Life Lessons

When I was a little girl and not so little I and my friends were appalled by our neighbors who would not give out Halloween candy.  I remember that while their children were young, they would and take their little children around so everyone would make their Halloween experiences joyful but after their kids were [...]

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Well, I said I would do it and I have.  With the occasional moment of insecurity here and there, I have begun my quest to become a Certified Professional and Personal Coach.
It’s been sixteen years since I’ve been in school other than training and courses taken in the work environment.  I have started my journey [...]

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What a title for a blog!  My son and I have a lot of laughs together.  Our sense of humor is warped at the best of times but in this case we were discussing toxic people who are from our past.  It’s normal that we all have friendships and lovers that are no longer part [...]

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One of my readers has inspired this post.  As I was thinking about when Alwin requested my input regarding whether he could hope to have a normal life if his family life has been dysfunctional and non-supportive.  I said yes if he could come to grips with the past and move on.   After all I [...]

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I frequently receive inspiration for my blog from a random comment that comes to my attention.  That’s what happened this week, I read that life is 20% what happens to you in life and 80% what you do about it.
This is so true.  It’s important to develop a plan (at times it feels we are [...]

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The reason we are here and dinosaurs are not is our ability to adapt to new conditions, to evolve. Take for example the victims of the holocaust who escaped.  For the most part they moved on with all their baggage and losses and built lives for themselves. It didn’t erase what happened however, they didn’t [...]

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I apologize for the delay in writing my blog, I had so many ideas I had trouble lighting on one in particular.  My conversation today with my only high school buddy broke my silence.  After smoking heavily for the last 40 years and numerous attempts to quit she is working with her doctor and is [...]

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OMG what a concept!  As we age we know logically that we are moving in the wrong direction on the longevity scale - but one week!  I got this idea from Dr. Ben Kim’s blog where participants weighed in on what they would do if they knew they were going to die peacefully in one [...]

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This is dedicated to all the parents of grown children who lie awake at night worrying about them. My quest for happiness has brought me to perhaps my biggest hurdle. How to stop worrying!  I worry incessantly about my family and friend’s health and happiness, mostly their health and what would happen to me if [...]

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