Before the beginning of next year...Forgive yourself first.

Thank you Harmonious Hearts. 

Thank you Simply Sophie Designs.

Great ideas for good energy to start our new year off right, and to end our old one with.  

Do you?  I don't often. With 2023 ending at midnight tonight, we need to be looking ahead with a positive outlook. Forgive ourselves for what we didn't know and was not able to accomplish. Fill ourselves with good energy and give thanks for unknown blessings.  Seems so simple, doesn't it?  Now to do just that...

Thank you The Idealist.

Thank you Dr. Doyle.

Sometimes we don't realize things should be different. But if you have been trying, with no results, perhaps it is time to just be done and walk away. I am not saying it is easy but has it been easy living with any of the above two posts?  Here is another way to look at it...

Thank you Laughing with a mouthful of coffee.

Tomorrow is the first day of 2024. I hope your day does start out amazing and gets better! 

Wishing you a very Happy New Year!

The year is almost gone... 

Thank you Spirit Trails!

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Thank you Positive Regard For You.

I find it hard to believe that we are one day and a few hours away from the end of this year.  Seems like yesterday it was summer. Of course for you all on the other side of the world it is summer and are ahead of us in time. 

I found this little tidbit interesting. I wonder who they did the research on?

I bet my intelligence is up there then. Because there are days my unfiltered thoughts are definitely expressed...

This is a goal for the new year.  

Thank you 360 degrees of Inspiration.

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The below was posted with the the above post.

Aging

As we grow older our relationship with time, pain, and patience changes.

There are a million things to do right now – there are always a million things to do - and yet sometimes, we just don’t feel like doing any of them. If this is your truth this moment it is futile to beat yourself up about it. Please breathe…

In a world where go, go, go is the story line it’s hard to give ourselves permission to relax; but this is imperative for our health and well-being. And I know, engrained in the back our of “duties” is the voice that nags us, makes us feel small, and says we are lazy when we simply sit down or stop to smell the roses.

How stupid is that?

We need to muzzle that voice, settle into acceptance, and welcome the slowness and the afterglow of this season.

It is beautiful right now.

Let the relationship of time warm you instead of agitating you.

Aho, amen.

I wish you peace in the coming year. It’s there for all of us, we just have to let it in.

Much love

-debbie lynn

Re-post 2021

Thank you Sun, Moon & Stars.

Thank you Lady Blue Bottle

Thank you Once Upon A Time-PIP's Phoenix

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And we should never judge a book by the cover regardless...

I hope your Saturday evening is peaceful but full of happiness.

Gratitude

Thank you Imperfectly Simple!

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Thank you Enlightened Consciousness.
There are many out there doing important things and still learning to feel confident or ready. Are you one?

Thank you Dare to Lead.

Rumble language. Reading it to me sounds like things to say when there is a conflict. I can see most of them in use, although at this moment can't give you specific examples. I do wish they had given us more to go on than just those phrases. Perhaps they could not 'fit' examples on the page?

I love the quietness of early morning in the summer. When I can go out with a cup of tea or coffee, sit or stand quietly and listen to the morning start. There is a peacefulness that you don't have at any other time of day in nature. It is a wonderful time to talk to 'hear yourself think' or better yet, talk with God and learn to listen for His answers.

I have always considered myself observant. At least where other people are concerned. The above is true. I remember one example specifically. I used to sing in the choir at church. Something happened during the Mass and I was watching Fr. and his reaction and thought "He will be having a talk with us about that after Mass." Sure enough, he caught us and indeed did have a talk with us about changing certain things. People often give away more than they realize. When you really know someone well, you can tell when they are lying, upset, uncomfortable, in pain, distracted... just by watching their body language. Quite often you don't even have to know them well to see things. It should be even more apparent in our personal lives if we are aware of the other person we are with. Too often we take them for granted or think we know what they are thinking, while we don't ask and don't know.

Thank you Peace, Love and Jesus!

I hope you have a Friday evening you enjoy!

Less...is more, and mostly me.

Thank you Imperfectly Simple!

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That hit home!!  It has not worked, so time to try something else. Positive this time.

Definitely me.  Unfortunately, if you expect me to conform to societies social rules, it is too late for that.  I dress for comfort, not anything else.

I believe you can do this alone or when with someone. Often we hold ourselves back for others. I think the trick is to be you. Learn, grow and share, hoping the other person will come along and grow as well. 

I can certainly attest to all of that. It is hard to realize some of those things at the time when bad things happen, but it is true. If you are not too busy looking in the past and not seeing the present or future that is coming for you!

If we could remember to give thanks in the morning when we wake up for waking up and before the day begins, we would be in a better place for that day.

I used to be very good at that. For everything. I would have entire conversations with someone in my head and when it happened in real life and it didn't go according to the script? That was horrible! I finally had to learn people don't react, act or say much of anything that was expected. I am not even sure where that all came about in my head. But it had to leave.

Ah yes, another thing I have happen to me. I will sit and say to myself, stay quiet, do not say.... about....  let it go. Not worth it. Be quiet.  No, don't say a word... and boom it is out there. Sigh. Sometimes you can know things and still do them wrong. 

And, on that last post I will close for tonight. I am late getting the blog done. Tonight I just picked out posts that were so me, or that I needed to hear. You have a great evening and enjoy the rest of your Thursday.

Good night!

 

Is your faith stronger than your fear? 

Building your faith is not always easy. It gets better when you realize things do happen, prayers are answered, you are being watched over. But it is not just a one way street, with Him doing all the giving and you doing all the asking. You have to read, share, believe, practice your faith.

How often have we 'curbed' something about ourselves because someone doesn't like that about us? We are who we are. If we want to be accepted the way we are, we also have to accept the others for who they are. You are never going to like everything about someone.  But you can accept it and still care about the person. If they can't get over something about you, can't accept you for who you are?  Time to find another who will. 

Thank you Inspiring Think'n

I have always known I am not what most consider 'normal'. I don't follow the trendy dress code, I often say what I think instead of being 'delicate' about subjects, I don't hang out with the 'in crowd'... I guess you could say I dance to my own drummer and I love the beat. But that is ok. I am sorry if you don't like me, but I am done changing for your comfort.

Just because it is that time of year when the suicide rates go up. I do like to post something at least 2-3 times a year regardless. You just don't know who will need it and when.

Thank you Spirit Trails!

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I do have that faith. I often try and make my own plans, but when they do not work out, I am thankful, regardless of how I feel because I don't know what may have happened if they had gone through. It has taken a long time to realize it though. It didn't happen overnight. 

I hope your Wednesday is a good middle of the week day for you. Be prepared for the unexpected as the day and week goes on. Have a good rest of your day!