Excerpt: Don’t forget to listen to your little voices

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Don’t forget to listen to your little voices

I hear it. I know you can’t. I wish you could.

It’s that little voice inside of me that tells me I’m doing exactly what I’m meant to do. Funny how something so quiet can speak so loudly. But it does.

I even hear it when I’m sleeping. It comes to me in the quiet of the night, slipping into my dreams, nudging me on. I feel it with every part of my being. It’s how I know that I’m doing exactly what I’m meant to do.

When I was a teen, I thought I had life all figured out. But the older I get, the more I realize how little I knew. Decades later, I’m still learning and growing and figuring life out.

There is one thing I have figured out, though, one thing I’m certain of. Each of us has a gift, a talent. You just have to find yours.

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Some of the best moments in life are those you never see coming.

 Friends you didn’t expect to see.

 Quiet time you didn’t expect to have.

 A special something from a special someone who knew how to make you smile.

A hug from a child when you’re drowning in life.

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Remember those grieving this holiday season

Here is my Sunday newspaper column, Enjoy!

I love Christmas.

I love everything about it.

The sights and sounds and smells. Spending time with family and friends. Listening to Christmas carols. Wrapping gifts. And the food. The fabulous food I only get to eat this time of the year.

And yet, for as much joy as this holiday brings, it also brings a sleigh full of sadness.

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Words and actions matter

As the new school year shifts into high gear, I’m reminded of a conversation that occurred as my days as a senior at Northeastern High School were coming to an end.

A teacher asked me if I had any words of wisdom, anything that I thought she should know that would help her be a better instructor. I was surprised that a teacher would actually ask a student for advice or feedback.

My respect for her deepened that day, as her sincerity was apparent. She really cared about what I thought.

Imagine, a teacher asking me for advice. Wow. That was a new one.

I remember telling her..

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Why do guys (sometimes) lie?

Why do guys always say what they think we want to hear and not what they really think?

For example, if I asked Hubs if I’m fat, he’ll say no. But I know that he really thinks: Well, you are getting a little porky around the middle but I’m not going to say anything or you’ll be mad and I won’t get any love forever and ever!

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My latest column

Here's my Smart magazine column. ENJOY! 

My second home is the grocery store. Seriously, I’m there practically every day. It seems that I can’t keep enough cereal, milk and yogurt in the house.

Oh, and bananas!

Just ask Hubs, who doubles over when he sees the grocery bills. But, hey, with two sons packing lunches every day, I’m giving that store scanner something to beep about.

I remember when a box of cereal used to last a week. Now, maybe a day.

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