tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40477698057046904302024-03-12T20:35:05.651-07:00A Southerner at HeartThe dreams and thoughts of a Southerner living in TexasAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09091796686925489188noreply@blogger.comBlogger835125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4047769805704690430.post-41153055359909233692018-02-19T10:03:00.003-08:002018-02-19T10:03:37.529-08:00Letting Go of the Past<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong><em>I felt so guilty for selling this house. Like I was letting people down - giving up even I felt like I was losing my parents, my brother all over again. I was letting go of so much history. I questioned myself about whether it was the right thing or not...but I realized that it did not make sense to keep it any longer. I no longer lived there and it would take a bundle of money to renovate it in order to sell it or even rent it. When someone came in and made an offer to buy the house as is (the house was not even on the market!) I felt like it was a sign...I was meant to sell it. I thought about it for a couple of days, I cried over it, prayed over it and decided that I had to let go..even it if meant saying good by to house that I grew up in. Prior to signing all the documents - I wrote a letter to the new homeowners - it provided closure to me and was quite cathartic as well:</em></strong></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>I am so thankful that you have been open to see the
potential in this home.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When I was
deciding what to do with the house that I lived in the first 18 years of my
life, I knew that this house could be so much more than it is today.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am so happy that you too see the vision.</strong></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>This house was a place of many happy Holidays…the house
where Santa Claus came down the chimney so many times.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So many wonderful meals in the dining room
with the family!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Christmas tree with
the multi-colored lights was placed in the corner of the living room – exactly
where children could sit and gaze into the lights while dreaming of what Santa
might bring them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My brother and I had
many a birthday party in the house – our friends sitting around the dining room
table while we all were anxious to blow out the candles so we could eat cake!</strong></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>It was the home that my parents brought my little brother home to.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I wanted my parents to send him back because
I wanted a sister.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He turned out to be a
pretty good lil brother though.</strong></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>I remember my parents telling me that they put up the old
fence in order to keep me from traveling the neighborhood.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That fence really didn’t stop me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was just a social kind of girl!</strong></span></div>
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too could be a nurse like her and take care of any of my dolls that might be
sick and required medical attention.</strong></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>My parents were sure that they had a musical prodigy on their hands so they bought an old piano.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I played
many countless hours on that old piano.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>If you can imagine, the piano was in the living to the right when you
walk in the front door. Little did I know at that time how that piano would impact my life forever.</strong></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>I remember my dad raking the leaves from the old maple tree
in the front yard and then jumping into the pile of leaves….oooh…did that make
my dad mad!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I can still remember the
glorious smells of autumn – falling leaves, fires burning in the neighbor’s
fireplaces.</strong></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>I remember my grandmother and another neighbor who lived a
few houses down sitting in the swing on the front porch on the good weather days and
I can only imagine the gossip that those two shared.</strong></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>It was that kind of neighborhood growing up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Neighbors cared about one another and looked
out for each other. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We were more family
than just people who lived on the same street.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I hope that this neighborhood can be the same for you someday.</strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong><span style="color: blue;">I baked my first cake in that kitchen and it wasn’t bad
either!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Chocolate of course.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></strong></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>I walked to the Zesto from
the house for their delicious dipped dogs more times that I can count or we
would walk to downtown Huntsville with our 6 RC bottle tops and see a movie for
free on Thursdays.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I guess that dates me
– right?</strong></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>In case you are wondering, the hill at the top of the street is
a great place to sled down after a snowfall.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It was neighborhood favorite spot where the kids always gathered.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Just make sure that there is plenty of hot
chocolate available once the sledding is complete.</strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong><span style="color: blue;">It was at this house that my date picked me up for my very
first Tri-Hi-Y formal in 9th grade.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I remember my mom
taking me next door to the rock house to have my picture made in front
of their living room window.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></strong></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>Yes – this house was my home until I moved away to college
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>As I say goodbye to the house that holds so many childhood
memories my only wish is that another family will have the same opportunity to
