expectations
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In the book “Will Grayson, Will Grayson” by John Green and David Levithan, one of the Wills asks Jane (whom he likes) to agree to be completely honest with each other and not worry about feelings for 10 minutes and then to go back to “normal.” I want you to do the same thing–I’m doing…
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I used to send out these little observations as day brighteners, I called them Joy Bubbles. And I loved it when someone would reply and tell me the joy bubble had, indeed, brightened their day, because when their day was brightened mine was too. It made me happy. Is that weird? No. And here’s some…
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We’ve all had a typical work flow at one time or another in our jobs and careers, right? Well, why don’t we have a life flow? I mean, we do flow…r i g h t along with whatever current decides to carry us–we go with the flow. Or in some cases we do not flow,…
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I was invited to a Bridal Shower. I had the gifts and the card, all I needed was something other than last years Christmas wrapping aka a gift bag. Have I ever told you how I hate to spend too much on things that might get thrown away? Like 7.99 on a birthday card…I don’t…
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I was taking a walk and thinking about all the things I was doing and wondering if I was on the right path, and as I walked I said, “Okay God, show me a sign that I’m on the right path…show me a fox on my walk.” And then I immediately said to myself, you can’t…
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This commercial has me thinking about life, specifically a life lived only for a vacation. What the hell kind of life is that? This is your life! Do the things to create a better life: Change jobs Sell your house Make new friends Visit a local museum Read amazing books Call a friend and DON’T complain Make…
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Magic Beans: Everyone else thinks they’re crap and nothing happens until you plant them! I am the queen, nay empress, of handfuls of magic beans: hey, look at these beans, aren’t they cool? Not really. Oh. ~~~~Garbage hey, look at these beans, what should I do with these beans? You should set those beans aside…
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Why do we associate guilt with pleasure? And why do we feel guilty for something that is fun and easy and non-intellectual? Why can’t we just enjoy something? I was at a meeting and we were talking about our favorite authors and someone said, well, my guilty pleasure is so and so, she’s fun and…
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I’m thinking about expectations. Other people’s for me, mine for other people and mine for myself. Sometimes I think I’ve made my expectations clear, only to be disappointed–is my disappointment someone else’s fault or my failure of clarity around my expectations? Yeah. The latter. Dang. No one can meet meet our expectations if we’re not…
Amy Kennedy The Creative Crone 