Tag: self-love
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Beauty Actually
I saw Liam Neeson on The View yesterday and of course they talked about the many movies he has been in. One is Love Actually and it is a favorite Christmas movie of mine. I remember the first time seeing it thinking it was maybe a little corny but I loved it anyway. Who doesn’t…
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Why I Blog
I write because I don’t know what I think until I read what I say. Flannery O’Connor I usually don’t have trouble figuring out what to write about. Many times I start out writing about one thing and it morphs into something else and I go with it because it also seems valid and something…
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Meditating Outside…in Winter
This morning I woke up early. It was a relatively mild winter morning for Pennsylvania. I bundled up and put a comforter on one of the rocking chairs on the front porch and did my morning meditation out there. In the spring, summer, and autumn it’s my usual place for morning meditations. It’s hard to…
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Welcome, New Year!
Birds start each new day with a song. I like to think that their song is extra melodious on the start of a new year. Some good advice for 2023 My first post of the year is short and sweet. First, I want to share some good advice I read in the NY Times yesterday…
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When Family Dynamics Trigger You
After all my years of being in therapy and then being a psychotherapist, one would think I would be very adept with difficult relationships. And I am with most. But sometimes with family members, I’m not as objective. There is a lot of history with them. Intellectually, I may understand what is going on, but…
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Opening Ballots On Election Day
Yesterday I did my civic duty and spent the majority of my day opening mail-in and absentee ballots for my county. I did think I was going to get paid as we did two years ago but it was fully volunteer. I probably would’ve worked it anyway, but I’ll be honest, I was disappointed to…
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Pursuit of Happiness…
By Melissa Betrone Sometimes the pursuit of happiness feels like a punishment. We hear every day about some product or service designed to bring us closer to this feeling–a glade plugin, a diet plan, an app, longer lasting lipstick, a trip to Disney World. Messaging surrounds us, reminding us that happiness is the goal, and…
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A New Day
The sun is streaming through the window, feeling warm upon my back. I stroll outside for a little while, the smell of chocolate in the air. It’s supposed to warm-up today. Will it reach my bones? It’s a wondrous day to be alive, I want to spend it well. Choose the “middle-way” says Pema, There…
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Why Is It Hard To Ask For Help?
If we truly believe that “we are all in this together” it seems it shouldn’t be that difficult to ask for help. Personally, I find it very hard. I used to think it was difficult for most people, but I’m not so sure about that. I see others asking for help, seemingly very easily, expecting…
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You are Love
While it’s sunny and humid at the moment, there’s a feeling of fall in the air…or like a new season is upon us. A good time to think about how I want to begin this new season. When I started writing this morning I began by lamenting on how imperfect I am and how difficult…
We are all in this together 