Tag: Thought of the Day
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Don’t take it Personal
Usually a person’s attitude is not because of you. Anger is an emotion that humans use to respond to threat or stress. It can be a real thing or some crazy thing we make up in our mind. Still, we control our own emotions. We react to how people treat us. So, how you respond to…
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Life is better unscripted.
I love when good things happen unexpectedly. It is often small things that make me happy. A spontaneous hug or kiss from my favorite human can make my day. A letter or card from a friend in the mailbox always makes me smile. Let’s not get so caught up in all the chaos of this…
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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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It’s Mother’s Day
Today is the day we make sure all the moms know that we love them. Every person on this planet has an egg donor. Not everyone has a mother. We find it easier to consider absent fathers than it is to consider a mother who births a child and walks away, though it happens. To…
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Some People are Just Mean
I am a little late on the post today because family always comes first. We all had a case of cabin fever, so we donned masks and went to a bookstore. Here we are my husband, me and five of our children walking into the store masks on, chatting and laughing. There were very few…
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Loyalty is a Choice
I have talked about trust being a choice. Loyalty is also a choice. Trust and loyalty are opposite sides of the same coin. You can be a person who is trustworthy or not. You can choose to be loyal to some people in your life or not. I think that loyalty is situational and personable.…
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Never Again
I have lost so many friends over my lifetime. Sometimes it was my fault and other times life just happened. After the last painful betrayal of my best friend, I made a decision to never put myself in a situation that allows someone to break my heart again. It is human nature to either trust…
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Where did it go?
Time is so elusive. I can sit and do a task, look at the clock and an hour has passed. I make grand plans for things I want to do then time slips away. Where does it go? I think I need a better time management strategy. Here are some more thoughts about time.
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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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Will You Ever Fall in Love?
Yes and no. Love is a verb. Love has levels. Love is either there or it is not. You choose to love. I believe that love is an action you choose. However, I also know I fell in love with my husband. I fell in love when I looked into the eyes of my children,…
Brendan & Lori O'Gara 