res·o·lu·tion noun [rez-uh-loo-shuhn] 2. a resolve or determination In a few days we will be turning over the calendar to a new year. During 2012, I will turn 50. I'm not exactly sure how I feel about that. There are still so many things I want to accomplish, places I want to visit. I'm not making any resolutions... that … Continue reading The only obstacle is me
Tag: responsibility
Paper chase
My husband and I are feuding ~ a bloodless, passive-aggressive war of wills. Issuing blame to the person who fired the first salvo would depend on who you ask. Of course, I point the accusing finger at him. I hypothesize that the average male, being able to stand for half of his bathroom duties (I said … Continue reading Paper chase
In a fishbowl
Not one day, one hour can pass without some fragment of our lives being broadcast to the world. A simple question is transformed into an indictment against our very existence. An innocent photo can be manipulated, twisted into the most grotesque caricature. Where once rumors would range only as far as the next office, or … Continue reading In a fishbowl
Forgiveness
Never does the human soul appear so strong as when it foregoes revenge and dares to forgive an injury ~ Edwin Hubbel Chapin I forgave someone this past weekend for something that happened a very long time ago. All these years I thought I had made it clear that I longer harbored bad feelings, but … Continue reading Forgiveness
Rules of the game
I am a bona fide soccer mom and coach's wife. I've seen the game from both sides of the pitch, the good and the bad. My daughter began playing soccer when she was five. She’s still involved in the game, playing on club teams in college, and refereeing and coaching rec league games. My husband … Continue reading Rules of the game
Attention dog guardians
I have a dog ~ a slightly overweight, exceptionally needy, very sweet, embarrassingly cowardly, chocolate Lab named Hershey. Most mornings she joins me on short walks around our block. When she's out with me, she's on a leash. Two reasons - one) she is very much like a teenager with selective hearing. She doesn't mind … Continue reading Attention dog guardians
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