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Day 314: I Need Me Some Happiness!

Posted on June 18, 2023

This morning I ran 9 miles, which is the longest run I have done all year (!). I had an amazing time, yet I right now I am mentally and physically tired,…

Day 308: Satisfied and Worthy, Doing Something Right

Posted on June 12, 2023

Again and again, writing this blog reminds me how happiness is an inside job. Case in point: I just finished reading Ron Chernow’s “The House of Morgan,” an eight-hundred page book that…

Day 301: Drawn to Flexibility

Posted on June 5, 2023

As it turns out, I took a five day break from blogging 🙂 I mentioned in my last post (illustrious Day 300, no less!) I was going camping with my mom last…

Day 298: I Enjoy a Well-Crafted Post

Posted on May 28, 2023

Writing yesterday’s post about Chernow’s “The House of Morgan” reminded me of one thing I love about this blog: articulating and crafting my thoughts so that, if possible, my thinking is clear…

Day 276: I’m Lovin It

Posted on May 6, 2023

Tonight I am appreciative of my sensitive nature. I appreciate that I am learning to listen to it, to allow it, and to respect it. This took me awhile to stop trying…

Day 273: Loving the Synchronicities

Posted on May 3, 2023

Why do I blog everyday? What’s that about? Why not just do it occasionally, when I really have something to say? Because for whatever reason, it has been meaningful for me to…

Day 263: The Triumph of My Space Unconditional

Posted on April 21, 2023

This morning I went to the cafe, “my” cafe, and I had a glorious time, sitting, writing and receiving inspiration. In the process, I got clarity for an idea I have been…

Day 254: How I Sit Down to Write

Posted on April 12, 2023

(Note: there is some R-rated language in this post) When it comes to sitting down to write, I have an approach that helps me get my ideas out easily, going from a…

Day 252: Previous Blog Post Quotables

Posted on April 10, 2023

Tonight I thought I might just dig among a few of my past blog posts for some quotables. There’s no theme to these quotes, though they follow similar lines to things I…

Day 244: I Love My Me-Space

Posted on March 30, 2023

One thing that really works about how I run my blog is that I do not feel a need to please anybody but myself. If my blog were to get highly popular,…

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