Category Archives: Self Improvement

Life in Pieces of What’s Missing

Search Google and you can find many instances of this quote or something similar:”Don’t focus on what’s missing…”. It seems very familiar so I know I have heard it at some point in my life. Unfortunately, I filled it away and … Continue reading

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Pledging Allegiance

I am perplexed by the issue that some people take over whether one places a hand over the heart when reciting the Pledge of Allegiance or stands for the National Anthem. The Pledge of Allegiance has been revised twice. The original, … Continue reading

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The Day After a Blog Post

Yesterday, September 12, 2016, I published two posts, Life in Pieces of Impact and Getting Beyond the Next Few Minutes. Each post had a radical impact on my thoughts and mood and both are still active in my mind today. To … Continue reading

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Life in Pieces of Impact

If I die today, what impact have I made on the world?  Have I made a contribution to humanity that will continue long after I am gone? Some may think this is morbid thought but I find that it helps … Continue reading

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Getting Beyond the Next Few Minutes

The My Solloquy blog recently published a post titled “Life-value and the third currency“. The author, in this well-written post, describes how we measure value based on money, time, and experience.  While reading this post, I returned to one of my personal beliefs, … Continue reading

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Life in Pieces of Changing Perspective

Carrying a gun. Who does it? Well, for as long as I have known anything about guns and have been able to make my own decisions, I have, without hesitation, been opposed to carrying a gun. Let me be clear, … Continue reading

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I am…

Going through old drafts, I found this list from a year ago and I thought you might enjoy it. A Woman. Feminine, sexual, sensitive, determined, funny, professional, silly, emotional, stern, attractive, flawed, alive, afraid. Emotional. I feel everything very deeply. … Continue reading

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Vulnerability

Growing up, I learned quickly that sharing my feelings, thoughts, and ideas with others was not the best idea. Sharing often resulted in being ignored, questioned, laughed at, or invalidated. I think the worst for me is when I share … Continue reading

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Reasons to Stay

For the last year, not a day has gone by that I have not consider closing my Facebook account. I often say to friends, Facebook is boring because few people say or do anything with substance. What about the people … Continue reading

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What Really Matters

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