I love beets, I think they are delicious, I especially love them pickled. I used to work with a nursing assistant who made them and gifted me with a jar or two when she did, lovely gift. Now, my mother is a lovely person, but she didn’t always cook a lot from scratch, so when […]
anxiety |aNGˈzī-itē| noun ( pl. anxieties ) a feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease, typically about an imminent event or something with an uncertain outcome: he felt a surge of anxiety. authenticity |ˌôTHenˈtisitē| noun the quality of being authentic: the paper should have established the authenticity of the documents before publishing them. naked |ˈnākid| adjective
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I watched “The Green Mile” again last week, such a great movie, but one of Tom Hank’s lines caught me as it never has before. He stated that John Coffey’s character had infected him with life, and that is how he had lived so long, beyond expectations. That got me thinking, what if we could
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At my old job I had a Post-It with “mustard seeds” written on it on my computer. The Bible says faith the size of a mustard seed can move mountains. Because my life was actively falling apart I was grabbing that proverbial grain with all my might. Some days that’s all I can find,
It’s rather funny, I have worked hard my whole life, I was never rich, but I had enough. It’s amazing how many little luxuries you have that you don’t even realize are luxuries, but in most countries they are. Even when I felt my budget was stretched to the limit I had enough money to
Anxiety and the Big Bad News By Carolyn Tucker LPC I have talked in past blogs about how to handle your anxiety when things get chaotic and interrupt your routine. Today I would like to discuss what happens when you get the really “big bad news”. A family member has cancer, the baby you are
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I just love fall, it’s my favorite season. Usually the days are still nice and the nights are cool and crisp, I can start pulling out my favorite sweaters, I love sweaters. It makes me think of tailgate parties, bonfires, beautiful rich colors, and fun. As a kid I loved back to school time so
I am a multi-tasker by nature… I often watch TV while doing a puzzle, reading a book, crocheting, or playing on the computer. I cook while sweeping or washing dishes, talking on the phone, or folding laundry. Right now I am working on this, playing a game, texting a friend, and planning my afternoon. While
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I have always heard the saying “You can’t go home again,” but I think there is something about the Black Hills, that once you have lived here, you can never really be happy anyplace else. I moved to Minnesota in January 1996 and back here finally in January 2009. I wanted to come back for
Today is the best day I have been alive so far, I am so impressed with what the day has brought so far. If you don’t stop growing, you die, or parts of you do, and I am not ready for that! I don’t expect life to be better in leaps and bounds, but my
First of all I think “falling in love” is a silly thing to say. You can fall into mud, or a puddle, or a lake, or hay, or leaves, love is not that easy, nor that soft. I think it’s more of a lifting up process, because you feel it in your heart, your head,
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I grew up in a town 13 miles away from one of the biggest motorcycle rallies in the U.S., I’m sure that’s part of why I am so drawn to bikers, but I think some of it just comes naturally. I am very drawn to bikers, the big burly hairy ones, the long lean ones,
I think I am a chronic mover, I don’t know if I have some gypsy in my soul, if I like fresh starts, or if I am chronically unstable. Whatever the cause, I just am finishing my 10th move in 10 years. We moved a lot when I was a kid, mostly back and forth
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For all of my friends and family who also suffer from an “invisible illness, and for the people that love them, a small list of things to help, and not hinder, those of us with Fibromyalgia, Lupus, MS, diabetes, hypertension. Crohn’s Disease, etc. I have heard many sufferers say things like, “I wish everyone could
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I am not at all a stupid person, in fact, I like to think of myself as rather smart, but on occasion I do some very stupid things, most of which involve men. I love men, everything about them, wide shoulders, hairy chests, deep voices, big hands, the way they smell… anyway, where was I?
Being yourself is the best thing you can be, after all, who knows you better than you? Really knowing yourself, deeply, and truly loving yourself, is the most beautiful, wonderful thing that can ever happen to you. It’s easy to get caught up in what other people look like, what other people wear, what they
It is health that is real wealth and not pieces of gold and silver.
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There are no speed limits on the road to excellence.
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