Tag Archives: thoughts on life

All the beautiful things

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Some things in life are just pure beautiful – like flowers and birds and butterflies, trees and happy people, wonderful friends, happy music and beautiful artwork – and so much more! . . . . And if we take some … Continue reading

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Love hurts

Love hurts… or – does it have to, really? I think love is one of those feelings that carries inside a wide spectrum of emotions – from the most ecstatic, uplifting, energizing ones – to the ones that we can … Continue reading

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Being nice, being kind

Just recently I noticed – more powerfully than ever – that there are two kinds of nice-ness around. Some people are nice – without thinking twice about it – while others are nice to get something in return. Then they … Continue reading

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My deepest sympathies

The ringing of my cell phone woke me up this morning. Hearing my dad on the other side caught me by surprise. For the last eleven years it was mostly me who was keeping in touch – and I very … Continue reading

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When times get tough

When times get tough and there’s no easy way to make myself happy, feeling better – because of all the things that are going on – and might stay the same (troubling) way for some time – what is the … Continue reading

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Eye for eye…

Until this morning I knew nothing about the shooting tragedy in Norway. To sleep well and not drive myself crazy I stay away from the news. It is my belief that when there’s something I need to know, it will … Continue reading

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A road to the diamond mine

You know how they say that the teacher appears when the student is ready? The following story – my own life experience – is a good example. That morning I received some news that totally surprised me – and even … Continue reading

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Miss SNPJ 2012 Pageant

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Since I’m not a big fan of beauty pageant competitions, I didn’t stay around to see the entire Miss SNPJ Pageant Talent presentation on Friday. I only watched a part of it – to get a feeling for what it … Continue reading

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Bad day – or an opportunity?

This morning I woke up in a great mood. I was bursting with exciting ideas for the day ahead, looking forward to do some things that I haven’t done in a while because I was in bed – with a … Continue reading

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Life before Google

The other day, when I was wondering what to do about the raccoons that are all of a sudden getting into our trash can and scattering the contents across the front yard, I didn’t even talk about my dilemma to … Continue reading

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I give up

Last night I had a very strong urge to give up. I suddenly became very tired of pushing toward certain things that I so Do want in my life – and pushing against some others that I so Don’t want … Continue reading

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Getting lost adventure

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I woke up into a gorgeous, rainy Monday morning. We haven’t had any rain in weeks and after a few hours of steady rain the whole nature looks refreshed and even more alive and green and beautiful than yesterday. I … Continue reading

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Broken illusion

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“Broken illusion” doesn’t sound like something that’s supposed to make me smile, does it… Well, it took a while and some de-constructing of thought (as Abraham would say) but it did make me smile in the end. I received some … Continue reading

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The last photo

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That day Gloria walked into the Hall saying, “We have to take a picture. We’ve been together to so many places and we didn’t take a good photo of the three of us!” As unusual as that was, I had … Continue reading

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Stress and pets

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Sometimes life kind of forces us to become more aware of certain things in our lives and that’s what’s happening to me these days. For probably the longest time that I can remember I’ve been extremely happy and everything went … Continue reading

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