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A Reflection on Purpose and Inspiration Motivation is the invisible engine that propels each of us forward, shaping the arc of our ambitions and coloring the tapestry of our daily lives. For me, motivation springs from a mosaic of sources—curiosity, creativity, and the profound faith that fills my soul and gives me a desire to…
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From 10 to 1 What are your top ten favorite movies? My favorite movies number more than 10, but here goes… 10. The Expendables (any of the 3) 9. Rambo (any of them) 8. Rooster Cogburn 7. True Grit 6. Night of the Grizzly 5. We bought a Zoo 4. Yours, Mine, and Ours 3.…
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What do you enjoy most about writing? Writing for me has always been a silent voice, a friend that helps to rid my mind of what clutters its corners, what runs willy-nilly through it clouding my view. There has always been a preponderance of thoughts, emotions, ideas, and questions littering both my mind and soul.…
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On the Mysterious Tapestry of the Subconscious The world of dreams is a twilight land, stitched together by silken threads of memory, longing, and strange invention. Sometimes my dreams erupt with dazzling clarity—vivid, visceral, their images lingering in the mind’s eye like the echo of a bell, refusing to be forgotten with the breaking dawn.…
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What do you love about where you live? My Home is at the end-of-life a dead-end dirt road, in a rural county… I chose to move here because of its natural beauty. The place I call home, My Swampy Bottom Acres, is my sanctuary from the insanity and chaos of the everyday world. When I…
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Reflections on Enduring Positive Emotions Gratitude, with its gentle presence, runs like a golden thread through the fabric of my life. It is not the fleeting spark of celebration nor the bright crescendo of sudden joy, but a steady and abiding glow—a warmth that remains even as the seasons shift, as life evolves again, and…
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Sometimes life gives you long stretches where you’re on your own, maybe you’ve been single for years, or maybe you lost someone important and are figuring out how to keep going. I Myself have lived through both scenarios, once I was living single for a long stretch by choice, and quite happy. The last 16…
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How do you plan your goals? I try to be honest always, never been good at lying really. Well, kinda good at lying to myself at times about what I’m going to do, plan to do or have to do, YES… It gets different as you age, you see the goals you failed to reach…
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Create an emergency preparedness plan. Emergency preparedness is something that I do without much thought… I’m the proverbial boy scout, girl scout… I live in the Deep Coastal South, tropical storms, hurricane warnings, and tornado warnings are on my radar. I live on a dirt road in a rural county. Power outages, loss of water,…
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Searching for Light Amid Uncertainty There are moments in life when the heaviness of absence—missing those we love, missing what once was—settles deeply into the soul. I am feeling this deeply, my empathy feels the world’s burdens as they seem to press more firmly upon my shoulders. I miss too many of the ones who…
