Is laughter the best medicine? I invite you to sit back and enjoy a great story by my guest Heidi Esther. I looked up as I lay there. Robin’s-egg blue filled the gaps between feathery evergreen branches. The branches rocked back and forth like a rowboat knocking the pier on a languid day. Sunlight filtered […]
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Do you have a really long list of things you have to do this week? Me too! When we look at all the things that need to be done in one week we can feel overwhelmed. So what do we do? How do we cope? Here are a few things I have learned that have […]
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What has this pandemic taught me? This pandemic has helped me realize what I value. What about you? We are really missing some things from our lives. But maybe there are some things we aren’t missing? Like that tired feeling from always being on the go? This pandemic has helped me realize what I value. […]
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What’s making you smile today? What’s today’s simple joy? One of my simple joys is slowly sipping a cup of hot tea before the busyness of the day. One of yesterday’s joys was a long video chat with my kids and granddaughter. I am finding that during this current pandemic these little joys are vital […]
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Today I am offering you hope! Make 2020 the year you embrace a healthy lifestyle. You’ve tried lots of diets and sadly they don’t work for long. I know your struggles because they are mine too. By the end of January my diets were done. But there is hope! Instead of a new diet I […]
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How am I doing after the iron infusion? I had my iron infusion on October 11th and I decided to keep a record of any changes. For the last 10 years I’ve been tired and I attribute it to the craziness of life and poor quality, disruptive sleep. I suffer from Restless Legs Syndrome which […]
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Do you have an attitude of gratitude? I’m working on mine. It’s easy to be thankful when everything is going well, but what about those harder days? I’m learning that when I focus on the positive instead of the negative my perspective changes. “So much good happens to us in the rush of daily life […]
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The telephone rang at 9:50 a.m. It was my Doctor’s office. The nurse said, ‘the Dr. would like you to come in so she can over your blood test results”. That’s never a good thing. They don’t call you to tell you that all your levels are good and keep up the great work! Nope, […]
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I just had my birthday! I’m healthy and active and I’m one year away from 60! I love it! Well I’m not excited about wrinkles and grey hair. But my wrinkles are from smiling too much and that’s a good thing. And the grey hair is not a problem as long as I visit my […]
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Do you ever have a day that you feel really blessed? That’s how I feel today! I’m sitting outside on the deck writing to you from our lovely little Lake House. Life gets too busy. Some days I rush from one task to next. I lose my joy in the frenzy of the urgent. […]
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Today I am offering you hope! Make 2019 the year you embrace a healthy lifestyle. You’ve tried lots of diets and sadly they don’t work for long. I know your struggles because they are mine too. By the end of January my diets were done. But there is hope! Instead of a new diet I […]
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Is life overwhelming? Feeling like life is hard? I’m still adjusting to the new normal with the recent loss of a well-loved friend. My friend’s health deteriorated quickly and within 21 days she passed. This kind of shocking loss puts life into perspective. Priorities change. Irritations lose their power. Stuff loses its appeal. Careers lose […]
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