Tag: Self Care
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As I Lay Sleeping…
As you read this I am sleeping. I am getting my hand fixed. It’s a common thing. People like me who work with their hands wear them out. I have put this off a bit longer than I should have, but that’s normal for me. I have put my health on the bottom of my…
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Helping Hands
I am a bit nervous about my carpal tunnel surgery on Friday. I know it is a simple procedure, but hey, I only have two hands. I should not to miss a day of publishing the Thought of the Day. I hired a transcriptionist to do the typing. This should be fun. I don’t consider…
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One day at a Time
We have all heard the advice about taking days one at a time. It is the foundation of most twelve step programs. I am on a program of my own for the next twelve days as I prepare for hand surgery. A “pantser” is someone who, “flies by the seat of their pants,” meaning they…
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Almost my Everything
Who is your person? Every human should have one person. That one who you can count on and trust through everything. I am sorry to say that for most people, it is a risky venture to choose a person. I have chosen wrong a few times. I have trusted people, some for many years, just…
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Spiritual Tired
I am bone tired. I can’t think. All I can do is sigh and try to keep my eyes from closing. Last night I went to bed before dark. I woke up after hours of sleep and still felt like I could not stay awake. What is this exhaustion? It is a weird tired. A…
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We bring pain to ourselves.
Yes things hurt. We get hurt by others and we get physical pain inflicted on us by things we can not control. However, there are so many things that we do that cause ourselves pain. From jobs we choose to lack of care to our bodies and minds. We must be mindful of what we…
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Best Laid Plans
I had grand plans for the weekend. I took off work Friday and today to have a long weekend. I planned so many things that I wanted to get accomplished, but I got a total of two things completed from a long mental list. I can’t help but to laugh. I could have gotten all…
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Your Home is Yours
My family is known to be different. We have been called weird and that does not bother us. They are looking at us through the lens of traditional conventions of the American family. In some ways, we look like everyone else. We are married with children. We live in a middle-class neighborhood. That is about…
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What Friend?
Did you ever run into a friend whom you haven’t seen in a long time and wonder what happened? You know the one. The one who you did everything with and were even maybe contemplating spending forever with, yeah that one. What did you say the last time you saw them? In my experience, when…
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First Rule of Social Media
Don’t take anything personally. Not all posts are for or about you. It is very difficult not to take words seriously. When reading a negative post on social media it takes a fraction of a second for your emotions to kick in, just stop. Only you can make you angry. You can’t control other people;…
Brendan & Lori O'Gara 