Tag: life
group name: booksby
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December 27, 2008 11:06 PM EST --
Today was a good day. My son was going to take his driver's permit test, but we went to the wrong licensing place. He'll have to go on Monday, but the one we did go to was near the movie theater . . .
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December 11, 2008 07:29 AM EST --
I tried to do a journal entry last night, hit post, and everything disappeared. So I gave up and went to bed.
I was home yesterday. I have a cold, but I feel like I turned a corner. If I take my vitamins, . . .
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July 08, 2008 11:06 AM EDT --
I remember reading, If I Had My Life Over , the beautiful poem written by the late Erma Bombeck, and wondering, if I had a chance to relive my life, what would I change?
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June 27, 2008 11:31 AM EDT --
"Think outside the box." I never really gave that quote much thought, until I heard Tony Robbins talk about how we all live such a boxed life:
"We . . .
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August 07, 2008 12:42 PM EDT --
As a child of the 80s, I just love a good power ballad. And this afternoon, as I was reliving my early years through old music videos posted on YouTube, I realised that we've been singing about love . . .
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November 06, 2009 08:39 PM EST --
birds and cats of this world
(To Chris)
Chris has sent me a thousand birds’ calls.
They are muffled by my neighbor’s cat
hungry, forlorn after giving birth. . . .
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June 30, 2008 08:45 AM EDT --
Life is too short to wake up with regrets. So love the people who treat you right (and) forget about the ones who don't.
-Anonymous . . .
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July 02, 2008 10:55 AM EDT --
Today I witnessed an act of kindness that reminded me of the importance of "not sweating the small stuff." This act occurred when I was sitting beside three squawking teenage . . .
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July 03, 2008 11:22 AM EDT --
It's funny how we use different voices when talking with different people. And not only people - our pets too. I often find myself speaking in a ridiculously high, squeaky voice when I'm talking . . .
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July 09, 2008 10:53 AM EDT --
They say that the human brain processes over 50,000 thoughts per day. Most of these thoughts are repetitive – putting toothpaste on our toothbrush, remembering where we parked . . .
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July 14, 2008 12:25 PM EDT --
Superstitions can be so funny. I remember being warned as a young girl never to sit on concrete, because if I did, I'd never get pregnant. Or hearing that it was bad luck to walk away from . . .
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July 13, 2008 10:38 AM EDT --
I just got notice that one of my old high school friends has become engaged. And although I think all engagements are wonderful, I think this one is a little extra special, because . . .
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June 28, 2008 11:59 AM EDT --
In a few weeks time our summer vacation will begin, but this year my beloved and I aren't doing anything "special." This is because we'll be heading out of the country for Christmas, . . .
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July 04, 2008 07:52 AM EDT --
"We do not know how big the crowd is, and what opposition it is...until we get out of step with it."
- The Crowd . . .
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August 12, 2008 12:33 PM EDT --
Gift giving is a tricky business. Today, as I was scouring the stores for the “perfect” wedding present for an old friend, I realised how easy it is to become attached to our gifts . . .
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August 22, 2008 11:57 AM EDT --
Look up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! No it's....Superwoman!
Since the birth of our species, women have possessed super powers. We can heal . . .
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January 10, 2009 11:36 AM EST --
The thing about writing, or the creative process really, is you can't always create what you want in one sitting, and chances are you don't want to. In the new year I've decided that I want . . .
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July 22, 2009 07:17 AM EDT --
Award winning novel Rabbit in the Moon was reviewed yesterday by National Public Radio. Hear the review here: http://wgcu.org/programs/floridabookpage/
Great book for book clubs. Check . . .
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July 10, 2008 11:55 AM EDT --
Sometimes we just need a laugh (especially when it's 12:19am and we're experiencing a mild case of writer's block), so for a bit of fun, I'd like to share with you the top 5 most unusual . . .
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July 15, 2008 01:03 PM EDT --
They say that you can't help who you love. But what do you do, when the man you love, is involved with someone else?
A few weeks ago, a female student asked . . .
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