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February 16, 2014
Attitude: Perspective Day 16
Noelle Pikus-Pace. Wow. Just wow. In the note she wrote to herself that read: “This is it. Don’t get scared now.” followed by a smiley face, Noelle Pikus-Pace set the stage for herself; smile–just smile. I doubt there is a soul alive who watched Noelle Pikus-Pace climb up over the rail and into the stands […]
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February 15, 2014
What I see: Perspective Day 15
“I see nothing which I have seen before; A man is never lost, he has only been mislaid. Got to move on, got to travel, walk away my blues.” -Terry Russell Yesterday I went for a hike, the trail wended its way through a canyon which led to an enormous hill with a water tower […]
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February 13, 2014
Time Alone: Perspective Day 13
The solace I find in re-connecting with myself–whether it is found in the quiet of a slumbering house at dawn, a walk among the trees, or watching the sun slip behind the horizon–is beyond measure. It has been my experience, that when my mind stills, my heart opens. It wasn’t always that way. Years ago […]
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February 12, 2014
The Blog: Perspective Day 12
As if it were yesterday, I remember launching my first website. It went “live” and then everything that was wrong with the copy became obvious. Glaring typos. Run-on sentences. Tense errors. Oh my. My brother John was visiting. We sat side by side in front of my computer and smoothed out all of the grammatical […]
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February 11, 2014
Health: Persepctive Day 11
So far my commitment to blogging daily has been horrific, I managed 5 days then stalled, or rather, stopped. Well it’s a new day and the month is not even half over… Years ago I was a runner. I ran numerous half-marathons and even one marathon. I was addicted. If I didn’t run my mood […]
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February 5, 2014
Protecting Our Children: Perspective Day 5
There are moments when I wish I could protect any one of my children–step in their shoes, take on their pain, fix their hurt–but I can’t. Not long ago my daughter was the target of unkind words said about her. Words stated, not by a fellow teen, but by an adult. The words the individual […]
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February 4, 2014
Birds on a Wire (Persepective: Day 4)
It is well known in our family that I am obsessed with birds on a wire. In fact it is not uncommon if when another family member Jimmy spots them before I do, then they he will say shout, “Look there are your birds on a wire!” His enthusiasm connotes I own all things related […]
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February 3, 2014
Perspective: Day 3
On Saturday J and I made our way to the top of Double Peak Park, something we have been “meaning” to do for years. I have found that it is easy to get neglectful when it comes to exploring the bounty that exists right here in our own backyard. That is why I say making […]
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February 2, 2014
Perspective: Day 2
“Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth.”–Marcus Aurelius
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February 1, 2014
Perspective: Day 1
It’s February and the theme for BlogHer’s National Blog Post Month where blogger’s post daily is Perspective. Although I swore off posting daily after completing the challenge of NaBloPoMo last November, I changed my mind when I read the theme…so once again I am diving into the waters of blogging daily, only this time I […]
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