Tag: Self-Awareness
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Only the Beautiful
Only the Beautiful by Susan Meissner was an enlightening story about the human response to other humans who are different in ways we don’t understand. In 1938 Rosie was a different girl who suffered from the then unknown condition of Synesthesia. She sees colors when she hears sound. Her parents forced her to hide it.…
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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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Who Me? Part 2
How would you describe yourself to someone who can’t see you? I would tell them how amazing I am. 🙂 Then I would read them my previous post titled “Who Me?” That should do it. Light & Love, Lori
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What is typical?
Was today typical? No day is typical. I’m not even sure what that would look like. To be honest, I like my days to be busy and different. With a house full of teenagers and my day job, there is no such thing as typical. What is typical? Love & Light, Lori
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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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Stop and Rest
Sometimes you just find yourself exhausted. Not the sleepy tired that goes away with a good night’s sleep but the bone weary tired. You know the one, you go to bed with it and wake up with it the next morning. Yeah, that one. We know it is coming because we begin to feel it…
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Wrong Question
Instead of asking how important spirituality is what we should be asking is if spirituality is important at all? Spirituality is not separate from human bodies and minds. We have a soul. We are alive. We are spiritual. It matters not if you are conscious of your soul or not. It exists just like flesh…
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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…
Brendan & Lori O'Gara 