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Correcting People When They Talk – You Knew What I Meant!

December 10, 2021

We had someone over the house recently who was correcting one of my children. Correcting them in a way that we just don’t correct people around here. If someone [...]

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Happier Thanksgiving – The Manipulation of Inauthentic Questions

November 19, 2021

At this time of year, I like to remind myself that asking inauthentic questions of my family members is a form of manipulation. When I ask questions about why [...]

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Every Good Idea is Not a Good Idea – Pausing Before I Take Action

November 12, 2021

It turns out, I’m full of great ideas. Everyday/all-day I’m brainstorming; I’m thinking of things I can do for friends, vacation ideas, ideas for projects, etc. You name it—I’ve [...]

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To What Length Are You Willing to Go For Your Serenity?

July 23, 2021

That question was posed to me last week. Last week when, due to the rainstorm in the northeast, I was managing a lot of extra bologna on my plate. [...]

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Theme of My Life – Complication Through Simplification

June 18, 2021

If there were one underlying theme of my life, it’s my relentless pursuit to make everything as easy and uncomplicated as possible. But sometimes, I’m splashing around in my [...]

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Obsessive Thinking – 5 Steps to End ‘To-Do List’ Stress

June 4, 2021

As I’ve been taught, Worry is not preparation. When I start obsessing over all the things on my plate, and get anxious about how and when I’m going to [...]

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Feeling Trapped by Urgency – And What I Can Do About It

May 28, 2021

As the world opens up more, and all of the end-of-the-year activities are a’ glow, I’ve been getting nostalgic. Remember when all we did was sit around in our [...]

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Survival Mode – Cutting Every Corner Possible

April 30, 2021

When the children were little and my husband went on long business trips, we would go into what I deemed, “Survival Mode.” We’d lower those standards just about as [...]

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Rushing – 3 Ways I’m Going Nowhere Fast

February 12, 2021

As we were running behind schedule, headed to my daughter’s appointment this week, I was stuffed with emotion. Why is rushing still such a trigger for me? This is what [...]

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Distance Learning Extended – Surviving Another Corona Blow

October 16, 2020

While Guildford Public School children were scheduled to switch from the hybrid learning model to a full-time model on the 19th of this month, the decision was made to continue using the [...]

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