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Wearing the Badge of Balance
I have spent 44 years doing and living life with the core belief that “BUSY = WORTHY”. Cognitively, I know it is not going to change in a week, the neuropathways will not magically transform in 21 days, and I will likely still be struggling with being busy this time next year. I will need […]
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Relinquishing the Badge of Busy-ness
“Be gentle with yourself. Be gentle with yourself.” I heard it over and over as I entered consciousness from a restless night of sleep. The sun was beginning to show itself after it’s own evening of re-charging, and it was becoming brighter and fuller. I was not mimicking such energy in my own awakening. My […]
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Happy Holler Days
“Like all the best families, we have our share of eccentricities, of impetuous and wayward youngsters, and of family disagreements.” (Queen Elizabeth II) The sidewalks are lit with bright candy canes, sparkling snowflakes, and big, red bows. You see petite, red berries under a blanket of frost, and there seem to be smells of the […]