Selecting Goals Helps You Do What You Really Want to Do

You don’t have to wait until January 1st to set goals. But if it is January 1st, it would be good to get busy! Okay, you might call them resolutions, but I try to have real goals, which I think are a step up. And I update my goals regularly, so it’s not just a

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Selecting Goals Helps You Do What You Really Want to Do

A Time to Do Nothing

For a number of years, I was busy 24/7 starting an association for writers and editors and then trying to keep ahead of the landslide I’d created. Don’t get me wrong. It was great. Well, maybe not “all,” but most of it. And I’m very glad I did what I did. But there was one

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A Time to Do Nothing

Putting Things Off

A few years ago, I realized that my favorite nightgown was too big. I started looking for a new one, but didn’t see anything similar. (By the way, why do clothes designers seem to only make clothes for very thin young women or very large older women? But that’s another post.) I considered making my

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Putting Things Off

Can’t I Buy Groceries Without Getting Depressed?

I’m in the checkout line buying groceries. As usual, I glanced at the magazine headlines for a casual check of what’s going on. But all I saw were headlines screaming at me: “Get Thin in Three Weeks!” “Firm up-fast with Hollywood’s Top Personal Trainer!” “Organize Everything Better!” Now, I had nothing against improving myself. I

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Can’t I Buy Groceries Without Getting Depressed?

The Verse Inside My locket

A year ago, I bought a small silver locket and asked God to give me a verse for the year. After praying for God to give me a verse, I more or less opened up my Bible at random and put my finger on a spot. It turned out to be Isaiah 30:15. “If you

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The Verse Inside My locket

A Dream With a Message

An interesting dream.

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A Dream With a Message

What Women Need to Know About Tiredness, Weight Gain, and the Thyroid

I went through a solid year of fatigue and depression before I was able to convince my doctor that I had a thyroid problem.

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What Women Need to Know About Tiredness, Weight Gain, and the Thyroid

Basketballs in the Living Room Are Part of Life

The first column from my book, Basketballs in the Living Room.

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Basketballs in the Living Room Are Part of Life