Time for a new way forward

I shuffled into the bathroom and looked at my sleepy self in the mirror. I immediately thought of Louise Hay and her commitment to the practice of “mirror work” – saying “I love you. I really, really love you,” each time you look in a mirror. As I smiled at her memory and silently said the words to myself, I grabbed my electric toothbrush and began cleaning my teeth.

“Hey, go easy with that thing,” my husband Michael said as walked into the room.

What? I said using my best zombie impersonation.

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