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Perhaps I should have published this a few days ago when the holiday of the day was Bad Poetry Day. Unfortunately it didn’t occur to me then. But it’s here now so I’m sharing it with you.
I never claimed to be a poet. In fact, I never write poetry. This just came to me and I had to share it. I take responsibility for releasing it out into the world but I am making the disclaimer that I do not consider it to be poetry or a work of art. I do however deeply believe in the message it proclaims. I also believe that understanding this and using it to your advantage is one of the keys to great happiness in your holidays and every day.

I invite you to read, enjoy, chuckle and then take matters into your own hands.

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What do you do when you receive a gift? Do you say, “Oh, you shouldn’t have” or “Don’t waste your money on me”? Do you set it aside to open later? Or do you allow yourself to experience the real joy of receiving a gift?

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When I took our dog to the vet for his spring check up a couple of months ago he was a bit heavier than we like him to be. Of course, we wanted him to lose some weight, but we didn’t want to do anything drastic, so we started talking about the exercise he got and what he was eating. During that conversation we discovered that mom was feeding him level scoops of food and everyone else was letting it mound over the top of the scoop. So we decided to simply level the scoops again and also to recommit to his daily trail walks/runs.

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Today’s post is reprinted with permission from Ann Quasman’s last Woman Talk Live newsletter. Her advice is especially important when we get all caught up in the extra-long to-do lists we are plugging through before any holiday or celebration.

“The time to relax is when you don’t have time for it.”
~ Sidney J. Harris

I don’t know if anyone else can relate to this or not. I have a “to do” list that looks several miles long. Even if I lived for another 150 years, the stuff on the list would probably not get done unless I immediately hire a staff who takes care of all of the details.

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  Today is national ‘take a walk in the park day’. In honor of that I’m posting my own top 10 list, Top Ten Reasons to Take a Hike  10 Reasons to Take a Hike breathe fresh air (or at least different air) get out in the sunshine (helps your body make vitamin D and you’ll [...]

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