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Learning to fly like a butterfly

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Have you been through difficult circumstances that make it difficult to be free? Are you hanging on to elements of your past that bring you down? Do you want to be free? Join me and several other women as we share our stories of difficulty and of freedom.  

Learning to fly like a butterfly

Lessons from a Butterfly

Some cultures believe that butterflies represent the human soul, that through their transformation from a caterpillar they symbolize rebirth. I’m not sure how old I was, but I remember being taught in school about butterflies. And three things have stayed in my memory all these years. Caterpillars eat a lot. That’s pretty much all they [...]

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Worms Gross Me Out!

Worms are gross! Let me be blunt. They make my skin crawl and my teeth clench. Have you ever known a child who liked playing with worms? Yeah, well … that wasn’t me! My grandfather fished a lot when I was a kid and I remember he would buy worms for his adventures and it always [...]

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Dance to the Music: Simple Steps to Get Your Groove On!

I love to dance. I love to watch dancing. I love anything dance related! When I was a kid, I would put together little dance routines and perform for anyone unfortunate enough to come to my house for a visit. Now let me say, I wasn’t like one of this kids you see on the [...]

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Recycle Me Please!

Do you recycle?             You know … sort your garbage by type?             Do you have a compost pile?             Do you garden?   Maybe you said yes to all of the above, and if you did, “Hats off to you!” I like the idea of doing all of those things, but [...]

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No One Understands Me!

I imagine that whatever you have experienced, whatever you have suffered, and whatever you have endured is completely unique – completely different that anything I have described in this series. As a result, you have probably felt like no one could possibly understand what you have been through. No one knows how those things impacted you, [...]

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Vaccinate My Mind: Repeat Doses Necessary!

If you’ve been keeping up with the latest news, then you’ve heard that this year’s flu vaccine will be nearly identical to last years. As a result, many health officials have stated that it may not be necessary for healthy children and adults to get the vaccine if they had it last year. Essentially, your vaccine [...]

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Tilling For the Mind

How’s your memory? I mean if you try to remember something from your childhood, from last year, or last week, how do you do? It seems like with each child I have had my memory has gotten worse. My poor husband often gets frustrated with me that I can’t remember what he asked me yesterday [...]

Bye-Bye Segments Hello Whole

Have you ever felt like you had to say something, but you really didn’t want to? Maybe your heart started racing or your hands got sweaty or maybe you  felt sick to your stomach. With me it’s all of the above. When I feel like I  need to say or do something that my flesh doesn’t [...]

Fed But Still Malnourished

Rebeccas’ Story: Her father’s anger brewed with each beer he drank. She could see it building up. She knew what was coming. Retreating to her room she hoped and prayed that he would pass out. She knew locking her door would just make things worse, so she sat … and she waited. Moments later she [...]

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