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09091796686925489188noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4047769805704690430.post-79160515962531676872018-01-31T06:00:00.000-08:002018-02-13T13:11:42.887-08:00Wednesday's Wisdom<img alt="To succeed in life, you need three things: a wishbone, a backbone and a funny bone. ~ Reba McEntire" height="300" src="https://i2.wp.com/www.dailyinspirationalquotes.in/wp-content/kapson_uploads/daily_quote_images/2013/26-04-2013-00.jpg?w=696&ssl=1" title="To succeed in life, you need three things: a wishbone, a backbone and a funny bone. ~ Reba McEntire" width="400" />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09091796686925489188noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4047769805704690430.post-75921554088583044022018-01-08T06:00:00.000-08:002018-01-08T06:00:37.816-08:00Don't spend all your time looking back<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: blue;"><i><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I made a decision that I would fly to Alabama each month to spend what little time we had left to finally make things right between each other. On my first trip there we had that difficult conversation about what he wanted us to do once he passed. I could not believe that we were having this "talk" with my little brother. We also worked on his Will and again...I was so not emotionally prepared to do that. We looked at what must have been hundreds of pictures and for a short period of time...the years between us faded as we shared our memories of friends, family and good times that we had. I only managed to get two visits in as his health deteriorated quickly. As I was preparing to fly back to Texas after my first visit, while struggling to speak, he did make me promise to return to visit him again. The 2nd visit had me arriving on a Saturday. While this horrid disease had almost robbed him of his ability to speak, he did manage to say to me that "you did come back". I reminded him that I made him a promise to return to see him and that I wouldn't have broken a promise to him. In less than 24 hours, Sunday August, 6th, he would be gone. I will forever be thankful that I was in Alabama for his last day on earth and to be their for Nan during this difficult time.</span></span></b></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><i><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Even after 5 months, I am still a bit in shock over the loss of my brother and I think about all the time that we wasted by not seeing each other over the years. Part of me wonders if it took this horrible turn of events to bring us back together again...but I will be eternally grateful that we had this special time together. I miss our text messages that we would send back and forth about our favorite collegiate football team - Alabama. I even sent him a text message on his birthday even though I knew that he would not be reading it this year...but it was the first birthday since he left us! </span></span></b></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><i><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I still have so many things that I wished that I had said to him, so many questions that will go unasked but I am just so thankful that we spent the last day of his life together!</span></span></b></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><i><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I miss you Jim...please know that you left a void in my heart the day that you left us but how selfish is that? I am just so thankful that you are no longer suffering and not in pain. You are now with our mom and dad!</span></span></b></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><i><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">*HA* - Another thing that I have to work really hard at is to maintain a strict schedule. I have to remind myself to get up from my desk and walk around a bit. I need to take breaks...I do not have folks coming into my office to chit chat so it is important to take much needed breaks.</span></span></b></i></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><i><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">One other thing to remember is that working from home means that I do not have lots of people around to talk to as well. It can get a bit lonely! If you are a sociable person like I am - this can be a bit of a negative too!</span></span></b></i></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><i><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">> Dress the part. Each morning I get up and get dressed. I may or may not put on make-up but I am always in the right mindset for the work day.</span></span></b></i></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><i><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">> You are working from home...not at home to clean the house. Spend your work day doing your professional work.</span></span></b></i></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><i><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">> Take breaks - nuff said....get up and move around. Do not sit for 8 hours...take a mental health break as well as getting the blood flowing too!</span></span></b></i></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><i><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">> Last but not least - remember it is a privilege to work from home. You are getting paid to work...do not take this for granted!</span></span></b></i></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><i><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><em>I like many folks here in the U.S. have enjoyed some time off from work during the Holidays and to be honest, I am not looking forward to getting up early today. It has been wonderful to turn off the alarm and wake up when I wake up. It has been nice to not rush to a meeting or stressing over hitting a deadline. In the process of mentally preparing myself for hitting the payment again soon, it made me curious about how many people are unhappy with their jobs. I was shocked at the facts that I uncovered:</em></span></span></b></i></span><br />
<span style="color: blue;"><i><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><br /><em>According to just-released data by <a href="http://www.gallup.com/strategicconsulting/164735/state-global-workplace.aspx">Gallup</a>, only 13 percent of employees are "engaged" in their jobs, or emotionally invested in their work which in other words means that 87% of folks are not happy with their current job situation.</em></span></span></b></i></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><i><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><em>I must admit the percentage of those unsatisfied with their current job situation was a surprise to me. I knew that there are many folks out there that work to bring home a paycheck but I was really surprised to see such a high percentage.</em></span></span></b></i></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><i><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><em>I will admit that I have been on both sides of this situation before. I have been fortunate enough to work for some companies that I absolutely loved and really could not wait to get to the office each day. I have also worked for a couple of companies where I had to drag myself to the office. I will agree that I felt like I was a much more productive employee when I loved my job. I felt very disenfranchised when I worked in a job that I did not enjoy. I felt very unappreciated and I knew because of my feelings about my job - I wasn't as productive as I could have been.</em></span></span></b></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><i><b><span style="color: blue;">The words that I write here going forward will be a true expression of my feelings, I do not want to hide from my thoughts or my feelings but feel safe to share whatever I may be feeling here. This is my life.</span></b></i></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09091796686925489188noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4047769805704690430.post-82362337348455066962017-12-31T11:30:00.003-08:002017-12-31T11:30:56.016-08:00New Year's Eve<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="background-color: white;"><i><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">It has been a very long time since I last posted there. It has been</span></span></b></i></span></span><br />
