Tag: Unconditional love
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Lessons in Trust
Are you holding a grudge? About? I used to hold a monstrous grudge against my parents. They did so much damage, you see. But with each layer of healing from that damage, I find more acceptance. I recognize that my path is my path. The resilient and strong woman that I have become, the life…
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Confession from the Bedroom Wall…
I have a photograph of my 🍑 on our bedroom wall. I like to think it’s tasteful. My husband snapped the pic on my 40th birthday when I was enjoying the view from our Key West hotel room. My bottom aside, it’s a beautiful picture; you can see the ocean and palm trees in the…
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On Valentine’s Day
I love my husband. I love chocolate. I love kind words. I love love. I hope you give, receive and feel love today. First and foremost, from yourself. If you are lucky enough to live with an abundance of love, have gratitude and find ways to spread it far and wide. We live in a…
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Big A and The Suze
What were your parents doing at your age? I left for Colorado at 18 years old, with a back pack, a couple hundred bucks and attitude to spare. Flipping the middle finger as I walked out the door. After a few years in Vail, suffering through a perfect storm of self-inflicted emotional turmoil and humiliation;…
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Love’s Trajectory
It was 8:31 am on a Saturday morning. I was 16. I woke up with a start, unsure why, I looked at my clock, saw the time and rolled back over. The phone rings. Who on earth would call my line this early? It’s Sarah. She is silent for a moment before shakily saying, “There’s…
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Easy to Love
I recently realized how much of my life I have spent trying to be, ‘Easy to Love’. Be small when you need to be, invisible even. Be funny when you need to, be a good time. Bite your tongue. Absorb and reflect other’s energy so they feel comfortable. Be relaxed, if that’s not possible, at…
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Anger Management
My oldest son once said to me, around 8 years old, “You know mom, the only thing that makes you really mad is when other people get mad.” It’s true. Not the emotion of anger, but the inability to control it, particularly in the presence of children, is one of my biggest triggers. We had…
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