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Am I unpacked yet? Not completely. I’m still releasing stuff I no longer want to carry around with me “in case I need it someday”. It’s going to take a little while to shed some of it. I’m being patient with myself. I hadn’t realized how emotionally attached I was to rocks and sea shell collections, half-read books, and boxes of table decorations I bought for my events in [ Read More ]
Pinch me. No really, pinch me. I’m not sure whether I’m awake or dreaming. Since I moved to Pine Mountain a few weeks ago, so many miracles have unfolded that it has me wondering what rabbit hole I fell into. This is certainly not the life I was living less than a month ago. Who moved my cheese? Please let them know they can keep it. I’m [ Read More ]
Seventeen years ago, moving to California from Michigan, I settled into a new way of life. It was amazing! The mountains and the Pacific Ocean left me in the deepest state of gratitude at the end of every day. Palm trees only added to my bliss. I prayed, “God, PLEASE let me never take these palm trees for granted!” And I never have. I just open my heart and [ Read More ]
Every day I wake up to a chorus of birds and the chatter of who-knows-what little animals, playing beneath my bedroom balcony. I don’t mind hearing them in the morning, but at night … I look out of both sides of my eyes making sure that snap of a twig isn’t being made by the careful step of a mountain lion sneaking up behind me! Just kidding! Mountain Lions rare, [ Read More ]
Okay, let’s get something straight: I lived in Michigan for 35 years before moving to California. I KNOW SNOW! I left my home and extended family because of it. …and here I am in pine Mountain Club, snowed in. I knew we’d be dealing with snow – didn’t really mind the idea. Snow in the mountains of California is different that snow anywhere in Michigan. For one thing, it usually [ Read More ]
As I said in an earlier post, I’m not a shopper; nor am I one who collects material possessions. How, then, did I meet face-to-face with all the stuff I found boxed and buried in closets, my garage, and every other nook and cranny of the home I’d lived in for over a decade? The answer is simple: I never threw anything away. I’m like that with email, snail [ Read More ]
Anyone who’s moved understands how cumbersome it can be. It’s easy to be overwhelmed, especially if you haven’t moved in awhile. I had lived in Valencia, CA for 15 years. Although I wasn’t really a shopper, and made regular contributions to Rescue Mission, I was shocked at what my family had accumulated in that time. At first I had decided that all I really wanted to keep were most [ Read More ]
Each one of us has a dream or two lingering on the backdrops of our lives; wouldn’t you agree? There’s that certain car, a cruise around the world, maybe a special someone to share our lives with – whatever it is; we dream, hope and set goals. Sometimes we get what we want and other times we look back at our life’s end and realize we’ll never live that [ Read More ]
Miracles present themselves and dreams do come true all by themselves. Of course, it does help if you back up your wish with action. There have been many times in my life when out of the blue, something I truly desired landed right in my lap. In fact, I’ve come to expect it. That’s why I wasn’t surprised last month when I dream I’ve held for a couple of [ Read More ]
We’ve all heard the phrase, “I had no choice!” We’re always at choice! No matter where we find ourselves, we always have the ability to choose our direction, or relationships and in most cases, our circumstances. I can already hear the chatter … what about if we’re born a certain way? What about when tragedy strikes or someone dies? Of course there are situations outside of our [ Read More ]
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