Posts Tagged: opportunities

A Lost Graduation

June 5th, 2014
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We all have sat through graduation ceremonies that we thought would never end.

The reading of the names of the graduates seems to go on and on and I usually zone out until I hear the name of the person that I care about.  Then I suddenly pay attention, take a few pictures and clap and yell for the graduate I know.

But as mundane and routine as a graduation ceremony can sometimes be, think about the families behind each one of those names and the hours of work and the years of love and constructive support that went into … Read More

Thoughts on New Year’s Eve

December 31st, 2013
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Time is one the most precious of commodities we have. It should never be wasted and always treasured for its possibilities. On this New Year’s Eve of 2013, I hold in my hands my fresh new calendar for 2014 that I will hang in the kitchen tomorrow and as I flip through the untouched months and days, I wonder what this year holds for me, my family and my friends. Of course I hope for only good and fantastic things to happen to those I care about and that includes you my dear and wonderful readers!  Thank you so much… Read More

The Very Cool Sela Ward

April 12th, 2013
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Sometimes on Friday evenings, I watch CBS’s prime-time hit series CSI:NY on television.  I love crime shows and one of the other reasons I like to watch it is Sela Ward, an award-winning actress who plays a very cool, straight-to-the-point detective named Jo Danville. In real life, Ward is a busy mother of two children and a wife as well as a career woman.  Yet she always gives off this aura of being calm, collected and totally together; something I am constantly working towards. This month she landed beautifully and professionally on the cover of  Ladies Home Journal magazine where… Read More

College Rejections Are Not The End Of The World

April 4th, 2013
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It’s that time of year. You know.  College admissions and rejections. You are either laughing with joy from the news of your acceptance or crying because you got rejected. If you didn’t get into the college you wanted, it feels as if it’s the end of the world, doesn’t it?  But guess what? It’s not. You don’t know where life is going to take you; who you’re going to meet and where you’re going to go.  Life is full of the unexpected and the unplanned. I am in a place I never thought I would be but it’s still good! … Read More

A New Day; A New Way

February 19th, 2013
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They say that sharing is caring and I care so much about my readers that when I read the below post yesterday from the Bereaved Partners Support Group (@BereavedPartner on Twitter), I couldn’t wait to share it with you. So many things in this article resonated with me: especially the idea of stepping into your fears and working through them to find something new in your changed life. Healing and recovery happen.  It may not feel as though this natural process is happening to you but it is.  You must believe in a new way of life and even a… Read More

Thought Of The Day

October 11th, 2012
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To me, this picture captures that wonderful unfettered feeling of freedom:  the freedom of possibility, the freedom of creativity.  I imagine myself inside the VW van, humming along on the highway.  It’s warm outside, not hot hot, and the windows are down; Janis Joplin’s great whiskey voice is singing, “Freedom’s just another word for nothing left to lose. . .” Today when I see those VW wagons driving down the highway, I am instantly reminded of my childhood in the 1960’s and the sometimes excellent adventures of being a teenager.  It was a lot fun but I don’t think I… Read More

Kind Gestures

September 20th, 2012
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Life’s Little Presents Sometimes it’s the little things in life that can make a difference. Someone holds the door for you as you enter a building. A stranger (nicely and innocently) smiles at you for no reason. A friend calls you. Someone treats you to lunch. A happy card arrives in the mail. You find a dress, purse or shoes on sale at an incredible price. ( I always love this!) Someone actually listens to you. These small wonderful surprises give you a lift and put something extra into your step.  Most of these are surprises that you can give… Read More