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What Will I "Miss"

We all have our “thinking spaces”.   For some it is in nature.   For my sweetheart it is in the shower.   For me, it’s taking walks.   And I just got back from a long one, which means I have had some thinking time. Today I thought about death.   It’s not a new topic to me, in fact my brain sometimes jumps to it even when I wish it wouldn’t, and I have to squeeze my eyes shut and wish the thoughts away.   But today I allowed them to stay, tried to “welcome” them, as much as one can welcome thoughts of death. And I began thinking about things I might MISS after I die.   My rational brain quickly jumped in to correct my day dreaming – “You can’t MISS anything after you are dead,” it correctly asserted.   Alright then, if I won’t actually MISS them in the sense that I currently understand missing , what things might I be sad or disappointed I could no longer experience (yes, I know that sadness and disappointment won’t be emotions avail...

Starbucks January Tumbler - A Different Location EVERY SINGLE DAY IN JANUARY

I DID IT!!!!   I tackled a BIG new project, and I succeeded!!!! This is the WINNER POSE at our house.  All big accomplishments are celebrated with a WINNER POSE! Those of you who know me know that I always have a project, okay, SEVERAL PROJECTS, happening simultaneously…  There was the huge Trader Joe’s project in 2014 – I reviewed a Trader Joe’s product every single day of the year (I still add to that blog periodically by reviewing more).*  In 2016 I started Kindness Activist – where I write about kind things people do in the hopes of inspiring more kindness…**  I often have “Project Warmth” going on our front gate – giving away warm clothing to passersby.***  And I always have a “Photo A Day” project going, though 2014 is the only one that I have taken the time to compile and complete so far.**** So, given my love of projects (and apparent OCD-like nature in terms of said projects…) it should come as no surprise to you that when I got a S...