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The Mindful Freethinker: This is How You Drown
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Wednesday, May 25, 2016. This is How You Drown. It starts small, a minor annoyance here, some frustration there. It's not worth it to even mention but it sits there simmering because you know you can't really talk to the person who is causing those frustrations, not when you know you'll only be invalidated. And really, you're probably making too big of a deal out of it anyway. You think. I just need to get through this semester. The semester ends. You did well and made the President's List for the th...
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The Mindful Freethinker: Seeking Serenity
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Saturday, May 28, 2016. After my last post (and that bit of a breakdown there), I've been doing a bit of thinking and I've made some decisions that I've been needing to make for some time. I would love to hear from my readers on this subject. Tell me what helps you clear your mind when it's jumbled up with emotions. How do you reach that place of Wise Mind? May I have the SERENITY. To ACCEPT the things I cannot change. The COURAGE to change the things I can. This one is going to be hard. I've come to...
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The Mindful Freethinker: September 2015
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Wednesday, September 30, 2015. It's nice having a little time to myself. Wednesday, September 30, 2015. Saturday, September 19, 2015. The more things change, the more they stay the same. Saturday, September 19, 2015. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). By reading this blog, you are agreeing to the following DISCLAIMER. If you do not agree with said disclaimer, please do not read any of these entries. Thank you. Wisconsin, United States. View my complete profile. I have joined the Blog Makeover Challenge. How to ...
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To All the Mothers Out There
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To All the Mothers Out There. May 11, 2014. I haven’t written in a long time. Too long, actually. I feel kind of guilty about starting back because I have strayed for quite a while. But what better time to start writing again than on a beautiful May day in Tarboro where the sun is shining and birds are chirping. It’s very peaceful in my house right now. Everyone is asleep except me, and I have time to collect my thoughts and hopefully compose them in some eloquent way. Comments on this entry are closed.
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Beyond the Clouds
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January 14, 2015. As I write, I sit on a warm couch at Pop Pop’s cabin, my father-in-law’s home in Lordville, New York. Lordville is a hamlet located on the Delaware River, right on the New York-Pennsylvania border. The closest town to us is Equinunk, Pennsylvania, but we are also pretty darn close to Hancock, New York as well. Stephen and I bring our children here twice a year, or at least we try. When we first started coming to Lordville, there was no internet connection or cell phone reception. When w...
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Does Marina Know?
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March 11, 2011. Many of you know Marina from previous posts. She is my life coach, my love, my children’s second mother. Everything about Marina is good. I’m sorry it’s great. Marina is an angel, and I am so fortunate she is my angel. So, that’s Marina. Her basic role in my life is taking care of our family. Does she have any idea how grateful I am for her? My husband calls me a hypocrite, but I have noticed he puts the Cava bottle down before he greets her in the evening. Tonight, when I got home, I lef...
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The Gift that is Still Giving
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The Gift that is Still Giving. March 8, 2014. In true Inez fashion, I am extremely late in writing this thank you note. My Nana once told me she didn’t give gifts to children who didn’t write her a thank you letter. Because of those words, I used to be the most diligent letter writer ever because I was so afraid I would be left out the following Christmas or birthday. The people who work with us are most certainly the reason we are able to succeed. They bring so much to the game, and they are strong ...
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A Year in Review–Part Two of Two
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A Year in Review–Part Two of Two. January 2, 2015. Happy New Year Everyone! We have yet survived another New Year’s Eve at On the Square in Tarboro, and I am incredibly thankful to be surrounded by some of the greatest friends I have ever made. So, here we go, a wine year in review, part two. Don’t think for a minute, however, that I still don’t say a prayer everyday asking God to be with us moving forward into our biggest venture yet. On October 25th, I ran my third 5K (along with running my best time y...
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Wine Treasures
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December 1, 2013. Tomorrow is December 1st, and I feel as if Christmas Eve is going to come out of nowhere, tackling me in its largest embrace. I’m not going to lie. I absolutely adore Christmastime. Everything about it makes me happy: the lights, the music, the joy, the excitement of children, the whole shibang. I feel energy from the energy of the air around me, and when the season gets going, I am right there with it, crazy about every single moment. Whether it’s a black bear reminiscent of our ...
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The Mindful Freethinker: June 2015
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Sunday, June 28, 2015. The truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.just what is that exactly? I want the truth! You can't handle the truth! Anyone who is at least somewhat familiar with dramatic 1990 movies should recognize these lines from A Few Good Men. It was that way, I think, with Irvin's murder 12 years ago. The question that was always asked was "why? Can I handle the truth? Is there even any now after 12 years that my parents would even remember? My sister still tries to seek it out bu...
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