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Abundance, Cat Naps and Patches Of Sun
The other afternoon while puttering around the house, I happened upon one of my cats sleepily reveling in a patch of sunlight. It struck me as odd to find him there. He wasn't lounging in one of his usual haunts; an elevated surface of some sorts or a location involving a blanket or cushion. He found a patch of warm afternoon sun on the rug and chose to enjoy it where it was, on its terms. He was blissfully content where he was. Thatâs the thing about happiness. Itâs not
November 12, 2013
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Starting Over...Again
The older I get, the more I realize life never was a straight route from Point A to Point B. We would all love to think it worked that way; everything nice and neat, but itâs messy, convoluted and often navigated by the skin of oneâs teeth. Growing up, the expected road map for my life was graduate high school, earn a degree, get a job, get married, have kids, grow old together after having done everything right. Cue happily ever after and the Norman Rockwell family.rnThe
October 1, 2013
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From Victim to Survivor to Whole
A few weeks back, I rented a copy of 'Rachel Getting Married'. The movie as a whole was painfully fantastic, but one scene in particular resonated very strongly with me; it's message bouncing around my head for some time. catie hayes soapboxnnIn the scene, the lead character, Kym, attends a 12-step meeting. Various people take turns sharing before the camera stops upon the quiet face of one woman in the room. She explains that for so many years before finding sobriety, her li
May 12, 2009
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Truth, Like Surgery
It has been my experience that even when we feel the most alone, the most vulnerable or the most enraged, guidance and support surrounds us, if we only take time to notice.nnA huge ice storm hit just before Christmas. Branches laden with ice brought down wires and utility poles, not to mention extensive damage to property. The storm left many families, including my own, without power or heat for some time. Fortunate to have family that did not lose power in the storm, the kid
January 12, 2009
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Whatever and Moving On
When you get right down to it, this has been a pretty horrible year. The world seemingly is going south in a hand basket at a break-neck speed, peace anywhere seems impossible, good news on the financial front is hard to come by and on a personal level, this year marked the culmination of five years of loss, manipulation, lies and betrayal. (but hey, I'm not bitter.....)nnI will be more than happy to see the year from the perspective of hindsight. Living through it has been a
January 8, 2009
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Chasing The Fairy Tale
This time of year, it's almost impossible to avoid the trap of perfection. We are bombarded with messages to find the perfect gift, create the perfect holiday, have the perfect family and so on. The weeks leading up to the holidays have been reduced to a crazed race to obtain the impossible. None of us can do it, but we spend a huge of energy and money trying. Small wonder many of us are left feeling more than a little deflated, emotionally and financially.nnIn our desperatio
December 18, 2007