Que?

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What happened?
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I am culpable...

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Who the hell is Mea Culpa and why is she always apologizing for everything?
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-Karen

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Chapters in your life...

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How do you define your days? Do you measure them sometimes? A good day? A bad day? Or just another day? I always think about each day. I give it a rating. Some days are dreadful. I wouldn't want them back. But, then there are days like today when everything goes so smoothly...like crystal clear water in a lake that is smooth and without ripples. Rare, I know, but I have seen one of those days on Lake Michigan and it was eerily spectacular. Today was a crystal clear, ripple-less day. One that I will measure with gratitude and love. And to finish this day off with a hot cup of chamomile tea with a touch of honey bear honey, well, that's the icing on the water.
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Don't Look Back...

- Boston (click here)

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Don't look back, the morning's breaking
It's been too long since I felt this way
I don't mind when I'm not taking
The morning's coming
Today is the day
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I can't see why it took so long
Just to realize
I'm much too strong now
To close my eyes.
It's holding me down, I'll turn it around
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[Chorus]
Hey, don't you see the time is running
Hey, see me on the road and running.
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From the way I've left behind.
It's a blind hall faster when I'm away
I see myself in a brand new way
The sun is shining
The clouds are breaking'
Cause I can't lose now
There's nothing to pay.
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I can tell
There's no more time left to criticize
I see what I did not meet my eyes
It's leading me on.
But I can be strong.
Oh, yes I can
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[Chorus]
Oh, the sun is shining, and I'm on the go.
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Don't look back, the morning's breaking
It's been too long since I felt this way
I don't mind when I'm not taking
The morning's coming
Today is the day
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Don't look back.
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Back in the swing of things...

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School was back in session. That is easy to tell for me because I hear car doors slamming out front between 6:30 and 7:15 am because many kids get dropped of in front of our house instead of at the school. Annoying for sleeping purposes. I get up for a short time to make sure KJ is up then return to bed for an hour or two.
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I am reading a good book now. Eat, Pray, Love. Elizabeth Gilbert writes like I think! Love her style!
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Humility, gratitude, unconditional love

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These are three things I felt today as I spent time with a dear friend. In life, you learn lessons almost daily. Some are the smaller kind that may mean something but not really life changing. The bigger lessons will redirect you onto a different path because they mean that much to you.
The biggest lessons can change your life in the most meaningful ways to make you a better human being. I know I am a better human being after today.
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Ring in the new year...move on to being better...

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Let there be peace on earth and let it begin with me. Let there be peace on earth, the peace that was meant to be... Lyrics here
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Tell the truth, to everyone about everything, then live your truth, in every moment and in every way, and you will be happy forever in your heart, for truth makes the spirit soar, truth sets the mind free, truth opens the heart, and truth ignites the passion and releases the love of the soul ---from Happier than God by Neale Donald Walsch
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Here's to a great start in 2009...

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Happy New Year!!!
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May this year bring you all that you are working towards. Be good to yourself and learn from mistakes made. You can only take care of your end. Others have to deal with theirs. You can't control what others think, only yourself. Be content with your decisions.
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