Simmer Down

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© 2011 photo heidi heath garwood  ~  Fits of rage never seem to accomplish much good, but can certainly percolate our stress level to boiling.  If only lying on the horn or throwing a rude driver the universal sign of defiance would prompt an apology.  But when has showing our backside ever truly yielded warm… [Continue Reading]

A Burden Shared

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©2011 photo melody white photography ~  “A burden shared is half the burden, a joy shared – double the joy.”  Where would we be without those very special people who delight in our silly antics and weep when our heart is broken?   ”A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world… [Continue Reading]

Relationship Rally

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©2011 photo heidi heath garwood  ~   Relationships can certainly be exhausting at times, yes?  The constant struggle to keep moving forward in equal and honest communiqué, minus a little manipulation or control can nip at the best of us.   Even the most solid unions experience their random upsets and are left in quest of a communications tune-up. … [Continue Reading]

Going Under

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©2011 photo heidi heath garwood ~  A number of years ago off a rugged Northern Maine bluff, a young mother was about to encounter a ferocious altercation with the unruly sea spraying and thrashing at the water’s edge below.  Reany, her husband Andy, and sons Brian, 8, and Drew 10, were overjoyed to be spending… [Continue Reading]

Love Is In The Air

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photo credit: upto6only.com  ~  Love is in the air …. Happy Valentines.  In the flurry of flowers, boxed chocolates and heart-shaped candies, there remains no greater love than that which is given away.  However you find yourself today, feeling alone or breathlessly lightheaded …. there is love for you.   Love was never intended for celebration… [Continue Reading]

A Little Sleep Please

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 ©2011 photo heidi heath garwood ~ I’ve been chatting recently with a lot of folks in a constant struggle to find a healthy sleep rhythm.  Of course, none of us want to live with dark circles under the eyes, but even more important and not to be slipped under the covers and ignored, is that forming sweet patterns of… [Continue Reading]

Insecure No More

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The silky blonde locks spilled strikingly about her porcelain shoulders as steel eyes caught those remarkable features in the looking glass.  “I just hate you,” she erupted in a soliloquy of self-hatred dialogue while repeatedly thrashing a hair brush against one side of her head.  With phone to ear I listened empathetically to the revelation… [Continue Reading]

Hold Your Humor

Hold Your Humor

photo credit: Taylor.McBride™ ~  Want to make people like you a lot … be contagiously happy.  Engage people in laughter and they will never forget you. Humor will lift your spirits and set you apart from the crowd.  A rousing belly chortle delights your insides better than any internal medicine ever will.   Could we really ever write enough about… [Continue Reading]

Butterfly On My Shoulder

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©2011 photo heidi heath garwood  ~  Ever reached that point where the weight of world is crushing down with such fervor, it becomes unbearable to the point that the absolute only words dripping from your lips are; “I must take the day off.”  I’m talking that pressure so heavy on the shoulders that if a… [Continue Reading]

Soul Care

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©2011 photo heidi heath garwood  ~  If we slip the curtain back to reveal an area of internal protest, we may find ourselves overwrought with endless fatigue while sporting a most pleasing facade.  After all, who doesn’t wish to be perceived as putting the reputed best foot forward?  Actually many, but assuming you are one… [Continue Reading]