, were they…
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Believe In Yourself
That little voice inside that says you’re not good enough; you’ll never do it, it’s too difficult, you don’t deserve it, is fear. Plain and simple fear. Because what if you fail? What if trying and failing leaves you feeling weak? Embarrassed? Setting goals takes vulnerability, but it’s in that vulnerability that we grow. It’s about having the courage to fall, get back up, brush yourself off and say, “I’m going to try again.”
