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Nov.15.2012 Today's Mantra ~ Persevere Ah, persevere. My fickle lover, taunting me one day, drawing my ire, then supporting me, willing me on. I have trouble quitting things. It's my one weakness. I don't like quitting. I don't quit. I suspend work, put it on hold, promise to finish it later, but I don't quit....	Oct.23.2012 Wishes I am a dandelion stalk,barren and still stripped of its many wishes. I let go of each wish, one by onereleasing my hold on its fantasy. “Letting go is notthe same as giving up,”I remind myself as I stand taller, empty all the same. Wishes are no more thandowny fluff floatingin the air until they...
Oct.21.2012 Giving Up Giving up is just so, so hard. Saying, I quit, is difficult. It's words that I have a hard time muttering. It's probably my one weakness. I learned through Facebook that a friend's beautiful gray and white cat, Lizzie, went missing in Ohio. She was very worried and upset....	Sep.10.2012 Quitters "Don't give up," people say. "Stick it out. Don't quit. Quitters never win and winners never quit." Sorry, I do disagree. I admire the quitters. I envy them. Yes, I'm guilty of quitting envy. See, I can't quit. I can put things on hold, stop working on it, come back to it later, but I can't quit....
Mar.18.2011 The Art of the Possible I don’t do Lent. It’s not that I don’t believe in the idea of doing without and it’s not that I don’t appreciate the lessons learned through delayed gratification and sacrifice. It’s not about a lack of fortitude or willpower. I’ve lived 17 years without caffeine after being told by my...	Mar.18.2011 Giving up and letting go The day I let Rosie, my first horse, go 11 years ago was a tough one. But for the best, I knew. I was 18, and it was actually the day before a show she and I were to compete in, our third year in the top harness driving spot in our local 4-H division. Rosie, once energetic and vibrant, had grown...
Apr.26.2010 Imperturbable April 26 Imperturbable Perfectionism is a cover, a blanket of lead; hard to move and rich with poison. What it tries to hide is my unwillingness to struggle and strive. It’s not a fear of failure, but the horror of success after a long hot pursuit. If I can stall on the intricacies of the...