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Monthly Archives: September 2021
MAKE IT A GREAT DAY: Create a Supportive Life Story
I did not write this post. It is from DailyOM. Create a Supportive Life Story While we are on earth, we are all human beings in different phases of our lives and soul development. We all have our own life … Continue reading
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MAKE IT A GREAT DAY: Big Steps on Life’s Path
I did not write this post. It is from DailyOM. Big Steps On Life’s Path There is freedom that comes with awareness, because with it comes the opportunity to make a choice. Life is a journey comprised of many steps … Continue reading
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MAKE IT A GREAT DAY: Timing Can Be Everything
This post was not written by me. It is from DailyOM. Timing Can Be Everything Every person fulfills their purpose when the time is right. Since human timetables quite often do not correspond with universal timetables, it’s common for people … Continue reading
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MAKE IT A GREAT DAY: Breaking Family Cycles
This post was not written by me. It was from DailyOM. Breaking Family Cycles Breaking your family patterns may be the most important work you do and the most challenging. It is easy to believe that in leaving our childhood … Continue reading
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MAKE IT A GREAT DAY: Mind Over Matter
I did not write this post. It is from DailyOM. Mind Over Matter We can improve our physical well-being by first starting to notice our thoughts and our reactions to them. The power of the mind is a curious thing, … Continue reading
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MY DAY: Birthdays and other days
Last weeks rain and chilly spell socked it to me with the body’s adjustments to the changing weather. But, by the weekend, I was feeling up to my old self. Saturday at 11:00 AM, Laura picked me up for one … Continue reading
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MAKE IT A GREAT DAY: It’s okay to be different
My Aunt Jenny posted this quote on her Facebook account and it has already been one of my favorites as it was how Mother raised me. This is one thing (of many) I shall always be grateful for Mother: teaching, … Continue reading
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MY DAY: Monday is off and… sluggishly moving…
It rained a tiny bit in the early pre-dawn hours and has been spitting little spells of passing currents throughout the morning. Grey clouds hover over The Miami Valley and radar shows several heavy, extended bands of showers preparing to … Continue reading
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MAKE IT A GREAT DAY: Free of gravity
This is not my writing. This is from DailyOM. We take flight mentally and experience new insights when we rise above our habitual ways of thinking.As earthbound beings, humans have always had a fascination with winged creatures of all kinds. … Continue reading
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MAKE IT A GREAT DAY: Sitting with feelings
This is not my writing. This is from DailyOM. Taking the time to sit with your feelings to acknowledge them, will save you much distress down the road. It can take great courage to really sit with our feelings, allowing … Continue reading
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MAKE IT A GREAT DAY: Take action
This is not my writing. It is from DailyOM. In order to make our dreams come true, we must take action rather than simply wishing for what we want. There is a popular misconception that we might be able to … Continue reading
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MAKE IT A GREAT DAY: Daily self care
This is not my writing. It is from DailyOM. Putting yourself first means that it may be necessary to say no to someone else, in order to say yes to yourself. We have all heard the instructions of an airline … Continue reading
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MY DAY: Monday evening
It’s Monday night, 11:45 PM, and the teaching day is over. I am almost ready for four days of writing and relaxing. This Sunday’s and Monday’s lessons have been outstanding with tons of progress and energy toward some hefty goals. … Continue reading
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THE FAMILY ALBUM: The Saxon line
Sometimes, it is aggravating to research my priorities because I get trapped in genealogical rabbit holes. Tonight, while reading up on my Ball ancestors, pioneers of Boone Township, Madison County, Indiana, and buried in Forretville Cemetery, I went back several … Continue reading
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MY DAY: Wednesday is off and running
It’s overcast and grey but so comfortable with mild breezes on the cool side. At 11:00 AM I will receive my third Covid vaccine which is the booster. I am relieved and feel fortunate for this impending jab but I … Continue reading
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MAKE IT A GREAT DAY: The Sound of the Human Voice
I did not write this. It is from Daily OM. Every time we use our voices, we send our energetic imprint out into the universe and to the people around us. Whether listening to the low muted murmur of a … Continue reading
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THE FAMILY ALBUM: Coyotes
I took my son third son, Jose, to get a haircut at Great Clips in Kettering. We were the only customers and there was one stylist sweeping up from a previous haircut. “I’ll be right with you.” Jose, nearing age … Continue reading
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THE FAMILY ALBUM: “Dad? Where are you?”
It was not uncommon for me to leave a store or performing event and suddenly remember I had forgotten my sons. I had been on my own for so many years that I was not used to taking a roll … Continue reading
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THE FAMILY ALBUM: Please wait on the porch
The light was red at my turn from Far Hills Avenue onto Shroyer Road where my house stood about a mile away. I phoned my teenaged son. Joshua: Yes? Dad: Can you please be on the porch in about two … Continue reading
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MY DAY: Tuesday after Labor Day
And here it is Monday… I mean, Tuesday morning. Tomorrow, my Wednesday shall probably be Tuesday in my mind. Saturday through Monday was a mix of everything, socially and physically. Labor Day weekend has always been one of my favorite … Continue reading
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MAKE IT A GREAT DAY: One day at a time
I did not write this. This article is from DailyOM. Taking one step at a time makes life much easier to navigate, rather than always looking at the big picture. The years of our life do not arrive all at … Continue reading
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THE FAMILY ALBUM: Willkie license plate
I love this photograph of my great-great uncle and aunt, Raymond and Betty Daugherty. I have seen this photo so many times and don’t believe I have ever noticed the Wendell L. Willkie license plate on the front of the … Continue reading
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MY DAY: It’s Friday…
Since I have several days off from teaching each week, I don’t look as forward to Fridays as most folks, even when I designate Friday FunDays for particular events. Last night I wandered over to the next block which contains … Continue reading
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THE FAMILY ALBUM: Grandma Carter
Mary Maria Vinson Jones | Carter 29 March 1853 – 25 September 1934 I grew up hearing my grandmother, Donna Clary Barmes, lovingly refer to Grandma Carter. Since Carter is not a surname name directly connected to any family line, … Continue reading
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