<span style="color: blue;"><span style="background-color: white;"><i><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> a real roller coaster of a year....I am here to tell you!</span></span></b></i></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="background-color: white;"><i><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I have decided that one of my goal's this year is to do a much better job of posting here...as I have so much that I want to share with you and I will in time. I am really looking forward to a fresh start in 2018! What better way to look forward to 2018 by finishing the year with a year end post?</span></span></b></i></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I am normally a planner. I have lists...lots of list! I have a goal list, a bucket list, a daily "to do" list but I had one of those moments th<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">is</span> weekends.</span></span></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I do not know how I missed this critical part of goal setting...I mean after all...it is a defini<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">te </span>part of goal setting. When I set a goal - I need to be able to identify the steps to take to turn the goal into a reality. For instance - for several years now I have had a goal to visit all 50 States in the U.S. but I really did not identify the steps that I need to take in order to accomplish this goal. This in reality was only a wish and not a true goal since I had not have a plan in place to achieve this goal. It took that light bulb moment to turn my wish into a goal. I have now created a list of all 50 States with a tracking list. It shows all the States that I have visited thus far and then identifies the States that I want to visit in 2017. What I have now done is set a goal with a well defined time frame of when I will be accomplishing this goal. ~Voila~ It is written down and I now have finalized a plan. </span></span></i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">> Where am I traveling to?</span></span></i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">> <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Adding a pre-de<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">termined</span> dollar amount into my travel fund each pay period</span></span></span></span></i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">These three steps now may my goal of <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">travel to a new State become measurable and I am now accountable for making this happen. I have committed to <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">w<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ri<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">te </span>this goal down so it is no longer a wish but a <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">well defined goal.</span></span></span></span> </span></span></span></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">How about you? Do you set goals as well as list the steps you take to achieve the goals?</span></span></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><i><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Well hello everyone! I had to think hard and long before posting this topic today but after deciding it was too important not to share, I decided that I needed to<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> share with you my newest find!</span></span></span></b></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><i><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I have always been a fan of essential oils and I have used them for years. Matter of fact - lavender is my favorite. I love everything from lavender soap and lavender lotion to lavender oils. I have never been too particular about where I bought them because...they are all the same...right? Well..the real answer is "NO"....there is a huge difference when it comes to the quality of oil. How do I know this? Well, it is because I have learned the hard way through using every variety of oil that I can find.</span></span></b></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><i><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Recently I was re-introduced to Young Living Essential Oils. Many years ago I met a Reiki Master in Sedona, Arizona who used this oil in her meditation sessions. I was immediately impressed with the fragrant oils that she used and asked her what she used. She promptly told me about Young Living Oils and that her belief that they were the best oils in the marketplace.</span></span></b></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><i><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I didn't think much about this conversation until I kept reading more and more about Young Living essential oils and felt like I needed to give them a try. I started slowly, taking my time learning all about the natural healing powers of these oils as well as how these oils can help rid your home of toxins as well.</span></span></b></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><i><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The thing that I appreciated the most about Young Living is their "seed to seal" promise. This means that they cultivate their oils from their own seeds, cultivate these seeds on their own farms in a true environmental, toxic free land. They distill their own oils which means that every bottle of essential oil is the highest quality that you can find. There are no fillers in Young Living Oils - each bottle of oil is 100% </span></span></b></i><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">pure<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> natural </span>oil.</span></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><i><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Now - there are many, many ways that Young Living essential oils have changed my life but I wanted to just share two ways today.