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Book Review: Past Tense By Shawn Kilgarlin

PAST TENSE 365 Daily Tools for Putting Stress Behind You – for Good! By:  Shawn Kilgarlin Published:  April 1, 2013 **** In this reader- and consumer-friendly, stress-beating, daily dose of relief book, Shawn Kilgarlin (with help from her husband Ron and crackerjack editor Skip Press) provides solutions to any triggered stress response that may darken…
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A Little Monday Inspiration

Taken from JESUS CALLING by Sarah Young: The most persistent choice you face is whether to trust Me or to worry.  You will never run out of things to worry about, but you can choose to trust Me no matter what.  I am a chronic worrier.  I worry about an impending snow storm.  I worry…
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A Little Monday Inspiration

Find a way to enjoy parts of every run. Most of your runs should be mostly enjoyable. Jeff Galloway, an American Olympian and lifetime runner I really don’t like running.  I’m not good at it.  I don’t run fast.  But, I get it done a few times a week.  Although, in order to get it…
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A Little Monday Inspiration

It is far better to be exhausted from success than to be rested from failure. Mary Kay Ash, founder of Mary Kay Cosmetics, Inc. Mary Kay Ash didn’t become the successful and powerful woman she was by sitting around waiting for opportunities to come to her.  She did it by working hard, praising God, and…
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A Little Monday Inspiration

Every time I go out there, I win.  Every time I finish the task that I’ve set before myself, I win again. David James Elliott, actor A few months ago, I wrote to our daily newspaper and let them know I would be interested in reviewing books for their Sunday feature.  A couple weeks ago,…
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A Little Monday Inspiration

Do not fear going forward slowly: fear only to stand still. Chinese Proverb I’ve been frustrated with the slow movement of the scale.  I feel like I’ve been eating better and running harder and yet the scale isn’t moving.  This quote spoke to me this morning and maybe it will help you too. Keep moving…
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A Little Monday Inspiration

Inaction breeds doubt and fear.  Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy. Dale Carnegie, author and lecturer What are you afraid to do? Is there a goal you are hesitant to work on?  Sitting at home or work…
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A Little Monday Inspiration

If we wait for the moment when everything, absolutely everything, is ready, we shall never begin. Ivan Turgenev, Russian novelist and playwright Are you waiting to start on that new resolution?  Are you waiting for a Monday, or when this project is done at work, or when the kids are older, or when I feel…
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A Little Monday Inspiration

Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one think of changing himself. Leo Tolstoy If we could all just be a little kinder, a little more giving, share what we have, and be thankful…..wouldn’t the world be a better place?  Change starts with me….and you.
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This Christmas….Be Yourself

I don’t know about you, but when I entertain, this is NOT how my table looks.  I don’t have this kind of talent and doubt I ever will.  As I was thinking about Mary and Martha (see previous post), I ran across this quote, which reminded me…to just be myself.  When you are entertaining, try…
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Stacie's bookshelf: read-in-2023

The Lazy Genius Kitchen: Have What You Need, Use What You Have, and Enjoy It Like Never Before
Your Table Is Ready: Tales of a New York City Maître D'
The Royal Governess: A Novel of Queen Elizabeth II's Childhood
Food Fight
Spare
Foster
This Time Tomorrow
To Bless the Space Between Us: A Book of Blessings
Kiss Me in the Coral Lounge: Intimate Confessions from a Happy Marriage
Save What's Left
Remarkably Bright Creatures
The Galveston Diet: The Doctor-Developed, Patient-Proven Plan to Burn Fat and Tame Your Hormonal Symptoms
Golden Hills
The Girl with the Louding Voice
The Favor
Small Things Like These
This Is How I Lied
Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital
Audrey L and Audrey W: Best Friends-ish: Book 1
Audrey L and Audrey W: True Creative Talents: Book 2
Chasing Giants: In Search of the World's Largest Freshwater Fish
The Puzzler: One Man's Quest to Solve the Most Baffling Puzzles Ever, from Crosswords to Jigsaws to the Meaning of Life
In Conclusion, Don't Worry About It
It Is Well With My Soul: My Story
Have I Told You This Already?: Stories I Don’t Want to Forget to Remember
Book Lovers
A Girl Called Samson
Finn and the Feline Frenemy
The Levee
The Golden Spoon
Only the Beautiful
Live Wire: Long-Winded Short Stories
The Sisters Sweet
Fish in a Tree
This Tender Land
Intermittent Fasting Transformation: The 45-Day Program for Women to Lose Stubborn Weight, Improve Hormonal Health, and Slow Aging
The Mostly True Story of Tanner and Louise
Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice from Dear Sugar
Ben Y and the Ghost in the Machine
The Great Gilly Hopkins
BenBee and the Teacher Griefer
We Should Not Be Friends: The Story of a Friendship
Blue Highways: A Journey into America
Beyond the Point
The Family
Hamnet
The Bookstore Sisters
And Finally: Matters of Life and Death
The Cactus
Black Cake
Ban This Book
Passing
I'm Glad My Mom Died
These Precious Days: Essays
Evidence of the Affair
The Night Travelers
Out of the Corner
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
One Day in December

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