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Nov.08.2012
I sit in the "In between" on my rock in the sea, I have my feet in the warm water and the blue green depths embrace them like old friends. I lean and look into the rich depths and sunlight creates streams of light within the first few feet of water. I sigh, I am so tired of sighing...
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Nov.02.2012
November 2
VICTORY
Victory is a funny thing. Bursting across the finish line ends the joyful competition and begins the wait until the next endeavor. Pushing for success drops my life off the radar screen. Power can propel me out of range, the center of...
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Oct.26.2012
When my daughter Shanae and I wrote our book "Why Do I Have to Think Like a Man? How to Think Like a Lady and Still Get the Man", it was offered as the woman's perspective on dating and relationships. We talked about the real *ish we go through in the crazy world of dating. Its intent was to...
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May.01.2012
May 1
HOLD CARD
My bottom pulled my hold card to the table top. I turned it over and found I have a bit of value. Each time I turned over my will, my value increased. After many spins, the face cards appear; I’m the Jack, the Queen, the King....
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Apr.28.2012
While eating lunch recently, I couldn’t help but overhear this statement coming from the next table, “My husband has never made enough money for me to be happy, I wish he’d change jobs or do something else.” The words were spoken in a disappointing, almost angry tone.
This touches on the vast...
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Sep.30.2011
Jury of My Peers
The Assistant District Attorney clasped his hands in front, tightened his lips, and addressed the prospective juror holding the mic. The man said he didn’t trust insurance companies. The prosecutor questioned his prejudice, asked him if he couldn't put it aside and judge fairly....
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Mar.18.2011
I wrote this about a month ago. Unfortunately, I needed to hear it for myself today, so I am posting it now. Those who know me will understand.
A fresh week, a fresh day, and of course, fresh snow. Everything today feels fresh.
I have been thinking about the many things I keep inside of me...
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Feb.13.2011
THE BEST THING I EVER FOUND was my own self worth. One day when I was in my early forties, I decided I was not unpleasant to look at, had a satisfactory figure, and best of all, a good brain with various aptitudes of reasonable capability and that was good enough for me. Further, I decided that...
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Oct.04.2010
Former NFL Wife Offers A Straight Talk, No Chaser Retort to the Act Like A Lady, Think Like A Man Phenomenon
-- A resounding retort to Steve Harvey's runaway bestseller "Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man". Setting the record straight on today's playing field is a mother-daughter team...
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Aug.07.2010
Am I getting smaller? Recently I have felt that I am. Often times not by my own choice. I wish it were because of a successful diet. However it is a reduction of a different kind.
As I look around I see alt of ways that we can be reduced. I wish it were more so a practice of simplifying, yet it is...
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