</span></span></b></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><i><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Hello all you beautiful people out there in the world of blogging - </span></span></b></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><i><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Why do we blog? I started my blog to have a record of family events...an online scrapbook shall we say?</span></span></b></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><i><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Then - during a difficult time for many of my co-workers, I decided to move the direction of this blog more to an inspirational blog in order to keep my co-worker's spirits up.</span></span></b></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><i><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Do you know what happens when you try to inspire and motivate others?</span></span></b></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><i><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: transparent; background-size: auto auto; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Mary Anne Radmacher</span></span></span></b></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><i><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: transparent; background-size: auto auto; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Isn't that so true? I know in my case it is. While I am trying to provide motivation and encouragement for others, I find my own special place of motivation. I can not help but think that is my purpose for blogging...to continue to create light for others!</span></span></span></b></i></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09091796686925489188noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4047769805704690430.post-63989092438591459092017-02-28T05:38:00.002-08:002017-02-28T05:38:40.569-08:00Tuesday's Thought of the Day (or saying goodbye to Monday in the rearview mirror)<div style="text-align: center;">
<b><span style="color: blue;"><span style="background-color: white;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Well hello everyone!</span></span></i></span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: blue;"><span style="background-color: white;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Am I the only one that is so thankful that Monday is in the rear view mirror for now? It was a kinda a "meh" Monday. I have had much better for sure! Raise your hand if you too had one of those kind of days!</span></span></i></span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: blue;"><span style="background-color: white;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">As for today, I have decided that I want to filter out all negativity and concentrate on only positive things!</span></span></i></span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: blue;"><span style="background-color: white;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">And while enjoying the deliciousness of the cinnamon muffin and coffee - I am going to ponder what I can do to ensure that my Tuesday is so much better than Monday....I think I have it...a word of the day!</span></span></i></span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: blue;"><span style="background-color: white;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Care to join me in a touch of positive attitude today?</span></span></i></span></span></b></div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09091796686925489188noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4047769805704690430.post-35966709323597236272017-02-27T06:00:00.000-08:002017-02-27T06:00:10.307-08:00Make this your year!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i><b><span style="font-size: large;">Now – let me say – while I love the idea of retiring early –
I am closer to retirement age than I am to “let’s retire early” age.<span> </span>Nonetheless, this blog has really made me
think about doing some serious planning for retirement.<span> </span>I am the typical American, I have a job, I
have a 401K, I have some money set aside as an emergency fund AND I also have a
mortgage and credit card debt.<span> </span>The
financial independence part of FIRE is very appealing to me.<span> </span>I want to take better control of my money as
I look down the tunnel to retirement.<span> </span>I
want to be financially independent or as much so as I can be when I reach
retirement age.<span> </span>In order to do this, I
must take a good hard look at the steps that I need to take to achieve this
goal as I prepare to enter into financial independence/retirement:</span></b></i></div>
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<span> ><span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-synthesis: weight style; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span>Pay off mortgage (only a few more years to mark this
off the list) </div>
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<span> ><span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-synthesis: weight style; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span>Pay off consumer debt (credit card debt) – I have
a daily/monthly plan.<span> </span>I track my credit
cards monthly, I have them ranked by balance, monthly finance charge and
month/year of when I plan to pay them off.<span>
</span>Will share more of this in another post.</div>
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</span></span>No car payments – I AM THERE!!!! </div>
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</span></span>Build a larger slush fund.<span> </span>This fund is my “easy to go to money” for
small expenditures that I did not budget for or might have surprised me.<span> </span>I can use this slush fund for a class that I
might want to take such as “Photography 101”<span>
</span>Right now – my goal is to have $3000 in my slush fund</div>
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</span></span>Continue to fund my “emergency fund” which will
be used for those truly unexpected expenses.<span>
</span>Prime example of this is having to have the attic of my house completely
stripped of all insulation due to “Rocky Raccoon” taking up residence in my
attic.<span> </span>This pinged me for almost
$12,000.<span> </span>If not for homeowner’s
insurance and my portion of the deductible I would have had to use a credit
card.<span> </span>YAY for emergency funds.<span> </span>Now to build this fund back up to before the
Rocky episode.</div>
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</span></span>One other thing that I am planning to do is to
begin living off the “estimated” amount that I would receive from social security
each month.<span> </span>A couple of reasons for this
– it will allow me the confidence that I can live off the amount and it will
also allow me to “bank” the amount of my monthly paycheck either into my slush
fund or my emergency fund.</div>
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</span></span>I have a couple of pensions (very small amounts)
that I will be eligible for when I turn 65 however I do not really want to
depend on that as part of my monthly income for monthly expenses.<span> </span>I would like to set that small amount aside
for future travel plans during the retirement years.</span></b></i></div>
