Welcome

I will always welcome the rain On New Year's Day. Always welcome the tears from heaven to cleanse away all the things I cannot name but hold me back all the same I would dance naked in this rain In all the tears And salt from heaven's eye Just to let it all go and …

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Five Resolutions to Keep

Some believe that resolutions are trite, especially New Year’s resolutions.   And with the prodigious rate that New Year’s Resolutions are dropped and forgotten those holding that opinion are completely justified. A resolution without conviction and a back-up plan is destined to fail. You know the saying that “If you fail to plan, you plan to …

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The Heart of the Matter

My heart does not beat to a different drum or flutters with excitement. It races and takes my breath away. Literally. In 2012, my heart beat so fast, it drained the blood from my face. I couldn't breathe and I was taken away in ambulance for a not so lovely stay in a hospital cardiac …

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A Reading Threesome….(Contest)

Guess two out of the three books and you will be entered to win a handmade bookmark(five available).  Be one of the first ten folks to guess all three books and you will automatically win one of the bookmarks.  Each one is unique.  To enter just leave your answers below.  (Giveaway open to residents of …

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Raindrops Thoughts

I do not give up, but sometimes I need to give in to let my fears and the tears they generate out. I am only one person who does the best she can and gets up everyday and tries to do it a little better than she did before. I want a life with more sunshine …

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FML ~ Philosophy to Really Mess You Up

What about ten bad days or a month of them? Can I feel like I have a bad life then? Can I ? Is it ok to have a FML moment and not be told to suck it up. Cause I am really sick of sucking it up and I want to have a pity …

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Exposing Myself

For much of my adult like I have been a big girl.  The plus size section has been my home, when it comes to shopping. Once, I proudly pronounced that I was a size 14.  Now, I am a size eighteen, if the jeans are kind, and my boasting has ended. As a teen, I …

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