Category Archives: Personal Growth

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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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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Good Grief

Posted on September 11, 2011 by sac

Ten years ago today, I went on a hike with the love of my life, while my baby girl was tucked safely away at a campsite at the water’s edge of Lake Powell.  When we learned of the day’s tragic … Continue reading →

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When A Poem Moves You

Posted on July 16, 2011 by sac

Everyone knows I love a good quote.  Sometimes though, a poem will stand out as something that provokes me to be still for a moment and take in the intention. Lately? Of course, Lesser’s recommendation to those that are interested … Continue reading →

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The Art of Letting Go

Posted on July 7, 2011 by sac

I have reached the section of Elizabeth Lesser’s book about death, so hang in with me because there is much to write about. I agree that the great human fear is death. Sometimes more than a physical death, many of … Continue reading →

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Sisterhood

Posted on July 5, 2011 by sac

I was not given a sister as a sibling in this life, yet I have still been blessed with many of them.  Once upon a time as a child, for whatever reason, I did not trust my fellow female species. … Continue reading →

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