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LJW
- Sep 19
- 4 min
Take Part in Your Own Happiness
Can You Find Yourself in these Examples Julia just knew that when she met the right man, things would click in her life. Loneliness...
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LJW
- Aug 27
- 4 min
When Dreams Don’t Come True
“You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream." C. S. Lewis What now? You are in your 60’s, 70’s or older and...
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LJW
- May 15
- 4 min
Have We Made Happiness Too Hard to Find?
Did you wake up today feeling down? Do you think you need to do something quickly to overcome that feeling and get your emotions back on...
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LJW
- Apr 23
- 4 min
Conquer the Fears you Face
Is fear good or bad? Let’s have some straight talk about fear first. Fear is one of the most powerful emotions we have. As an analogy,...
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LJW
- Mar 2
- 3 min
What Life Coaching is NOT
Coaching is not therapy or counseling. Therapy or counseling are extremely helpful to delve into your past to see where some issues have...
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LJW
- Feb 17
- 4 min
Find Your Voice
Ideas on How to Speak Up When You're Afraid At around age 55 I found my voice. Before that my voice was that of my husband, or my boss,...
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LJW
- Feb 6
- 4 min
Please join the Moan and Groan Club
Just Kidding! Most of us are not aware we are already members of this club. Our outlook on life has been affected by many things. Maybe...
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LJW
- Jan 5
- 2 min
Focus on the Outcome....
Let that outcome motivate you. Before I realized that Franklin Covey wrote this as one of his 7 habits of Highly Effective People, I...
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LJW
- Dec 15, 2022
- 3 min
Are You Mad at God?
An Ex-Pastor Shares Her Journey. I went to Bible School, graduated, and held a pastoral position in a small, yet powerful church. I...
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LJW
- Oct 27, 2022
- 5 min
How To Speed Up Aging
Are You Doing This to Yourself? Julia retired from a fast-paced corporate job about three years ago. At first, she had a difficult time...
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LJW
- Aug 29, 2022
- 3 min
A Tale of Three Marriages
Two didn't deserve me. I married two men who didn’t deserve me. My first marriage was with a man I loved beyond words. He was...
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LJW
- Aug 29, 2022
- 3 min
What to Say When Someone Has Passed Away
The only two words that help When someone in your life circle passes away, everyone in that circle feels the heaviness of grief in one...
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LJW
- Apr 9, 2022
- 2 min
I Can’t Unsee What I Saw in the Store. She Got Away With It.
About eight months ago I was shopping in one of my favorite home goods stores. I was basically waiting for a lady to clear the isle so I...
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LJW
- Apr 5, 2022
- 2 min
Everyday Happiness-How to have it!
Has it been a while since you felt happy? Perhaps you think it's a "pie in the sky" kind of feeling, that others have. It could be...
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LJW
- Apr 5, 2022
- 5 min
Parenting Adult Children Can be Agony. Like an Unexpected Gut Punch.
The Agony of Parenting Adult Kids.
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LJW
- Feb 3, 2022
- 3 min
Abandoned Mom
How to survive birthdays, holidays, and special events. I have three wonderful moms in my immediate circle of friends who have been...
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LJW
- Jan 22, 2022
- 2 min
Are You Comfortably Stuck Where You Don't Want to Be?
Time To Break Free. What are you getting out of feeling stuck? It’s serving you somehow. When I stayed in an unsatisfying controlling...
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LJW
- Jan 22, 2022
- 3 min
What Burt, my anxious 8 year old cat, taught me about life.
Burt is an anxiety ridden cat. He didn’t start out that way. He was a small puff of gray fur that cuddled into my warm embrace. I...
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LJW
- Jan 20, 2022
- 2 min
Life Coaching at this point in life? YES!
5 great reasons to enlist the help of a Life Coach Coaching helps you move from feeling stuck to find a new path. A life change, anything...
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