Tag Archives: change

Personal Transformation

Posted on August 14, 2022 by swabby429

If we are tuned into our intuition, we may have an inkling that something major is about to occur. We have a sense that we need to make plans to minimize the damage that will likely happen. Even if our … Continue reading →

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Transitions

Posted on June 12, 2022 by swabby429

While folding and storing some sweatshirts I reflected that just a couple of weeks ago, I wore the garments. Today, it’s all about short-sleeve tees and trying to remain cool. Chilliness was no longer the default; now it’s hot and … Continue reading →

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To Adapt

Posted on April 23, 2022 by swabby429

How do we become who we are? You intentionally or accidentally walk down one street instead of others. You meet someone who becomes your worst adversary and another person who becomes an ally. You turn down a job that you … Continue reading →

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An E For Effort

Posted on February 2, 2021 by swabby429

As I’ve become older I noticed I’ve become more like one of my former acquaintances who had no taste for adventure and had become overly conservative and averse to changes. This personal trend increased during the lock-down for the pandemic. … Continue reading →

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To Transform

Posted on December 7, 2019 by swabby429

We still have a few weeks remaining of this current season until the December Solstice. We are able to see the predominant climatic characteristics of the present season interact with characteristics of the next season. These are signs of continuous … Continue reading →

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Transitioning

Posted on February 11, 2019 by swabby429

I awakened half-an-hour early this morning due to hearing violent rattling and thumping sounds of gale-force winds tearing at the old sheet-metal awnings on the house. Already, the muscles of my back and abdomen remain tense as a reaction to … Continue reading →

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Changing

Posted on December 18, 2018 by swabby429

Even non-Christians can appreciate the famous serenity prayer usually attributed to theologian Reinhold Niebuhr. “God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the … Continue reading →

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