Observations

Tuesday, November 27, 2012

clutter is magnetic!

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Once I leave "stuff" on a surface, the next thing I know, there's a whole lot more "stuff."  This is particularly tr...
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Sunday, November 25, 2012

I am Loving Simplicity and Intentiion More and More

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I am the queen of clutter working toward being a minimalist.  Ever so often I notice that "stuff" has piled up everywhere again.  ...
Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Why I don't Change When I'm Sure I Want To

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I'm really sure about the changes I want to make in my life.  I've never lied to myself about it - not even for one moment.  But som...
Thursday, November 08, 2012

Being Temporarily Disabled Instead of Retired

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For the past year I've had a 32 year old roommate.  She "ran away from home" (a difficult situation in her marriage) and event...
Saturday, October 27, 2012

Radical Acceptance

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Let's see now - I've been practicing the principles of the program on a daily basis for over 29 years.  You would think I would have...
Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Daily Work

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I heard in a meeting a few months ago - "When I go to sleep at night, everything I've learned in the program falls out of my head a...
Sunday, October 07, 2012

National Novel Writing Month

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November is national novel writing month.  I can't remember where I heard about it but it was at least two years ago.  It's a not-ve...
Monday, September 24, 2012

Furry Angel

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When we were going to counseling - my attempt to get Ron to take better care of his health so that he wouldn't die which didn't work...
Monday, September 17, 2012

Sleep Journeys

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I think my brain is put together incorrectly.  Luckily I have lots and lots of friends with the same problem so I get plenty of understandin...
Thursday, August 30, 2012

Trip Notes

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It's a wonderful thing to be able to travel through Montana, Utah, Washington, most of California, New Mexico, Arizona, and Oklahoma fro...
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Friday, August 24, 2012

More trip pics

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Coast line seen from the Pacific coast highway. Me at another location on the coast.  And then Eric at the same location. Our first ...
Wednesday, August 22, 2012

More trip pix

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Sunset on the journey   Same sunset at a rest stop in New Mexico   Mountain in the distance - forgot its name.     Anot...
Sunday, August 19, 2012

Trip Pix

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First stop - Lame Deer, Montana, for the 13 Grandmothers' Gathering.  The grandmothers are shaman's (healers) from indigenious peop...
Saturday, August 18, 2012

Stuff I don't have time for anymore...

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A long time ago there was a guy in the recovery world who was elderly and ill.  He had a lot of respect from most who knew him for telling t...
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Wednesday, July 18, 2012

How to Forgive Someone When You're Still Mad

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All those spiritual gurus tell us that forgiveness is the answer to everything.  When I first began to hear this I was in my 20s.  It irri...
Friday, July 13, 2012

Okay! I Really Mean It This Time

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For most of my life I was skinny except for a tiny while in my teens when I was addicted to grape pop and barbequed potato chips.  Until aro...
Thursday, July 12, 2012

Pix - June was a busy month for celebrations

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 Thien's teddy bears being cared for by in-laws during the honeymood.  Well taken care of. Slide from Bec's graduation party. ...
Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Say It Now!

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I've had several deaths of people close to me, and recently I've been to several funerals.  You would think that the person who died...
Sunday, June 17, 2012

Secrets

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As I talk to people in recovery, I've learned that the newer they are in recovery, the more trouble they have revealing who they really ...
Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Birthdays

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In my family growing up we didn't celebrate birthdays.  The only time I remember having birthday cake and presents was when I was 16 and...
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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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