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“You can mimic the result, but not the creativity.” Dear Universe, I used to have a friend who would change based on who she was dating. One boyfriend was a huge football fan. Suddenly, my friend started wearing jerseys and wouldn’t miss Sunday night game time. The next boyfriend was philanthropic so she started volunteering her time in the community. …
“When you feel like you’ve surrendered, surrender some more.” Dear Universe, I’m a firm believer that life, like nature, has seasons. Sometimes it’s the season of planting a seed, or the season of watching it bloom, or the season of letting it go. Each season brings a lesson to be learned—a way for our souls to grow. When we can …
“It was amazing how you could get so far from where you’d planned, and yet find it was exactly were you needed to be.” ~Sarah Dessen Dear Universe, What a month it has been. It’s funny how most days can come and go, one blending into another, with nothing significant or out of the ordinary distinguishing one from the next. …
“We have to dare to be ourselves, however frightening or strange that self may prove to be.” ~May Sarton Dear Universe, Recently I was reading a story of someone who has a high profile, successful career. But the story wasn’t about her success. The story was about how she was hiding who she really was for fear of being criticized …
“Love is a choice. Drama is also a choice. So the question is which one would you rather be surrounded by?” Dear Universe, If there’s one thing I don’t enjoy in my life, it’s drama. Truth be told, it wasn’t always this way. For years, I was surrounded by drama: at work, in friendships, in romance. The thing is I …
“Beliefs are choices. First you choose your beliefs. Then your beliefs affect your choices.” ~Roy T. Bennett Dear Universe, The other day I had a dentist appointment. I know most people dread the dentist, and I admit it’s not my favorite place in the world to be, but I have such a lovely dental hygienist that it makes the visits …
“When nothing is sure, everything is possible” ~Margaret Dabble Dear Universe, Wherever I am, I like to surround myself with things that inspire me. In my office at work, there are a variety of things I can turn to in a moment’s notice from my insightful word magnets, to my infuser air freshener in a bottle marked “love,” to my …
“You want to know how the strings are pulled, but why do you insist on looking for the strings? Feast instead at the magic before you.” Dear Universe, When I was a little girl, I loved watching magic tricks. It didn’t matter if it was one of my older brothers doing a card trick or a T.V. special complete with …