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Tag Archives: growth
Growing Gratitude Naturally
A friend posted: “Begin each day with a grateful heart.” I “liked” that saying, and replied: “Is there any other kind, my friend? An “Ungrateful heart” seems like an oxymoron to me. I’ve heard of lots of folks with ungrateful … Continue reading
Posted in Gratitude, Growth/Learning, Observations
Tagged Friend, grateful, gratitude, growing, growth, heart, mind, naturally, observation, quote
6 Comments
A Great Valentines Day Gift From Misifusa
Misifusa from http://misifusa.wordpress.com/2013/02/14/lovely-valentine-liebsters/ just honored my blog with the Liebster Award. Thank you misifusa. If you haven’t checked out misifusa’s site I recommend that you do so. Here are some questions misifusa requested that I answer: 1. What’s your favorite … Continue reading
Posted in Awards: Sharing The Love, Gifts
Tagged connect, connection, Ender's Game, grow, growth, Jonathan Livingston Seagull, kindness, kindred spirits, liebster, Liebster Award, Misifusa, share, sharing the love
11 Comments
Sometimes I Wonder…
“Sometimes you face difficulties not because you’re doing something wrong, but because you’re doing something right.” –Joel Osteen Wouldn’t life be simpler if all our problems stemmed from doing something wrong? Then we’d know we were on the wrong track … Continue reading
Posted in Adversity, Challenges, Introspection, Quotes I Love
Tagged difficulty, dificulties, growth, Joel Osteen, lead, leaning, Life, right, selfflagellation, track, wisdom, wrong
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Back In the Flow
When I make plans Life often intrudes But I believe that Is just an excuse When I focus on things That help me to grow I find all kinds of time To get back in the flow I make time … Continue reading
Getting To Know Each Other Better
Our DIL Kristi (the one carrying our twin grandchildren) mentioned during their holiday visit to us that she and our son Brian bought a book with questions for couples and they use it to get to know each other better. … Continue reading
Posted in Communicating, Love, Marriage, Relationship Lessons Learned
Tagged couple, couples, date night, dinner, growth, learned, Love, marriage, questions, Relationship
12 Comments
Head Winds
“When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it.” – Henry Ford I don’t think I’ve ever seen this quote before, but I like it. It got me to … Continue reading
Posted in Adversity, Challenges, Growth/Learning, Quotes I Love
Tagged airplanes, challenge, challenges, growth, head winds, Henry Ford, learned, learning, rise, wind
9 Comments
Truth Beckons
Dare I heed its call? I’ve fought it for so long Did all I could to stall But I see now I was wrong But when bigotry was all I knew It was safer with my own kind So I … Continue reading
Posted in Beauty, Breakthroughs, Courage, Freedom, Growth/Learning, Poetry I Wrote, Suffering, Truth
Tagged beauty, breakthroughs, courage, freedom, growth, healing, poem, poems, poetry, suffering, truth
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Tears
This post is dedicated to all who are in pain, feeling alone, broken-hearted, and/or grieving–or have been. In other words this is dedicated to everyone. Part of being alive is experiencing pain. For many people, pain can lead to tears, … Continue reading
Posted in Growth/Learning, Healing
Tagged Grief, growth, healing, pain, sorrow, suffering, tears
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Thank Goodness For My Failures
“Live the life you’d dare to live if you knew you could not fail.” –R.B. Brooke I like the intent and message of this quote. And, I think a life that never involved failing would rapidly prove dull and lifeless. … Continue reading
Posted in Courage, Gratitude, Growth/Learning, LIfe Lessons, Observations, Quotes I Love, Random Thoughts
Tagged attributes, dare, dare to live, empathy, formative, grow, growth, humankind, learned, lessons, lessons learned, Life, live, R.B.Brooke, succeed, suceess, valuable, value
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