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Something To Ponder

“There is no wealth like knowledge, and no poverty like ignorance.” ~ Buddha Something to ponder.   Life has been very busy this summer. I have not had my normal time to ponder on things I’d like to share from a blog standpoint. My goal is always to share something positive or at least give […]

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Don’t Worry

“Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all the darkness.” ~ Desmond Tutu Folks, I always try to share something positive, or leave you with a thought or idea to ponder over, but this week…this is all I’ve got. I do not know how it will unfold, but I feel certain

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I Want Off the Merry Go Round

“It’s summer and time for wandering….” ~ Kellie Elmore Just like riding a merry-go-round, life goes round and round, but it’s up to us to make the most of each turn. Something a little different… https://thcountzwrites.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/New-Project.mp4#t=,513 Did you enjoy Tuesday’s blog in video form? Is this something you’d like to see more of? If so,

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One Love

Every experience shows that the true source of our problems is that we should love one another but don’t. (artwork by Eloise Schneider Mote) One love. One purpose. One goal. Over the weekend I had the pleasure of seeing the movie, Bob Marley: One Love. It had been in the works for many years, but

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Sleepover at the Church of Christ – Conclusion

“If one does not understand a person, one tends to regard him as a fool.” ~ Carl Jung They saw a couple of guys from school as they pulled into the Pizza Hut and parked. Molly checked herself in the rearview mirror to make sure she had enough lip gloss on. She secretly had a

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Two Heads Are Better Than One

“I can only show you the door. You’re the one that has to walk through it.” ~Unknown Two heads are better than one. How many times have you heard this expression? Probably hundreds of times. It implies that two can do more than one.  It can also be used in the form of slang when

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Happy New Year!

~ When you can’t control what’s happening to you, challenge yourself to control your response to what’s happening. That is where your power is. ~ Happy New Year! We made it through the holidays and into a brand-new year. Another chance to forge ahead into finding our passions, creativity, and peace. Our holiday took a

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The Voices in My Head

“Please quiet the noise in my head so I can hear the voice in my heart.” Raise your hand if you hear voices in your head. You know the kind I’m talking about…the ones that start the minute something goes wrong.   We have several things going in within our family right now that are

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Feast or Famine

It’s feast or famine. Some weeks I have so many topics whizzing through my head, I have a hard time pulling out just one. Other weeks, like today…crickets.  This means I’ll wing it. Isn’t that like life though? To everything there is a season. We go through periods of rough spots, but thankfully we also

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What I Did on Fall Break

“Empathy is really the opposite of spiritual meanness. It’s the capacity to understand that every war is both won and lost. And that someone else’s pain is as meaningful as your own.” ~ Barbara Kingsolver I hope this finds all of you well and enjoying the cooler temperatures. I thought I’d share what I did

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