Thoughts
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Just Write.
Just write. Write for you. Write for your peace. Write for your soul. Write for your hope. Write for your grief. Write for your pain. Write for your joy. Write for your sorrow. Write for your journey. So what if no one reads it. So what if nothing ‘becomes of it.’ Do it for you. Do it for your soul. Do it for your joy. Write for your peace. Write because you love it. Write because you love it. What a foreign concept to me for many years. Do it because it brings you happiness. Do it because you love it. I love to write. I do. It makes me…
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Memories
When you think about loved ones or friends that you have lost, what do you remember most? What character trait sticks out to you? Do you remember their laugh, the smell of their perfume, their favorite color, or maybe their favorite meal? Many studies tell us that smell is one of the strongest senses linked to our memories. My Oma and Opa’s house always smelled of mothballs. When I smell them it brings a joy to my heart and many childhood memories. The memories of playing on the steps for hours with my nephew, brother and cousins going through the mountains of magazines that Oma and Opa had saved. Playing…
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The Journey
They say, “the first step is the hardest,” but is it really? Is the first step the hardest? Is the first workout the hardest? Is the first of week of school the most difficult? Have we been lead astray? Saying, “the first step is the hardest,” in general is a decent statement to help motivate someone to start moving in the “right” direction. Some of us need that first nudge to move forward… but really… is it the first step… If we step back (haha) and really look at most situations/goals/things that need done, it is never the first step that is the hardest. I would venture to say that…
