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The flimsy door
“By choosing healthy over skinny you are choosing self-love over self-judgment. You are beautiful!” ~ Steve Maraboli I saw this on Pinterest and, while I understand and appreciate the purpose of the article, I am disgusted by the photograph chosen to represent the “problem area.” If that represents fat in our society, then God help us… Read more
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Truths and Roses
Sometimes when I see a rose as perfect as this I can almost hear God saying, “You try to make something this beautiful. Oh, you can’t? That’s right. Fuck you; I’m God.” Truths and roses have thorns about them. ~Henry David Thoreau Read more
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The Chair
In 2008 I bought several pieces of antique furniture. Some of the pieces needed some cleaning up. I started doing little things here and there to clean up the decades’ worth of stuff that had accumulated over the years. And then a little more. And then even more. As it turns out that kind of… Read more
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In the path of the tornado
Shawshank Redemption is one of my favorite movies. It is one of few that I can watch over and over and never tire of seeing. Like any great movie, it takes you through a wide spectrum of emotions and has characters that you can like and/or relate to. And when this movie was cast, superb… Read more
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Things That Amaze Me
In our world with all of the information to which we have access few things are left to amaze people. Frequently I fall in to the group of people who is not often awestruck. I have seen technology advance at extraordinary rates and doubt that it will do anything but continue to do so. Yet… Read more
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My Dear Friend Ashlie
My friend Ashlie has been diagnosed with breast cancer. On Friday she goes into surgery. Saying she is scared would be an understatement. She has reached out on Facebook to her friends for their prayers and good thoughts. And the responses have been wonderful. I have been praying for her and wishing her healing thoughts.… Read more
Musings by Missy 