Observations

Monday, December 31, 2007

Geek, Dork, Nerd

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My oldest grandson tells me the above words are frequently misused. So in honor of 2008, one of my first contributions to the greater good ...

Journey

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Here it is, the last day of 2007 and I feel obligated to take an overall look at the year. I don't really like to do it - I prefer livi...
Sunday, December 30, 2007

Dream

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This is a dream from a few days ago. I intended to document it but forgot. I guess it didn't make that much of an impression on me, bu...

"I will link my life with the Divine Force for Good in the world." - Twenty-Four Hours a Day

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In my meditation book this morning I found the phrase above. I've been reading this book for over 24 years and this is the first time I...
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Monday, December 24, 2007

Learning How to Love

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It's the Christmas season with all the urgent activity that goes with it. I've been organizing my "to-do" list with the h...
Sunday, December 02, 2007

Raising Children

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Right at the top of my Christmas list is the wish that there was some consensus on how to raise healthy children. It seems to me that there ...
Sunday, November 18, 2007

Gratitude

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Tis the season for an attitude of gratitude. I'm more familiar with grumpy than gratitude but.... I'm glad I survived the wreck. I...
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Tuesday, November 13, 2007

Dreams

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I've been having some dandy dreams. They are very entertaining to me. It occurred to me that writing them down might be useful, so... ...
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Sunday, November 11, 2007

Back Again

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I see I've been absent a long time again. That's mostly because I've been up to my ears in change. It took awhile to recover fro...
Monday, October 08, 2007

Battle of the Sexes

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I am worried that these facts I pick up here and there; handled casually by the media like they aren't important at all; are as importan...
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Tuesday, September 25, 2007

Edith Bunker

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I swear I have got to start writing things down that I read or hear so that I can identify where these fascinating things come from. I'...
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Sunday, September 23, 2007

Love is Like War: Easy to Begin, Hard to Stop

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The above is a fortune I got in a fortune cookie from Pei Wei's yesterday. Hmmm. So true. I've had that experience time and again...
Monday, September 17, 2007

I'm Back

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I really hate these periods where I don't want to write but I know if I don't I will quit altogether because I've lost the momen...
Monday, September 03, 2007

Clean Out

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Well, today was the appointed day for me to bag up Ron's clothes. I decided that I was not going to postpone it even one more time. To...
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Is it true, Is it kind, Is it necessary?

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I picked this up in a meeting the other day. It wasn't the first time I heard it but it was the first time it stuck. I thought we shou...
Friday, August 31, 2007

Talent

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One of the things I'm grateful for is all the talented people that live in Tulsa. I've had the opportunity to see singers, musicians...
Sunday, August 19, 2007

Grief

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I feel like complaining today. I've read a lot of books about grief over the years and, of course, more of them lately. And then I'v...
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Wednesday, August 15, 2007

Cronehood

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Having decided not to join in the cultural race to look younger via various procedures, and therefore, won't be pretending to be 50, I h...
Tuesday, August 14, 2007

Obesity

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I can't help but wonder about this and it's another thing I see nothing about in the media. I know fast food is partly responsible f...
Sunday, August 12, 2007

Stories

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I'm on the other side of some of the worst of the grief, thank God. While I was in it I was so overwhelmed I couldn't put words to i...
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I am Mary Ann. I have four amazing children (now adults) and four astounding grandchildren. I’m a writer, certified life coach, and instructor of life skills classes. I’m the author of two blogs: Observations and Empowerment: Enhancing capacity for positive change. I have been in recovery from alcoholism for over 29 years. I lost my beloved husband as a result of a wreck in 2005 when we were hit by a drunk driver, and I have been recovering from my injuries from the wreck since then. I have 40 years of experience as a parent of children with multiple disabilities, disability advocate, developer and trainer of curriculum to empower families dealing with disability and/or recovery from addiction. I also provide individual coaching to assist in setting and achieving goals for positive change. For information about classes or coaching, email maduncan6@gmail.com.
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