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Saving babies.

“I have so much to accomplish today that I must meditate for two hours instead of one.” Mahatma Gandhi Well it seems I have some forced time on my hands this past week and so I find myself back at the keyboard to write. It’s a good thing… which brings me to my point. SlowingContinue reading “Saving babies.”

Posted byshelleylynnMay 19, 2022Posted inUncategorized1 Comment on Saving babies.

The helpless independent.

“Sometimes life is too hard to be alone, and sometimes life is too good to be alone.” Elizabeth Gilbert I just had surgery yesterday. I needed to get my bunions fixed. I hate even saying that! It makes me sound old and frail. I know that is silly but still… It’s my foot and IContinue reading “The helpless independent.”

Posted byshelleylynnMay 14, 2022Posted inUncategorizedLeave a comment on The helpless independent.

My friend Fred.

“Fearless is not the absence of fear. Fearless is living in spite of those things that scare you.” Taylor Swift Is there any such thing as being fearless? Over and over I have heard people make a comment about others appearing to be fearless. “I wish I could be more like them, they are notContinue reading “My friend Fred.”

Posted byshelleylynnMarch 4, 2022Posted inUncategorized1 Comment on My friend Fred.

The laws of division.

The Law of Division observes that over time, a category tends to divide and become two or more categories. How much time does that division take? It seems to be that two years is sufficient in some cases. A category, let’s say humans, tending to divide into two or more categories, let’s say the anti and theContinue reading “The laws of division.”

Posted byshelleylynnFebruary 11, 2022Posted inUncategorized1 Comment on The laws of division.

Go easy on me.

Title sound familiar? It probably does unless you haven’t turned on a radio in the past month. The new song from Adele has been played over and over and over again. It is a beautiful song and I love hearing it. Who doesn’t love listening to Adele. Today I found myself listening a little closerContinue reading “Go easy on me.”

Posted byshelleylynnJanuary 7, 2022January 7, 2022Posted inUncategorized2 Comments on Go easy on me.

My book, my baby.

“You know, sometimes all you need is twenty seconds of insane courage. Just literally twenty seconds of just embarrassing bravery. And I promise you, something great will come of it.” Benjamin Mee, We Bought a Zoo Last May I published a post about writing a book. I have had some people asking how it’s coming.Continue reading “My book, my baby.”

Posted byshelleylynnDecember 28, 2021Posted inUncategorized2 Comments on My book, my baby.

30 cows, 28 chicken.

“If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.” Wayne Dyer 30 cows, 28 chicken. How many didn’t? The answer is 10. The answer doesn’t make sense does it? Or… maybe it does. Maybe if you look at it a different way. Maybe if your perspective alters just aContinue reading “30 cows, 28 chicken.”

Posted byshelleylynnNovember 26, 2021December 6, 2021Posted inUncategorizedLeave a comment on 30 cows, 28 chicken.

A TV show review.

There is a new Netflix show out right now that seems to be all the rage. It is called Maid and is based on a memoir written by Stephanie Land. It is getting a lot of recognition on social media… a lot of talk around the water cooler… a lot of praise. If you haven’tContinue reading “A TV show review.”

Posted byshelleylynnNovember 11, 2021Posted inUncategorizedLeave a comment on A TV show review.

The second fire.

“You don’t always have to be holding up the walls. Sometimes the walls are there for you to lean on.” Me At first I didn’t want to write this because I had already written a post about a fire. But then… Then my neighbors garage burnt to the ground and once again, I was inspiredContinue reading “The second fire.”

Posted byshelleylynnOctober 19, 2021October 20, 2021Posted inUncategorized2 Comments on The second fire.

The green monster.

“Blowing out someone else’s candle doesn’t make yours shine any brighter.” Unknown Jealousy is a funny thing. We all suffer from it I think. We just don’t admit it. It comes in different forms. And it is not always what we think it is. The obvious state of jealousy that comes in the form ofContinue reading “The green monster.”

Posted byshelleylynnOctober 14, 2021October 14, 2021Posted inUncategorized1 Comment on The green monster.

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