Posts Tagged: choices

Resisting The Reaction

January 7th, 2015
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Let It Go

“Mom. You don’t have to react to everything.”

These pearls of incredible wisdom came out of the mouth of my son when he was very young, maybe ten or eleven years old.  We were in the car driving to some sports activity and I was trying to squeeze in an errand or two before practice started.  The tight schedule led me to comment (read rant) about the lack of driving skills of those sharing the road with me and a few other hot buttons issues that we were talking about while I was driving.

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Delaying The Inevitable

July 10th, 2013
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I’m scared of things.  Lots of things.  And there are things that I really don’t want to do. But I usually force myself to do them.  Because eventually I know I will probably have to do them all by myself. I could ask other people to do things for me but I always feel silly doing that because I know I can do it for myself.  Besides, by the time I ask someone else to do something for me and I explain what it is that I need done, I could have done it for myself. I try to live… Read More

Positive Vibes

May 24th, 2013
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I remind myself every day, all the time in fact, that I have a choice in how I decide to view the world. I can be negative about things, which is self-perpetuating and draining and doesn’t really get me anywhere. Or I can choose to think positively about the amazing and beautiful world around us. Positive thinking brings about positive energy which keeps me going and continually connecting with others. Abraham Lincoln once said, “Most folks are about as happy as they choose to be.”  Each day, I think it takes a conscious effort to emphasize the positive and disregard… Read More

Two Surprises in 24 Hours

July 26th, 2012
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Sometimes rebuilding your life is just plain hard.  Today’s choices are not the choices I want and, try as I might, I can’t steer things to go in the direction I want. This post is not about whining.  That would be unproductive. Instead, this post is about how I still need to work on being patient.  Life is about grabbing opportunities but then it is about dealing with what it feels like when the opportunity doesn’t work out the way you planned.  It’s about the twists and turns of life and how I need to get better at accepting and… Read More

Changing Up Thanksgiving?

November 14th, 2011
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A Thanksgiving Cookout? Most people don’t want to try something new for Thanksgiving dinner.  They usually want the same food that has been served to them at every Thanksgiving dinner since they were a child because it’s comforting and to them, it defines Thanksgiving dinner. It’s all about tradition. Not that there is anything wrong with tradition.  But life can also be about surprises and choices.  Maybe you have some Thanksgiving or other holiday ritual you’d like to eliminate or introduce.  That’s why I like the following column…. Make Your Own Thanksgiving Is it time to make your own Thanksgiving… Read More