Life, hope, lifestyle and everything beautiful
Although I’ve been through tough times as an adult, it’s nothing compared to the growing pains of adolescence. I find myself immersed now in the world of 5 teens who are going through their most fragile time. I’m not a parent, but an aunt, and try to be as actively involved in their lives as […]
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Life is a balancing act. There is no class but life itself to teach us this. By the time we learn this valuable lesson if we’re lucky enough to learn it at all, we’re in middle age and hopefully, can work with that balance, accept it and move on with all the storms coming at […]
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At this stage of the game, while I’m starting from scratch, I’m blessed. I’m poor by all financial standards but rich in so many other ways that really matter to me. Our time is limited quoting Steve Jobs: ‘Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma […]
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It’s been a long time, or so it seems that I’ve had my own home. Being a nomad though has taught me a lot and has changed me in very positive ways. It’s also been a bit emotionally tiring. We all need a place to call home, a place that makes us feel somewhat rooted. […]
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Youth, fortunately, or unfortunately doesn’t have the fear barriers we adults have, so it believes, just as we all adults once did that, bad things only happened to other people. I also thought that way and it’s a miracle I’m alive. In our youth, we believe we are invincible, fail to see trouble coming and are […]
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They say we never should burn bridges, however, sometimes you have to, to make sure you never go back and cross them again. I’ve had to burn some bridges to move ahead and not retrace my steps to make the same mistake over again because I have that tendency, and to make sure I don’t hurt […]
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We cannot will ourselves to be at peace but we can make it our pursuit. For me, being at peace equals happiness and contentment. I’m finding mine while feeling my way through this jungle called life. I need to find my closure, even if it’s one-sided, or my own version of things so that I […]
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Happiness grows wherever you plant the seeds, but if you don’t care for them, they shrivel and die. Although it’s a known fact, it’s easily overlooked and we often pay more attention to someone else’s garden of happiness wishing it were ours without tending our own. Happiness grows from the seeds we care for. We water […]
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There’s been a lot of mourning in my life these past two years. And now I’m finally my old happy self. So much change, and shattering heartbreak from the losses of friends and pups. This past week, thanks to my dear friends and family, there’s been an actual breakthrough, at long last. From fog to light, […]
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Sometimes I feel I don’t want to bother people when I’m down, and not being much of a phone person, I tend to keep things in instead of reaching out. But talk therapy works wonders and shortens the bouts of sadness, instead of dragging them out and making them worse. Being alone in one’s head […]
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