With the start of a new year, goal setting is high on everyone’s minds. It is a new beginning and as such a perfect time to start changing your life. I just hope that as you think about the coming year, as you set those goals that you want to achieve, to accomplish, that you […]
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My family went through a lot when I was 15. My younger brother passed away and there was a lot of extra stress on top of that. I remember one time during that year when my mom pulled me out of school. She took me hiking in the nearby national park. It was a wonderful
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THE BEAUTY OF AN ALTO: THE HARMONY OF THE INTROVERT/EXTROVERT RELATIONSHIP (Originally published on my www.raisingmydreams.com blog) Related Products Be Kind Tee Just Be Tee Be Courageous Be Yourself Tee View More Products Recent Posts Post Archive by Category Connection with God Connection with Self Connection with Family Connection with Each Other
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Last summer I took my 3 yr. old to a birthday party. While all the other kids ran around and went up and down the slide, my daughter watched, and watched, and watched. At one point she moved closer to the side but would not go much farther without me by her side. I remember
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Temper tantrum. I think that we have all been there. There is a reason why the phrase temper tantrum exists. It’s common. Though I think that temper is probably not the best title for it. There are so many more emotions involved than anger. But, in any case, tantrums or perhaps more accurate, meltdowns do
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Being a parent and constantly having a child want your attention, climbing all over you and sometimes talking incessantly can really wear on an introvert’s battery, it does mine. On especially difficult days, I am barely holding my frustration inside (if I’m even holding it inside) by the end of the day and seriously needing
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This past year and a half was insanely busy for us. We remodeled the kitchen of the house we were living in, sold that house within 24 hours of putting it up for sale, and then we moved for 8 months while we built our own house. My husband is a general contractor which means
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About a month ago I got a text from my mom. She was letting me know about an event at the local zoo called Frogs and Fairy Tales. It’s where all the kids that day dress up as princesses and other fairy tale characters and they have special treats and exhibits on reptiles. My mom
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Not all introverts are shy. Not all highly sensitive introverts are shy either. Shyness is, to put it simply, anxiety in social situations and while there may be a correlation at times with introverts and highly sensitive people, it does not mean that if you are an introvert and or highly sensitive that you are
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There have been several times that my mom has made the comment how I was just like my daughter when I was younger. What’s funny, is that she is not just so much like me when I was younger, she is so much like me right now. Even though I am an adult now, I
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