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I am an "accidental blogger". When I launched my writing career in March of 2014, one of the things that I decided to include was my journaling, which I have always found to be a comforting and therapeutic endeavor.  It was a big risk to open myself up in such a public forum, but it has taught me that, for the most part, we share far more experiences than we think. It's comforting to know I'm not alone!  (*the "Button Text" is the link to my first novel)
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Day Fifteen: Dance in the Rain, Catch Pneumonia

11/17/2014

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"Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass. It's about learning to dance in the rain." ~Vivian Greene

Another Monday has arrived, all grey, cold and rainy. I pass the little cube sign with the quote above printed on it and feel as if it's quietly judging me. It sits on my sofa table, and I grunt when I go by on my way to taking the pup out, thinking, "All you'd do is catch cold if you danced in the rain today." While waiting for the dog to take care of his business, my eyelashes drip with chilly raindrops (...yes, I have an umbrella but its current whereabouts are a mystery), my hair is plastered to my head, and the urge to crawl back into bed and just skip today altogether is almost too tempting to pass up. Back inside, another quote pops into my mind, "Some people love the rain, while others just get wet." Well, I'm certainly wet, and getting that way wasn't all that fun! Apparently the grumpies are trying to invade my day, negative thoughts dripping off my brain like those raindrops on my eyelashes.

How the heck am I supposed to focus on "100 Days of Happy" when I've got the Monday "Blahs"? ..."Well, you woke up this morning, right?" pops in to answer my question. "And there are homemade dark chocolate chip cookies over there on the counter," immediately follows the previous thought. "You didn't have to get up early (even though I did get up this morning at quarter of four so I could spend some time with my husband before he went to work)." I got to crawl back into bed afterwards and sleep a bit longer, while he had to suck it up and brave the cold November rain to drive to work. Now, I'm wearing jeans and a comfy shirt, because at MY job every day is casual Friday and my boss never complains about that! Now the positives are coming just as fast as the negatives were before. And just like that, I find my happy place. Okay, I had a little  help from a cookie, but I got there! If your day began today with the "Blah's", I hope you found something to take you to your happy place, and if not, I've got a bag full of cookies I'm totally willing to share!

Images from: (raindrops)@wallpaper4me.com & (cookies)@acozykitchen.com.

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    I grew up in rural North Carolina. When I was only nineteen, I moved away and became a military wife. My only aspiration at that tender time in my life was to create an adult life that "fixed" all of the "injustices" of my childhood. Secretly, however, I wanted to reach for the sky! I wanted to be a writer and find ways to "save the world" (my mother used to say, "You have Save the World Syndrome".). Mostly, I wanted to matter.

    Since then, I have learned to reach well beyond what I ever dared to think was possible. I've learned not to allow fear to stop me from whatever future I want to create!

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