Burn It All Behind You

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Philippians 4:23 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. | Amplified Bible (AMP) | Download The Bible App Now

The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit.

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Writing

Writing is many things for me. It is soothing. It’s fun. It’s luxurious. Most of all it’s a form of communication. I communicate best in writing. If I could communicate solely in writing with my loved ones, I believe things would go much smoother. I do much better when I have the opportunity to reread, proofread, and edit. If I go with what pops out of my mouth automatically, I am definitely apt…

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These guys have taken up residence on our lawn.

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What I love about...GROUP Therapy

What I love about…GROUP Therapy

interacting with other human beings who share similar life experiencesbeing of service to othersreciprocitylearning from others

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What I Love About...

What I Love About…

Over the past month, I have been whittling my way out of a 2-month depressive episode. I live with Bipolar 1 Disorder. What this means for me is that I have extreme mood swings, have lost complete touch with common reality on two separate occasions in my adult lifetime, and have spent more of my adulthood depressed than not depressed. What it also means is that I no longer work at a productive…

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#spring

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What is in YOUR cart?

What is in YOUR cart?

I have been reading Janet Conner’s book, The Lotus and the Lily, a 30-day “Soul Program”. I have been working on this 30-day program for over eighteen months. I have found the program to be powerful and in the beginning chapters, it was emotionally charged in ways that had me leave it and return to it months at a time. I have now arrived on Day 26 where we are instructed to fill a metaphorical…

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Cold, Dark, and Cozy

Cold, Dark, and Cozy

The weather is cold, my heart is not. I continue to remind myself of my personal strengths. So many of us lean into the biological imperative to be negative. Remaining upbeat and cheerful when circumstances are not ideal is an art. I would love to believe it is a science, because science offers us many ways to manage in a world that is harsh, but truth be told, it is what lies beyond the ability…

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2022 A Fresh Start

Thank you for your time. I send you all blessings and love.

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Feeling the Blues...it Happens

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THIS TOO SHALL PASS. Our Kitty Papa. Louis Well….it is one of those days. I am feeling the “blues” and not excited about anything. I tried praying, meditation, drinking water, and distracting myself through art therapy. None of it has worked…immediately. All of it works, eventually. It is 5:30pm on a Sunday and the ugly thoughts floating through my brain are telling me things that, although I…

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Hello People of the World Wide Web

Hello People of the World Wide Web

Welcome to a tiny corner of the interwebs intended to organize LIFE for a homo sapian who has reached “middle age” on Planet Earth. I thank you for stopping by and hope to have this be a space where I can organize my LIFE and offer something positive to this World Wide Internet Web. Art for joy

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I adore the new and improved dictation software

I adore the new and improved dictation software

I am able to do a blog post on the Internet and do it with the power of my speech… not exclusively my pen. As a former special education teacher, I am blown away by the improvements in the voice dictation software over the last 20 years. so far, The only thing I can see is that the programmers don’t have the punctuation and grammar complete…so far. Let’s have a shout out to all the wonderful…

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“the need to over explain yourself can be a trauma response in itself. your truth is your truth and no one can ever take that away from you. how you feel isn’t going to be made more valid by trying to get the ones who misunderstand you to see things from your point of view.”

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