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thoughts

Personal Growth

Squirrels Don’t Collect Happy Thoughts

They collect nuts, it’s in their DNA. They choose which nuts they want, but nuts are about all they collect. They don’t have a choice in the matter. We, however, we get to choose what we collect. We get to choose what friends we…

March 5, 2015
Living Intentionally Personal Growth

Are you thinking in circles?

I recently heard most people think an average of 60,000 thoughts a day. But of those thoughts, 95% are the very same thought patterns as the day before. That means most people simply think in circles from one day to the next! This is…

May 10, 2014
Miscellany

Your Reality Is Waving At You

Sitting in a parking lot as Jude caught a much-needed catnap, I looked up and what I saw astounded me. To my left, there was long series of stores and above them, on the second floor, a large beauty school. I could catch glimpses…

October 10, 2012
Personal Growth

Who Taught You To Use Those Words?

I suddenly have a heightened awareness of words. Too often they are thrown around like old dish towels and leak out of mouths as oil through a tipped jar. Many people are completely unaware of the effect of their own words. Friendships are made…

September 11, 2012
Personal Growth

Loose Change Didn’t Get Us To Switzerland

When Michael and I got married, our dream was to honeymoon in Switzerland. We didn’t have much money, so we decided to save all of our change in Mason jars till the wedding and “Hopefully” we thought, “It will be enough to buy us plane tickets…

August 16, 2012