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</span></span>I would like to find a resource for “after
retirement commences” income.<span> </span>This is
something that rather excites me.<span> </span>An
opportunity for something new that I can do and not feel the pressure of a
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those want to retire early or those who are looking at a traditional
timeframe.<span> </span>I am far from a financial
guru but I do believe that if I can accomplish these steps I will truly be good
and ready for retirement.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: blue;"><i><b><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I read a story today about a woman who had a dream for 39 years. For 39 years she had a dream of opening her own restaurant but due to life being life - she had never took the steps to do so. She never once thought that she would realize seeing her dream come true but when she was 59 years old her dream became a reality!</span></b></i></span></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09091796686925489188noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4047769805704690430.post-80848330350262942572017-01-11T05:09:00.001-08:002017-01-11T05:21:15.971-08:00Wednesday's Wisdom - Change is never easy!<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: blue;"><i><b><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">1. Change is Inevitable </span></b></i></span></div>
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Change. Remember this: When you are through changing…you’re through. </span></b></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><i><b><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Change is a very tough topic for me. I do not do well with change. I like to keep my life a constant but in doing so - I realize that my life is stagnant. I am not growing - I am not changing - I am the same person!</span></b></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><i><b><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I do not want to be the same person that I was 20 years ago or even 1 year ago. I want to be the new and improved version of myself. I do recognize that in order to do that - I must change things that are not working in my life.</span></b></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><i><b><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Change in most people can take place with baby steps. I am going to share one change that I really want to see take place in my life and that is financial independence. I would love to pay off all of my credit card debt. While some may look at this as a goal (and it is really) it requires a change in my life in order to achieve this goal. See how they go hand in hand?</span></b></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><i><b><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We all have something in life that we would like to change....be it a relationship, a job change, or even a relocation to a new city. </span></b></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><i><b><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Today - I am going to take that baby step that will move me toward change in my life!</span></b></i></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09091796686925489188noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4047769805704690430.post-42649811530821692642017-01-05T05:46:00.002-08:002017-01-05T05:46:51.881-08:00Thurday's Thought of the Day - Never Give Up!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: blue;"><i><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Do you ever have days when the alarm goes off and you just want to pull the covers up over your head and tell the alarm to just mind its own business?</span></span></b></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><i><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Well - if I am totally honest here - I have those days quite often. I have a very demanding job and there are some days I have to really have a bit of a motivating chat with myself in order to move that one foot onto the floor and then maybe a few moments (maybe minutes?) later follow with the 2nd foot.</span></span></b></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><i><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The one thing that keeps me going is telling myself - this is not going to get the best of me today. No way!!! No how!!! I will conquer this day no matter what!</span></span></b></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><i><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">It is not always easy folks - but by the end of the day - I know that having the right attitude and never giving up has made a difference between a bad day and a good day!</span></span></b></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><i><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Try if for yourself today - take the road that points to the "Never give up" direction and see if this doesn't work for you too!</span></span></b></i></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09091796686925489188noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4047769805704690430.post-88820054090155614272017-01-03T06:56:00.001-08:002017-01-03T06:56:25.246-08:00Thoughts on a Tuesday that really feels like a Monday!<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: blue;"><i><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Good morning everyone!</span></span></b></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><i><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Today is Tuesday but it is the first day back at work for me so in reality it feels like Monday!</span></span></b></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><i><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Why? Why couldn't we just skip over that messiness that is known as Monday? Is there enough coffee to keep my eyes opened today? Why is it that my nice warm bed is still calling out my name? Why oh why is the question!</span></span></b></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><i><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I really am grateful even though i seem a bit grumpy about this day that feels like a Monday. I am grateful for so many things in my life!</span></span></b></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><i><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I am determined that I will not allow stress to interfere with me today, I have my diffuser on my desk on full blast with the fragrant scent of Lavender. I have my full coffee cup by my side. I am ready and prepared to begin a new beginning today. A new year, a new month and new opportunities to make it a better week than last week (and last week wasn't so bad either!).</span></span></b></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><i><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So onward with my Tuesday that feels like a Monday...may your day be blessed with goodness and peacefulness!</span></span></b></i></span></div>
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