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Life Philosophies, Not Resolutions This Year
This year I decided to do something different. Instead of making New Year’s Resolutions that we forget two weeks into the year, I decided to adopt some life philosophies full of wisdom and put them into action the whole year long. I love quotes, sayings, and the ability that people have to say succinctly what I’m thinking, hence the use of so many quotes, some from well-known folks and some that were posted anonymously that I found searching for the right ones for me. What follows are the ones that speak to me the loudest. And what follows are the ones I plan on adopting in 2019. May all your…
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More and Less in 2014
We’ve all got those pesky resolutions. Here are mine, in no particular order. A little more and a little less in 2014. Write more Curse less Love more Bitch less Exercise more Eat less Pray more Crash the car less Landscape more Weed less Play board games more Expect less Pamper more Digress less Organize more Need less Use sunscreen more Complain less Go on date nights more Use Facebook less Find contentment more Compare less Say “bliss” more And “miss” less.
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Ignoring the “13” in 2013
I already had to write the date on something. I scrawled it out in cursive: January 1, 2013. I’m not typically a superstitious person, though after knowing my friend Jenny for over 20 years, you tend to recognize and feel bad ju-ju right away. (I tell her laughingly all the time that if she put a turban on, grabbed a crystal ball, and sat at a circus booth she could probably make a small fortune). She’s got good instincts about places and people. It comes from deep inside her, and I use her gift to my advantage. After all, that’s what friends are for. While she’s gallivanting in Florida in…
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New Year’s Resolution: The Top Ten Things I Will Not Lose in 2012
*** As we kiss 2011 goodbye, and welcome the new year, I’ve made my resolutions. Have you? Here they are, keeping in mind what JK Rowling (Luna Lovegood) says: “Things we lose have a way of coming back to us in the end, if not always in the way we expect.” Hmmm…that may be true for wizards, but I’m not so sure about it in the muggle world. Here are the Top Ten Things I Will Not Lose in 2012: 10. My Keys 9. My Sense of Humor 8. My Hair 7. My Temper 6. A Bet 5. One Sock 4. My Cellphone 3. An Argument 2. My Mind 1.…
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