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Finding My Secret Gardens
A few days ago, while I was at work, I remembered something. I was tired, bored, ready to go home; I was generally just fed up and grumpy. But as I worked, I remembered something that I hadn’t thought of in years. When I was in my younger teens, I decided almost subconsciously that I would start to see the beauty in everyday life. I’ve been reading The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett, and it has awakened a wonder for the world around me that I think I had lost. The joy the children see as the spring arrives, and the wonder they have as they watch everything grow…
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What I’ll Remember Most
Hello, everyone!It’s Amelia writing today. It’s hard to believe that it’s already 2022! For me, the start of the year is usually pretty stressful. I put a lot of pressure on myself to start changing my life and I try to make it “perfect” to set the year off right. But, crazily enough, rarely do my plans succeed. And not only that, but it seems that many things usually get in the way of these plans. When I look back at my life, I find that the first week of January is usually a disappointing one. I look back at journals and see some of the struggles I’ve gone through…
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In the Midst of Hardship
Amidst all the preparations for the oh-so-special Thanksgiving meal, I had a few thoughts that I wanted to share with you. For some people, the holidays can be very painful. The last few years have been particularly hard for me and my family, especially around the holiday season. Sometimes it seems like I’m faking it. I smile, I laugh, I eat turkey and dressing and play games. How can I let myself enjoy it all when deep down there is so much pain? I feel as if I’m waving away the pain, acting as though it never happened. But I have come to realize that enjoying the times I have…
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Each Small Commitment
Hello, everyone! This is Amelia writing today. With NanoWrimo upon us, I thought that it would be a great time to bring up the topic of commitment. For those who may not know, NanoWrimo is a time when many writers set out to write 50,000 words in thirty days. This is my first time to participate in it, and I am realizing just how much of a commitment it is! In this post, I’d like to talk a little bit about what commitment means, an example of commitment, and what comes from our commitments. Commitment means a dedication to a cause, even when that cause gets long and unappealing. One…
