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There’s No Prize For Being The Biggest Giver
I used to think that being the biggest giver was who I wanted to be. Unselfishly, I gave more than my share in everything and in every relationship I had. I gave until it hurt – because it hurt when … Continue reading
Posted in divorce, finding happiness at 50, inspiration, love
Tagged giving more, healthy choices, letting go, receiving less, relationships, toxic relationships, truth
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Falling Down and Getting Back Up
Seven days cold turkey – check. One slip up on the night of Day Seven – yup. Decided that one slip up doesn’t mean I have to start back at Day One – check. Monday full of strife from the … Continue reading
Posted in addiction, daily prompt, divorce, finding happiness at 50, inspiration, the daily post, women 50
Tagged bad behavior, breaking bad habits, changes, cigarettes, cold turkey, ex-wife of a narcissist, healthy choices, quitting smoking, relationships, stress of divorce, thoughts, truth, withdrawal
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One Slip Up
Ok, I’ve got to be honest here. Today, on Day 7, I slipped and had one. It didn’t even taste good and I have guilt over it. At any point while I was smoking, I could have stopped, but I … Continue reading
Conversations With Myself
Do you ever stop and listen to the thoughts you have all day long? Are you ever aware of the conversations you have with yourself or better said, yourselves? Because yesterday was a tremendously hard day for me and my … Continue reading
Posted in 50 years old, addiction, finding happiness at 50, inspiration, love, women 50
Tagged cold turkey, compassion, excuses, failure, gratitude for kindness, healthy choices, kids say the darndest things, looking for advice, nicotine, quitting smoking, starting over, talking to myself, thoughts, vape
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