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Oct 7

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Blogging is my Life Coach

Last Friday, I wrote about how disappointed I was with myself for some bad behavior, and that post has been on my mind all week.  Which is not a bad thing.  I want to change my behavior, so it’s kind of important that I put some focus on it.  As I was thinking about all this, it occurred to me that were it not for this blog, I probably would have abandoned my pursuit of Thankful long ago.

That’s not an astounding revelation, it’s simply a matter of accountability.  Still, this was not one of the expectations I had when I started blogging six months ago.  Other than working on my writing skills, I certainly had no idea of using my blog as a means of self-improvement.  But then, I had no calculated intentions of divulging anything as personal as I find myself sometimes doing.  Who knew a blog could be such a good listener?  It coaxes things out of me that I didn’t know I needed to talk about.  And then it gives me excellent advice.

Wow.  Blogging is my Life Coach. continue reading…

Aug 5

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Ten Things That Make Me Happy

A couple of days ago, Patricia at Today I think… posted a list of ten things that make her happy.  I thought it was a wonderful idea, and it really reminded me of the Thankful lists.  It never hurts to take an opportunity to be thankful…or happy.  With that in mind, I have made my own list of ten. continue reading…

Jul 27

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I don’t feel like writing this post

Is it okay not to “feel it”?  Because I just don’t feel it.  I commented recently that I have all kinds of things on my mind right now, but I’m blank at the same time.  Does that happen to you?  Do you ever have a whirlwind of thought and emotion tearing through your brain…that just won’t come out in any kind of meaningful way?  Nick just wrote about when he was younger and more inclined to put down random thoughts without caring that they would impact no one, and that’s what I believe I need to do. continue reading…

Jun 29

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What’s in a Word?

just words

words that I like

words that sound like what they are

words that sound like they taste

words that roll off the tongue

words that are a feast, in and of themselves

orange

enamoured

cool

quinine

hush

pulsating

rhythmic

devine

if you’re a writer of any kind

you know the power of words

not just their meanings

but their structure

how long they are or short they are

or easily comprehended

or hard to digest

Righteous

brittle

colloquial

sob

thunderous

M’s bring your voice down like the mumbled murmurs of a murderous mob

S’s are sssslinky and sssslithery and they sssslide down your gullet

gullet – now that’s a good word

Z’s are more zingy and zippy and even a bit zesty

they’re zealous and so full of zeal

violet

velocity

vindictive

vicious

vociferous

V’s are so very very vivacious!

eviscerate

wretched

absinthe

incinerate

loath

why are so many words I like creepy

harbor

grace

tadpole

elation

how is it that a few simple words can

brighten my mood or make me feel good

or make me feel better about myself

quill

fortitude

brazier

scrumptious

quiver

bulbous

some words are fun to say

and some are fun to mean

flatulence

transient

rhubarb

gelatinous

sensual

lugubrious

words are flexible and versatile

and interpretive and so powerful

even though they’re just words

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