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There is a saying – The rain falls on everyone – and I might add, even in Paris! Paris café photo by Patrice Goham, © 2012. Thanks Patrice!
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If someone asked you what the dominant emotion of your childhood was, what would your answer be? This happened to me and it wasn't a trusted friend or a therapist who posed the question, but someone I cleaned for who could engage me in interesting conversations. My uninhibited response was, "shame." As…
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Tulips going by, as all things must, beautifully. Photo by Gilda Strutz ©2013. Thanks Gilda! (It's National Poetry Month, so dust off those gems that you've jotted down and submit them to laine@lainesblog.com. Poems will be published the last week of April, so submit by the 19th. Add…
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Getting to a higher place, where you can look down on a situation, clears the mind and helps you to see your place in the larger scheme of things. Your sense of self importance is brought back to reality and you can smile and carry on. It doesn't have to be…
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Primitive anxieties in a "modern" world. Simpler when you can see the predator, and not some elusive shadow from the past. How to cope? Trust what you have learned, what you know is true. Wait it out. Look around you and believe what you see, not what you feel. …
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What a great way to start the day. March 19th rainbow, 2013, St. Augustine, Florida.
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If we allow ourselves to be vulnerable, will the dragon win? No. If we can accept our insecurities and fears, we have a far greater chance at authentic and happy lives, and so does the dragon! Thoughts on vulnerability, inspired by a TED talk by Brené Brown. Dragon…
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Are there two sides to the Irish mythology – leprechauns playing jokes on folks while faeries dance in circles beneath enchanted trees, and the deep sadness that you hear in her ballads and songs? Here's hoping for a balance between the joys and sorrows on this St. Patty's Day and…
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And giving it… To the northern folks who are reading this, the birds are heading your way, high up in the sky, so it won't be long before springtime is here.
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There are paths taken, and paths not taken. It doesn't pay to have regrets. Each life is so unique, yours, mine, that it can only be lived by a you or a me. There is no other way. No one will ever get the whole story of your life except…
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