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Five Minute Friday: Give

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I’m linking up again this week with the lovely Kate and the other awesome writers of the Five Minute Friday community.

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You know it’s time to make some changes, when the KFC delivery guy calls you ‘Vern’.

True Story.

It happened last night.

He also gave me some shade for wanting Pepsi instead of the apple flavored soft drink.

Want to know the saddest part of this whole mole hill I’m making into a mountain for the purposes of a Five Minute Friday story? And no it isn’t the heart attack waiting to happen or the fact that I don’t have KFC all that often I swear or that I don’t even know the delivery guy’s first name…

The saddest part about this story is that I wanted to tweet that first sentence, typed it out and agonized over hitting send for far too long, deleted it…and then Five Minute Friday came along and I turned it into a blog post.

Why?

Because I love writing about the minutiae of my life read the words over and over and came the realization that I’m not really all that funny and I really, really didn’t want people knowing just how much KFC I consume on twitter. Aaaaand I was more than a little worried that KFC’s social media manager will somehow ‘see’ the tweet and respond – like Cinnabon did.

Sometimes I feel like I’m doing this writing thing wrong. I over think everything. Even tweets! I write, and rewrite and then re-write some more and still the post will sit in my Drafts folder for ages. I’m going to hit publish on this piece, simply because I feel like I need to give myself a break sometimes and not be so serious all the time.

I suppose that’s what writing for five minutes is all about. Do you agree?

STOP

I ran out of time and did some proofreading after the five minutes were up.

Wordless Wednesday

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You have one job

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You have only one job in this life…to allow yourself to fully express exactly who you really are.

Exactly who you were created to be.

There are no rules.

And certainly not someone else’s definition or assessment of what your success should look like.

Your real destination is not a place based on observable landmarks.

So don’t worry about what anyone else thinks, what they are doing or how far along they are.

They are on their own journey.

Give yourself permission to express that beautiful piece of divinity living inside you, as you are right where you are.

It’s that simple.

7 for Seven

I almost did not post a 7 for Seven this week. But the funny thing about developing a ritual is that, when you don’t do it…everything feels off.

…every Monday, we post seven positives from the previous seven days of the week as a reminder of what we have so that the week starts out on an upswing. There is much truth in the belief that happy people attract good things, so it is important to start the week out right. Sometimes it’s the more grand, but other times, it’s the simple things.~ Key + Arrow

7 for Seven originated at Key + Arrow and here are my 7 positives for this week:

Snail mail greeting cards. In this day of instant everything, receiving a card in the mail is treat. I was blessed with a “just because” card in the mail and it really did happy-up my week.

Tiramisu. Because tiramisu.

Business meetings over coffee. There really isn’t any other way to discuss business.

Quality time with the sis. Sisters are built-in besties and I am blessed to have the very best bestie.

Listening ears. Sometimes you just need someone to listen and most times when I do, God sends someone…and when He doesn’t…He wants me to talk to Him.

Prayer. Because nothing brings me more comfort these days.

Music that moves my soul. This weekend we celebrated the feast of Christ the King and quite by accident I came across this version of Hosanna and it has been playing since. I love it!

And there you have it. Short and pretty sweet. My hope is that by turning my focus to all that I have to be grateful for at the start of my work week, by sowing my own seeds of faith and gratitude, I can carry with me and reap the rewards of “positivity + balance + bliss” throughout the days ahead.

If you’re reading this, this is me blowing some glitter and confetti on you because you’re super blessed to have received the gift of another 86,400 seconds today, to spend any way you desire. What made you happy today? What are you grateful for? I would love to hear from you.

Wordless Wednesday

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