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didn’t make it pass day 3

February 6, 2013by unpacktherat Leave a comment

So I didn’t make it pass day three of “May Cause Miracles.”  That’s right, it was so easy, I said.  A snap.  “I can do this!” But life has a […]

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freedom, habits, lessons, miracles, sadness, spirit, stress
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I repeat.

January 22, 2013by unpacktherat Leave a comment

Old habits die hard. Old belief are nearly impossible to kill. I am moving to a different journey.   And it isn’t because I have succeeded at this journey, it’s because […]

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emotional, growth, habits, invent
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Thirteen days of 2013

January 13, 2013by unpacktherat 1 Comment

This time of year is particularly hard for me.  Not to go into any depressing details, because I know everyone shares having events, both good and bad, that change the course of […]

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habits, life, mental, sadness, spirit
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Out of the snail box

August 10, 2012by unpacktherat Leave a comment

I am currently drowning in a sea of paper.  Paper that I never ask to recieve.  All junk.  Junk snail mail. We closed on our new house in April, and I still […]

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choice, clutter, habits, learn, to-do, visual, waste
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learn from the sunflower

July 26, 2012by unpacktherat Leave a comment

This beautiful sunflower shows all the hope and promise of life.  I am here, I am happy, I am spectacular.  Bring it on. I am ready. What a glorious sight. […]

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choice, exercise, growth, habits, life, nature, to-do
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Free from the grip

July 18, 2012by unpacktherat 3 Comments

This is basically how I feel and what I believe in a nut shell. Please watch and actually take a moment to see how materialism has shaped your life.  I […]

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accomplishment, change, choice, consumerism, economy, freedom, growth, habits, money, society, soul, Uncategorized
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Better today

June 17, 2012by unpacktherat Leave a comment

Today I learned from the other day and simply removed myself from a conversation of which I didn’t want to participate in, and I am proud of myself. It was […]

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choice, easy, freedom, habits, listen
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I let myself down

June 14, 2012by unpacktherat Leave a comment

I have to fess up today I did something that I have tried to stop doing…..getting into conversations that make me says things just to be nice, rather then just […]

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create, exercise, habits, lessons, life, listen

Negative force

March 21, 2012by unpacktherat Leave a comment

There’s something out there that wants to take me down.  I swear, I am doing all I can and bad sh*t keeps happening. This morning, I was on my way […]

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choice, easy, growth, habits, life, moving on, waste

Mean people

March 19, 2012by unpacktherat Leave a comment

For life of me I do not understand mean people.  I know what bitchy is, and I know what angry is and I am fine with both those in limited […]

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habits, learn, lessons, letting go, life, soul, spirit

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