Observations

Friday, August 29, 2014

Letting Go of Judgments

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September in Leo's Sea Change program (Zen Habits), is letting go of being judgmental month.  Wow!  That's a challenge for me, for s...
Wednesday, August 27, 2014

Why I Sleep with the Television On

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A very long time ago - probably about 20 years ago - I discovered that if I fell asleep with the T.V. on, it helped me sleep better.  Instea...
Monday, August 25, 2014

The End of My ToDoList Life!

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I spent the greater portion of my life in a rush to finish my to do list.  I started making todolists when I was a teenager because somehow ...
Wednesday, June 25, 2014

Painful Emotions are Actually Useful

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For a lot of my adult life I just wanted all my emotions to just go away.  I kind of wanted happy to stay but was willing to give it up to g...
Tuesday, June 17, 2014

Keeping the Spark

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Since people in recovery talk to each other about problems a lot, I've heard a lot from wives who are sick of their husbands demanding s...
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Monday, June 09, 2014

Why I Usually Don't Believe in Advice

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When I'm quiet and listen to people talk around me in public settings, it surprises me how much of their conversation is either complain...
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Sunday, May 18, 2014

Social Convention and How I Let It Go

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From time to time I notice that I deeply believe that social convention is a total load of hog wash.  I've believed it for such a long t...
Sunday, April 27, 2014

R-E-S-P-E-C-T

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"R-E-S-P-E-C-T  Find out what it means to me..." I've always loved Aretha Franklin's song, although I never really thoug...
Sunday, March 30, 2014

My Plan for Myself as I Get Older

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I worked in the disability field for several years and in the elder care field for a lot more years.  In both of those jobs I found that a l...
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Friday, March 21, 2014

The Path of Intuition

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I'm just making a note of what I'm working on now:  I've made a commitment to myself to develop my intuition - to really spend s...
Thursday, March 20, 2014

Personal Preferences vs General Rules

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Not having a lot of energy for running around in the world gives me time for introspection.  Not the most fun always.  I have realized that ...
Tuesday, March 11, 2014

When Someone Dies Your Relationship is not Over

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The love of my life left the earth about 8 1/2 years ago, but I am still discovering things about him, about myself, and about my relationsh...
Monday, March 10, 2014

The Most Generous Gift We Can Give Ourselves

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When I was reading one of my recovery books this morning, I was happy to see one of the sentences that expressed a central principles of rec...
Thursday, February 27, 2014

Confusion, Consternation and Fascination - Sex Over a Lifetime

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I feel obligated to write about what I've learned about sex over a lifetime, but I realize I actually don't know that much.  Which i...
Sunday, February 16, 2014

Give and Take in a Partnership

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I'm currently single (and happy about it), but I've been married three times.  I learned a lot.  I've learned a lot more in my r...
Saturday, February 08, 2014

Rocketed into the Fourth Dimension, Part 2

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Let's see...since just before Christmas I've had one difficulty after another.  Eye doctor said I needed to do cataract surgery.  Th...
Wednesday, February 05, 2014

"Rocketed into the Fourth Dimension"

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I recently talked with someone who was questioning the phrase, "rocketed into the 4th dimension" from the Big Book.  I'm not s...
Friday, January 31, 2014

I Want to Understand Points of View Other Than My Own

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I've been puzzling for days over Mike Huckabee's comment that Democrats are trying to make women think we need the help of the gover...
Sunday, January 19, 2014

I'm Censoring Myself

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Sometimes my mental censorship is a good thing.  Sometimes it's not.  A lot of what I think is not necessarily a good thing to share.  I...

Responsibilities I Believe I Must Take Seriously

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I recently had a conversation with a friend who was very upset with a couple of people whom she's close to in her life.  Being a very ta...
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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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