gratitude
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What Does Freedom Mean to You?
Happy Fourth of July! I hope you enjoy this day with family and friends and do something special. We will be celebrating with our immediate family and a bunch of friends and look forward to a wonderful barbecue of healthy eats, beautiful firework display along our river and lots of laughs. I have been reflecting…
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My Sister Did What?
“Sorry I didn’t call you back earlier. It was a bit of a busy day.” “What did you have going on?” “Just a few volunteer things but not a big deal.” “You downplay everything. Whose life did you change today?” “Yeah, right! Just a few things to help out. First, I…
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I Just Got Back From Turkey and Israel!
What a whirlwind! I just got back with my family from a 12-Day trip to Turkey and Israel. We flew on an overnight to Turkey that left at 9:30 pm which took about 9 hours. I was definitely a bit bleary-eyed from no sleep on those “comfy” airplane seats when we landed in…
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Valuable Lessons Learned on our Vacation
My husband and I just got back from a 5-day getaway in Tucson, AZ to “get away” from the cold. While some of the days away out west were actually colder than in the Northeast, we loved our visit. Tucson is such a beautiful area rife with cactus-filled National Parks and monuments. We drove…
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You are Going to Love This
Love. It’s the basis of countless works of art, film, books, and it is a part of our everyday lives. It’s what drives us and makes us feel good, makes us feel bad and motivates us. What exactly constitutes love? It is defined as a strong affection toward someone or something. What isn’t defined is…
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I Am So Grateful for This
(please click on image above to play video) Every night before just before I close my eyes to go to sleep, I take 30 seconds to say my gratitudes. No matter how tired I am, I force myself to curve my lips up into a smile and say how grateful I am for…
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What You Need to Do Over this Holiday Season
Nine-year-old Josh Zuchowski and his swimming opponent Reese Branzell, 10, had built up quite a rivalry over the years. The two Floridians were often in the top ten nationally for their age group. Josh was looking forward to facing Reese in the Santa Claus invitational swim meet. But when he found out his competitor had…
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What Happened to Us on Our Anniversary (Funny!)
Mike and I celebrated our 31st wedding anniversary last night. It was certainly not as momentous as renewing our vows last year at Delicate Arch in Utah (yes, that’s our family cheering at the base!), but it was something we will never forget. We were meeting our daughters, Rachel and Jennifer at…
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What Happened When I Went Way Out of My Comfort Zone
Wow, I can’t believe that today is already Day 14 of my 14-Day Live training portion to earn my Master Practitioner of NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming) and Master Hypnotist. It’s been an amazing journey and I learned so much about myself and what I’m capable of…especially in going out of my comfort zone. …
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Why You Need to do This Again and Again and Again
Have you ever heard the trick to remembering someone’s name is to repeat it to them at least 3 times within the first few minutes of meeting them? “Hi, Jill. It’s so nice to meet you.” “What exactly do you do, Jill? “That’s great, Jill. You sure seem like you enjoy it.” That’s…