Category Archives: Growth

Oh Great Light of the World

Posted on December 31, 2020 by sac

One year back in high school, I remember my parents and I going to church on New Year’s Eve. Not a service that lasted an hour or two, no, one that lasted all night long. We greeted the new year … Continue reading →

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Going, Going…..Ghana

Posted on April 18, 2018 by sac

I’ve been trying to wrap my mind around this whole “mom of a senior”  thing all year.  Although I have not yet had the time to start writing the book that compares the 10 months of pregnancy to the 10 months … Continue reading →

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Calling All Cowards

Posted on November 27, 2015 by sac

One definition of the word coward is a person who lacks the courage to do or endure dangerous or unpleasant things.  Well, well, well, I think most of us have a little coward coat hiding in our closet, don’t we … Continue reading →

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Beyond the Doorway

Posted on January 2, 2014 by sac

I  received a great gift from a friend for my birthday last year.  It’s a book by Mark Nepo of inspirational stories and musings that often touch me or get me thinking on any given day.   Today’s reading is … Continue reading →

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Co-Dependent…Still No More

Posted on July 17, 2012 by sac

It has baffled me.  This past year, I watched some of my dearest friends go through tough times and I wondered, why do some of us face our greatest fears and are forced to work through them, often in public … Continue reading →

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The Deep End of the Ocean

Posted on April 28, 2012 by sac

Give me a life problem and I will find a metaphor or way to visualize it. I would like to reiterate at this time, that my friends are amazingly patient:) Perhaps it’s the approach of summer, but lately my life … Continue reading →

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Thank you, I accept

Posted on March 16, 2012 by sac

I visualize things when I want to really drive home a point to myself or others.  When I think about what it looks like to surrender and accept a situation, I imagine my hands as they are open and lifted. … Continue reading →

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40-ish

Posted on January 6, 2012 by sac

So here I am, tomorrow I am finally at the age that I have been describing my life to be for some time now…. the middle place. Rather than drudge up the meanings of all this at the moment, let’s explore … Continue reading →

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In Juxtaposition

Posted on December 10, 2011 by sac

I find myself liking the word juxtapose as of late.  It rolls off my tongue and when I checked the meaning, it turns out that the word Juxtapose is from  the 1660s term coined in French from juxta meaning “beside, near” … Continue reading →

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The Measure of Time

Posted on November 18, 2011 by sac

The measure of time happens naturally around the holidays. “When you were this age, you would….” “Do you remember the year when…..” It seems like a natural, for better or worse, time to reflect and reminisce. You leave your present … Continue reading →

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