Embracing Gratitude and Positivity
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It’s a New Year—Seize the Moment!
It’s a new year, the traditional time to set goals and make resolutions. But how many of us actually keep our resolutions and achieve our goals? The experts say the best way to honor resolutions and accomplish goals is to be realistic and specific, prioritize, set deadlines, find an accountability partner, write things down, track…
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Want Some Inspiration? Grab a Good Book and Start Reading
There is something magical about a good book. It truly allows you to live in the moment because your focus is on the words, sentences, paragraphs, and pages that for a brief time grab your attention and perhaps take you to a different place and time. Books are not just enjoyable. They can be thought-provoking,…
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Giving Thanks on Thanksgiving—and Every Day
As we celebrate another Thanksgiving holiday, let’s show our gratitude for those we’re thankful for by telling them. This simple act of kindness is easy to do and means so much. I’d like to take this opportunity to thank the readers of this blog. You’ve stuck with me on my journey, and you’ve been supportive, encouraging and…
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This is Tough, but I’m Tougher
To be honest, I wasn’t going to write this post. In fact, I wasn’t sure I wanted to write any more posts at all. Sometimes, we just get physically and emotionally drained to the point where positivity, gratitude and mindfulness seem like distant concepts. But I decided to write it because—like every other post on…
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Embrace the Joy that Life Brings
We all have opportunities to look at situations from a positive or negative perspective. This happened to me recently, as I faced yet another health crisis that came at a highly inconvenient time. Believe me, I don’t want to write about more health issues. But I think there are some points I can share from…
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A Tool for Inspiration
One of the best lessons we can learn in life is that we can transform disappointment—even tragedy—into opportunity. Natalia “Saw Lady” Paruz was a professional dancer. She was a trainee with the Martha Graham Dance Company of Contemporary Dance, a tap-dance teacher and demonstrator for Dance Masters and Dance Educators of America. She earned a…
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How I’m Celebrating My Second “Rebirthday”
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5 Ways Thinking Can Be Unhelpful
We’re always thinking. We think about family, friends, work, projects, plans, health, hobbies, news events, the weather, sports, and countless other things. We spend so much time thinking—and it’s so engrained in our lives—that for the most part we don’t even think about thinking. There’s a potential downside to how we use our brains, however,…
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Does Positivity Get You Down?
Recently someone I know came up to me and started talking about this blog. First, she noted that she was a regular reader, which I was glad to hear. Then, to my surprise, she mentioned that the posts upset her because they were so positive. The stories actually made her feel worse about things. Needless…
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The Majesty of Nature
In 2019, I decided I wanted to visit Yellowstone National Park. The idea of traveling to a part of the country I’d never seen was compelling, and going to a world-renowned park that spans three western states and is filled with natural wonders was intriguing. Then the pandemic hit, which scuttled any travel plans for…
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