Something is Stirring in America

I have never been much of a politically involved individual as I have found myself to be this past week. As the Olympics came to an end, and as we finished watching the performances of Americas heroes such as Michael Phelps and Shannon Johnson and  many others, I was on a high. Throughout the Olympics, I was glued to the televsion set each night as I watched these althletes perform and reach to accomplish the dreams that they have had, many as young children. Read more

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Be vulnerable or run away?

My “new” relationship with this man has continued. I have found that because my main purpose and intent is to have a divine spiritual and uplifting relationship, it actually makes me even more vulnerable. Before I covered up my vulnerabilities with a man, that deep core part of me that connects to God in my own way, and I safely tucked it in the hidden recess of my heart and soul. Read more

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Time is Precious

TIME: Where does it go? So much has happened in this summer. I let go of my crutch and in the first parent teacher meeting of the year, I walked all over my sons school, meeting all his teachers. I was able to walk freely. As they say, there is a time and a season for everything, and the season of the summer was the final season to let go and let all the fruits in. Read more

Feeling my independence

I accidentally left my one crutch that I am now using, on the side of the car and
drove off without it. I have been walking 30 percent of the time without it
around the house, but leaving the house completely without it, was like an independence.
 I went to the
grocery by myself and simply used the cart to lean when the swelling, that I
still have, bothered me. I felt "normal" again. These past months with all my
apparatuses, I felt confined, but necessary for healing my ankle and to get my
mind out of my work panic. I do feel more at ease and find myself more focused
and alert. I'm ready to move forward again in a new way. An instructor of one of
the real estate certifications I got this past month said that you have to be
like a chameleon in these times. You have to be able to adapt with what is going
on. For me, in real estate, I have to. I had no choice. Half of the listings are
foreclosures and short sales, where homeowners are upside down on what they owe.
vs. the value of the home. I know this affects many internally because of the
devaluation of our homes. But what is really "home"? Is it the structure we live
in? Or can it be something else, more intangible?

Starting & Re-igniting the Fire

Have you ever been on a camping trip and needed to start a fire? Did you know that there is a specific way to ignite the fire so it is able to grow? On my first trip many years ago to the out doors, I thought it was just getting a bunch of logs together and setting them on fire. But as I watched someone with more experience than I methodically put the logs in the form of a tepee with space in between each log I was amazed. One of the most important things she told me is the fire must have room to breathe,” you must approach this with intelligence and respect, you cannot smother it or it will not grow and the match that ignites that fire will die.” Read more

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Who do you love more?

My son has asked me many times, “Who do you love more me or Sparky?” Sparky is our beautiful eight year old Labrador.  We’ve had him since he was a puppy.  Of course I always answered my son  that I love him more than Sparky even though I adore Sparky.  And then he would ask me a lot of times, “Who do you love more, me or you?”  And to which I would always reply,”Well, I got to love me first so that I can
really love you.”  Read more

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21 days to a better view

That is how long it has been since I have blogged. This project for me has been like my little baby. I’ve nurtured all the messages I’ve written and feel in a way like I abandoned ship. But I do have good reason. I have been nurturing my soul in a new way. I met someone before my surgery and after my halo on my anklewas removed, I have been out like a free bird enjoying the light heartednessthat comes with dating some one new that feels like it has potential to grow into something deeper. Read more

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