Not Feelin' It

Sometimes....I just don't feel like writing. Sure, there's a lot of writing that I should get done, but I just don't feel like it! Sometimes, I don't want to do housework. I don't want to cook, clean, straighten or do laundry; yes, I realize those towels have been sitting unfolded on the couch for a week, but I'm sorry--I don't want to fold them. There are times when I don't want to watch TV--the reality shows are too silly, the dramas are too dramatic and the comedies are too unfunny. Nothing you can show me can entertain me in these moments. There are times when I don't want to go anywhere, but instead wish to sit, curled up in the little nook of my sofa--the only place I can imagine ever needing to be. I love my family and friends, but I don't want to talk. I don't want to text, email,...

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No Regrets - Only Purpose

Sometimes it gets confusing trying to figure out what to do. Am I doing the right thing? What if I'm wrong? I'll be embarrassed. What will people say? If the confusion is on the inside, the answer is there, too. No human being has all the answers. One of the greatest mysteries we must unravel is our purpose, and there are no guarantees about what we will encounter on our way. We are taught we must be validated by others. Unfortunately, we believe it. We don't trust ourselves. We search for the support and acceptance of others. We question what we know unless we can identify someone else who taught us. We forget we have a built in mechanism of information, protection and guidance. We move outside of ourselves, then cry and feel unlucky when we get lost. If we are to survive we must accept...

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Tie a string on your finger so you never forget...

..these gentle reminders: Seasons ChangeSometimes we have to go through a tremendous amount of pain or learn difficult lessons in order to recognize the good, but we are always smarter, stronger and more self-aware when all is said and done... Read more Is It Me? Do you wonder why you keep attracting the same kinds of men into your life? Friendships? Financial Situations? It doesn't matter - the law of attraction does not discriminate... Read more Know Thyself Life is a process of becoming, a combination of states we have to go through. Where people fail is that they wish to elect a state and remain in it. This is a kind of death... Read more Livin'...

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Authenticity: Always in Style

The following is an excerpt from Simple Abundance ~ A Daybook of Comfort and Joy by Sarah Ban Breathnach. "Fashion can be bought; style must be possessed. Fashion guesses, so it can only bluff. Style knows. Fashion is impatient and eventually passes away. Style is steadfast and waits for every woman's awakening, because authentic style is born of Spirit." It's a beautiful thing to really come into your own as a woman and understand what style is all about. Style is about who we are and not who we think we ought to be. Nowadays, I'm all about simplifying my life. Over time, my style is more and more becoming a reflection of that. I'm a working mother with 2 babies...OK children...and one on the way, and I need to be comfortable, feminine, and effortless. I'm getting over my fear of throwing...

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K-I-S-S

About a year ago, something very hurtful occurred. Something that tested my boundaries and caused me to question all the things I had previously thought to be true about my life, friends and relationships. But as upset as I was, I knew I had to move past it. I just knew that I had to accept, forgive and release it because ultimately there was a lesson to be learned and to grow from. Just a few short days after this thing happened, I read the following excerpt--one of the daily devotions from Until Today. And as I sit here, one year later, pondering yet again that strange turn of life events, it is just as poignant now as it was then. I am now receptive to the idea that...I can make things more difficult than they need be. It really isn't as hard as you are making it. It's really quite...

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