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Tag Archives: Choices
Traveling with Discernment
We kicked off Lent yesterday. Ashes on the forehead. Ancient liturgy. Pieces of Mardi-Gras beads still lying on the street. The next 40 days are considered a journey—often through one’s self. We’ll see self-portraits of beauty and pockets of loathing. … Continue reading
Choices: Oh That I Had a Thousand Voices
We Conclude the Week’s Discussion of CHOICES: I wrote this post, then deleted it last night. I rewrote it because, I thought the conclusion to a week of choices about kindness deserves simple language: If we were perfect, we would … Continue reading
Posted in Appreciation, Choices, Enough, Hope, Life, Sleepless Nights
Tagged Choices, Dawn, Hope, Love, Never Give Up, Steppin outside of ourselves, universe
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Choices: The Grumpy Factor
This week we’re looking at CHOICES “Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.” ~Samuel Johnson This experiment in choosing “flash-kindness” as Roxie so brilliantly labeled it, is netting unusual results (which I’ll talk about tomorrow). But TONIGHT, … Continue reading
Posted in Appreciation, Choices, Hope, Life
Tagged Choices, Hope, Little Irritations, Love, Steppin outside of ourselves, universe
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Choices: I Ear You
Here’s the thing I’ve noticed about kindnesses. I’m more inspired by what you all have told me you’ve done, than my own drops in the bucket of good will. It seems that several of you have offered your time and … Continue reading
Choices: If Opportunites were Snakes, I’d Be Bitten All Over
It was pretty cool that I didn’t even have to leave my house to look for a chance to do a random/spontaneous kindness yesterday. So I thought I’d test the universe, and see if an opportunity fell into my lap … Continue reading
Posted in Appreciation, Choices, Hope, Life
Tagged Choices, Love, Steppin outside of ourselves
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Do Choices Create Hope?
What are your choices? We had a lively discussion today about choices. Cowboy Fan threw in some Zen philosophy stating: what happens in our lives is the result of the choices we’ve made. “What about that guy who was minding … Continue reading
Posted in Appreciation, Choices, Hope, Life, Sleepless Nights
Tagged Choices, Hope, Signs, Steppin outside of ourselves
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Choices: The Last Breath of Our Stories
This Month we explore CHOICES: I admit it. I look at the obits. At first I was looking for interesting names for characters in my stories. Of course, the headliner in the paper lists formal monikers like: Willoughby or Fitzhugh, … Continue reading
Posted in A Laugh, Choices, Life, Smiles
Tagged Change, Choices, Steppin outside of ourselves
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Choices: Answer the Call of the Train?
The topic for discussion this month is: CHOICES. I picked it because I’m a slacker. I CHOSE to make NO resolutions for this new year. Perhaps the lesson here is: if I make a choice, I have to be prepared … Continue reading
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