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The Letter
My love, You are about to embark on a fantastic journey. I’ve been traveling for some time now. I can tell you life is an adventure! It’s my hope that you’ll love it as much as I do. Get ready. All adventures have hidden lessons that must be learned. Some will be challenging and may be repeated. It’s my hope that your journey will be grand, that you’ll be smiling most of the way. I’m sending you a list of ten things I’ve learned so far to help you. Happy travels! And be sure to look up. Sunrises and sunsets are magnificent!
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What I’ve Learned So Far
What I’ve learned so far. If you want to be really good at something there are no shortcuts. You have to do the work. You must put in the hours. 10,000 hours? Probably more. Friendships are important. They’re like planted seeds. If you want them to grow pay attention and care for them.
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Rules For A Successful Life
Sometimes life lessons appear in the strangest places like in the bathroom of Castle Golf. I loved these rules. Number eight, ten, and twelve are my favorites. I would add rule number 15: Find things to be grateful for every day.
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Bittersweet
Bittersweet. It’s a word that has resonated with me lately. It seems there is this pull on my heart like puppies tugging on a rope; one end is joy, the other sadness. I search for the place right in the middle where I can stop and take it all in.
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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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Growing Avocado Trees
I didn’t recognize the symbolism of growing an avocado tree at the same time I was beginning my journey of becoming an author. I simply loved avocados. Four years later as I set a new seed on my windowsill at the same time I was stressing over how to market Mystic I realized my avocado trees represented change and growth from within myself. They were my reminder that even though I could envision the giant tree that would fill my yard it wasn’t going to grow overnight. I needed to care for it every day while enjoying each day and know that eventually my seed would be a majestic tree. Here’s how to grow an avocado tree. This picture was…
