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100 Days of Writing – Day Eighty-One

Two days in to my Lenten sabbatical from social media and all is well. For the past two days, I’ve been off social media, namely Facebook, and all is going well thus far. My morning routine is definitely at a slower pace since I don’t have to do my daily posts when I awaken. I’veContinue reading “100 Days of Writing – Day Eighty-One”

100 Days of Writing – Day Eighty

The Lenten sabbatical from social media is a little over an hour away. It comes at what I would call an opportune moment, a time where I need to examine my life and develop a plan for moving forward. I’ve decided to take the Lenten season as a time to stay off of social mediaContinue reading “100 Days of Writing – Day Eighty”

100 Days of Writing – Day Seventy-Eight

I’ve fallen off on my writing a bit…at least as far as this blog goes. I’ve decided to take a Lenten break from social media starting on Wednesday of this next week, so I’ll have more time to spend here. Life happens. Sometimes it happens in leaps and bounds. Then sometimes it’s as if nothingContinue reading “100 Days of Writing – Day Seventy-Eight”

100 Days of Writing – Day Seventy-Seven

This afternoon while taking a nap, I had a dream unlike any I’d had before…after waking and realizing it was just a dream, I fell back asleep and had a similar dream again. When I woke up for the second time, I had to research the vivid dream’s possible meaning. This afternoon I laid downContinue reading “100 Days of Writing – Day Seventy-Seven”

100 Days of Writing – Day Seventy-Four

“Other people are who they are. You can’t change them. The challenge is to accept them and not try to make them otherwise to suit you.” This is one fact of life than can be one of the most difficult to accept. We can tend to form a perspective of who someone else is andContinue reading “100 Days of Writing – Day Seventy-Four”

100 Days of Writing – Day Seventy-three

Disorganization and clutter – Seemingly, the hallmarks of my life. Now comes the time when I need to get things in order. It seems that I’ve always had a problem with keeping things organized. I’m mostly a “stacks-up” type of person with stacks of books, journals, clothes, and anything else that has found its wayContinue reading “100 Days of Writing – Day Seventy-three”

100 Days of Writing – Day Seventy-Two

In July of this past year, I was able to accomplish a major feat – I quit smoking. It was one of the most difficult things I’ve ever done. In the third week of December, I found myself in a difficult emotional situation and fell off the wagon and have had to start over allContinue reading “100 Days of Writing – Day Seventy-Two”

100 Days of Writing – Day Seventy-One

“Radical acceptance” – I heard the term twice in two days and the universe has created circumstances in which I’ve had the opportunity to practice it. Acceptance is a concept that I’ve gained an understanding of over the past years of my life. The way it’s worked is that usually there are unwanted, unpleasant circumstancesContinue reading “100 Days of Writing – Day Seventy-One”

100 Days of Writing – Day Seventy

Signs, signs, every a sign…. my hobby of collecting soft drink advertising signs has been a staple in my life for over forty years. And although I don’t often get any signs to add to my collection, I have more than enough. My hobby of collecting soft drink advertising signs started when I was aContinue reading “100 Days of Writing – Day Seventy”

100 Days of Writing – Day Sixty-Eight

During the time I’m away from social media, I feel there are some that would still like to be able to read the post I put up daily. Here are some links for those readings: List of links for Daily Readings For “The Language of Letting Go” and “Twenty-Four Hours a Day”, the links canContinue reading “100 Days of Writing – Day Sixty-Eight”