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Sadness to Gladness to Gladness to Sadness or…Dear Lord please stop the...
Glad… Cooking red kidney beans and coconut rice requested by your sister who is, inappetent and lies dying from breast cancer in a hospital bed. Sad… You deliver the goods on the 2nd day of her request...
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Pieces…Bits and Pieces or WHEN
How quickly the quality of life changes from normal to abnormal WHEN… You shaved under your arms with a dull razor two days ago and now two days later your pits are burning WHEN… You apply aloe vera to...
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Ellipsis abuse or….what I am.
Ok…so I use allot of ellipsis. Allot. In case you are wondering what ellipses are are defined by Webster: Definition of ELLIPSIS plural ellipses play\i-ˈlip-ˌsēz, e-\ 1. 1a : the omission of one or...
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Forgive and forget…no
How does one forgive when the hurt is too great? Raised up in a Catholic school environment from first grade onward, I believed to forgive was to let go of the hurt inflicted from another. Forgiveness...
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Feelin’ Groovy, Felling Well…But…
Wellbutrin… (or rather the generic version since my insurance will not pay for the real thing) Well… We have a rather strange relationship. I take it. It takes me. Well… We have separated for now....
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Not in Kansas anymore…or…AND, OR , BUT.
My running season goals of 2017 were: To be social and branch out of solely running Ppark (Prospect Park) Graduate from the 5k’s with the tee shirt award to the 10k’s with the tee shirts AND medal...
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Routines…routes…Peace out.
My, easy to follow a staunch routine when it comes to others. For myself? Nope. Routines are erratic, completed by convenience, routines disguised as promises broken, no follow through or follow...
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Frustration intolerance or…if I don’t get my way, hell will freeze over.
Frustration comes with life. I get frustrated, you get frustrated, we get frustrated, they get frustrated, she gets frustrated, he gets frustrated…then what? More Frustration Frustration is: -Waiting...
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Mega Millions…
Ok. 2017 is almost out the door. So many memorable political moments in the year as well as some notable human souls going into shadow that will leave a dent in our social fabric-most recently Erica...
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On Running…or random acts of self-gloating.
Running, seriously keeps me in the moment, in the present, with thoughts dabbing tearfully at the past and plans my hand enjoys squashing like a giant bug swatter dealing with the future. The act of...
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Work, werk, Work
I work on the weekends without a lunch break Werk I work from the moment I get up till I close my eyes at night Werk I don’t get overtime hours but at times you’d think I do Work I work for...
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Smiling faces…or Reality Bites
I work with them and so do you…there’s no getting around it, no putting it on the side…you know who they are. They smile in your face, play the extrovert full of empathy that’s really apathy...
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“I may not be rich…but I have GOD”
Work, or the place I make money to sit in front of a desk, banging away at computer keys is not the place to be right now. Diversity, cultural sensitivity, pay inequality, upward...
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Sometimes…or have a lot of time on hand.
‘Sometimes you need bad things to happen to inspire you to change and grow’ Sometimes… Growth has no end or beginning. Sometimes… Change is constant with no restrictions, boundaries or cut offs....
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Acceptance and Resignation, stronger than a hammer but not weaker than the...
Mom, my mom, would often quote a verse to me during my moments of frustration intolerance with life not going according to my plan. “Accept the things you cannot change…” Oh lordy how those words...
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I’m BACK…
Yeppers- it’s that time again-training time- for the 2019 TCS New York City Marathon and most importantly raising funds for a charity I respect and bow down to-ST JUDE CHILDREN’S RESEARCH HOSPITAL!!...
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Slowly, surely. Making my way back. So much to write. So much to ponder and cry over. But… Making my way back…
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Serenity prayer or…feel so different
God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can; and wisdom to know the difference… Every morning I wake up with a broken heart and every night as I...
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The Power of goodbye or …goodbye, pretty damn much the final curtain call
Grief is lingering and continues to show its fangs when least expected. I wish I could just stay home from work for a month, get things in order and come to terms with dealing with the new normal grief...
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Tired, not sick and tired…just tired.
I am getting to the point where retirement is looking damn so good so good But… Don’t have that Big Fat Retirement pension coming my way, (that’s what happens when you move from job to job) as it’s...
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