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Who’s Really Teaching the Lessons Around Here? Learning How Not to Get Zapped!

March 10, 2023

Many years ago, I remember my husband saying something to our friends that stuck with me. We were talking about one of our toddler’s sassafras behavior, and G-Man made [...]

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Do You Really Know How to Take Care of Others? Creating a Mission Statement for Everything

January 20, 2023

Do you really know how to take care of someone? I’m only asking because I actually didn’t. I thought I did. My version of caring for someone was to [...]

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The Fear of Dying – From Comfort Zone to Living Zone

April 8, 2022

Micromanaging: Benefits of Letting Go

We have some travel coming down the pike and, for whatever reason, I got on the tract of projecting scary scenarios that no one wants to think about. While [...]

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April Fools – I’ve Been Focused on the Wrong Darn Thing

April 1, 2022

When it comes to any cleaning project, I bring in the big guns. Before grabbing the trash bags, I make sure to listen to The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying [...]

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Emotional Greed – When Someone is Never Enough

March 11, 2022

The notion of ‘emotional greediness’ was recently introduced to me. I had never heard the term but I love the idea of attaching the word greed to needing more [...]

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My Way or The Highway – Forcing My Will on The Family

March 4, 2022

This week I was reminded of how much our family life has changed since I stopped expecting our lives to revolve around what works best for me. For many [...]

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Did Anyone Ask You? Three Issues With Giving Unsolicited Advice

February 25, 2022

Do you ever invest time and energy into making someone else’s life more comfortable despite never being asked to help? I often find myself convinced I know what’s best [...]

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Should I Even Bother Giving if I Can’t Give With Love? My Foolproof Giving Meter

February 18, 2022

While recovering from knee surgery, I’ve realized how horrible it feels when someone acts stressed, annoyed, or put out while helping me. On the other hand, when people offer [...]

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Change War – Maintaining Serenity When the Plans Keep Changing

January 14, 2022

With all of the schedule changes caused by COVID these days, I honestly don’t know how I’d be managing if it weren’t for someone I met years ago. The [...]

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‘Tis the Season – The Circle of Taking and Giving

December 17, 2021

What is with my strange compulsion of needing to “repay” people the moment they do something kind for me? I often don’t even take the time to be grateful [...]

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