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Today is the most important day in my life! Even when life is painful there is nothing more important than being present in the moment. Look for the lesson or the rainbow or anything good you can find!
Some days are harder than others and so just do the best you can and don’t beat yourself [...]

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Do you know the meaning of your name? I found out the meaning of mine when I was about 10 years old and it was such a special thrill to me to find out that my name actually had meaning to me.
I was born Amy Carol Duvall, which means Beloved Song of the Valley. [...]

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New Ways

 
God of  our lives
you are always calling us
to follow you into the future,
inviting us to new ventures, new challenges,
new ways to care,
new ways to touch the hearts of all.
When we are fearful of the unknown, give us courage
When we worry that we are not up to the task,
Remind us that You would not call us
If [...]

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  1.You don’t have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.
2. Make peace with your past so it won’t screw up the present.
3. Don’t compare your life to others’. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
4. Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, and wear the fancy lingerie. Don’t save it for [...]

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 1. Take a 10-30 minute walk every day. And while you walk, smile. It is the ultimate anti-depressant. 2. Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day. Buy a lock if you have to.3. Buy a Tivo (DVR), tape your late night shows and get more sleep.4. When you wake up in the morning complete [...]

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Yesterday was a struggle and my blog yesterday dealt with a little part of that.
Last night I went to a Bible study and don’t ya know that it was EXACTLY on target to what I had been daeling with for the past three days! Wow!
It was amazing…I talked out my grief and frustration and left [...]

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Why is it that I will be having a great day - feeling very positive about my chances of survival and future prosperity - when one very small thing can turn it all upside down.
It doesn’t take much as my chances and finances are in a fragile state and I have been so devasted, financially [...]

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Stay true to myself

One of my main definitions of my own success is how well I have stayed true to the principles I set out to live and how they have helped me or hurt me.  Regardless of the circumstances - right in the midst of rain or shine, hell or high water – how have I responded [...]

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Laugh, Cry, Learn

This was sent to me in one of those email chains that give you great words of encouragement and then threaten terrible things happening to you if you don’t send it on to everyone that you have ever met. I love the messages, but I do hate the threats! One of my pet peeves for [...]

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Kindness, Beauty, Truth

“I do not believe in human freedom in the philosophical sense.  Everybody acts under external compulsion and in accordance with inner necessity.  “A person can do what he wants, but he cannot want what he wants”.  This has been an inspiration and continual consolation in the face of life’s hardships, my own and others.  This [...]

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