Tag: faith
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Expect the Unexpected
Is your day-to-day life scheduled and planned to the brink? Do you have anticipation for each detail that will happen? Is there any room for the unexpected? Do you have contingencies built into the daily planner for the unforeseen? We have had a few “surprises” pop up over the last couple of weeks. Did you…
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Big Strong!
Are you strong? I think many of us would say a resounding “YES!” to that very question. There are a few who might waver before answering with a timid, “maybe” and others who would probably shake their head no. What category do you fall into? Strength can come from a number of sources. Our faith,…
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Inspiration
What inspires you? What motivates you to get up off the couch and do the thing? What moves you to try something you’ve never done before, go somewhere you’ve never been or talk to someone you admire from afar? What does it take? Looking back on the most courageous decisions or actions in my life,…
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New Life
There are a number of festivals and holidays celebrated this time of year. Depending upon what faith you practice, there is Ramadan, Holi and Easter. Each are unique celebrations rooted in different cultures. The common thread is they all take place in the season of spring. The traditions from each holiday are based in Muslim,…
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Spring Cleaning
I’m curious if this spring cleaning motivation is instinctive in all of us or a hit-and-miss gene that some are blessed with? In autumn, when the days draw shorter and colder, the need to nest and cozy-in seems to gently take over. Outside projects decrease and more time is spent on the couch reading, writing…
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Balance
I woke up in the middle of the night and looked out the window to see fluffy, fat snowflakes gently falling. Instantly, my heart was happy. The miracle of snow and changing weather in general, creates an awe in me that takes me back to child-like wonder. Autumn leaves call out to me to kick…
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One Christmas
Is there one Christmas memory that you cherish? One celebration, simple or over-the-top, that comes to mind whenever the holidays start moving closer on the calendar? I have snippets of Christmas memories; a highlight reel over the years of memorable holiday activities. The one most recent coming to mind would be the year Bonnie came…
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Wonder
Have you ever witnessed a child’s first interaction with Christmas lights? It is truly magical! One of my favorite things about this season are the incredible light displays neighbors painstakingly create. With nightfall coming earlier each day, my walks become joyfully illuminated with twinkling holiday lights. I think of the three magi following the star…
Belle Stanley 