Tag: Life Lessons
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Depends on the Goal
How do you plan your goals? I have always been a fly by the seat of my pants sort of human in my personal life. I spend a lot of time in my day job and career working toward goals and targets, so in my home life I prefer spontaneity. My life is very much…
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Seriously , Bruh
What is a word you feel that too many people use? I cringe every time I hear “Seriously!” It is so over used. While I’m complaining, let me add that “Bruh” is a sound not a word. Stop saying it. What happened to elegant conversation with meaningful words? One of the many degradations of society…
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Peace for a Time
What brings you peace? Simple things…sitting next to my husband holding his hand or listening to his voice. Reading. Watching the rain. Petting my sleeping puppy. Counting stitches a I watch the needle go in and out of my embroidery fabric. Sitting in a room with silence. These things bring me peace, just not all…
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Traditions are Relative
What traditions have you not kept that your parents had? We had very few classic traditions in my family. We had traditional holiday traditions and those I kept for the most part. There are only two things that I can think of and they aren’t really traditions, but rather expectations. My mom makes her bed…
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The Map of Enough
This book wonderfully written is an interesting look at one woman’s struggle to find her place in history. It makes you think about why we attribute so much to where we were raised and where we are from when establishing ourselves as adults. Molly and her soon to be husband Chris move to Montana on…
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My Jesus isn’t Like Yours
It is no secret that I am a different kind of Christian. I am transparent about what I believe. My Jesus is not like the picture of Jesus that is hanging in the Sunday school classroom. My Jesus does not have silky red and white robes with perfectly combed hair, a porcelain completion, and smiling…
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My Favorite Thing About Me
What’s your favorite thing about yourself? My favorite thing about me is my decisiveness. It has taken work for me to become a decisive person. In the past it would take me a long time to make a decision. Often I would get overwhelmed and just let someone else decide. I used to hem and…
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How I Broke my Addiction
Hi. My name is Lori and it has been 83 days since I have logged onto social media. Social media is the foundation of what is wrong with our society. It is a platform of lies and manipulation that has a hold on almost everyone know and those I love. As an author, it is…
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Appreciate Who You Love
So many humans take for granted the people who love them the most. They assume their family and friends will always be there doing what they always do. Then one day, you look up and those humans you took for granted are long gone. Don’t make that mistake. Show them you really are thankful for…
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Sacred Time Brings Me Joy
Describe one simple thing you do that brings joy to your life. The first thirty minutes that my husband and I are both awake belongs to our marriage. We wake up. We let the dog out. We don’t look at our phones. We take care of bathroom necessary things, then we focus on each other.…
Brendan & Lori O'Gara 