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My Favourite Things

There will be hearts all over the world this week and I’m joining in some of the fun and sharing the stuff that made my heart smile this week.

Need some HAPPY in your life?

Some people feel the rain; others just get wet. — Roger Miller. This baby captures the wonder I feel about the rain.

Because it’s Super Grover.In.A.Towel. That is all.

Having a hard day? This should make you chuckle.

Life is short. When your heart says “it’s time”…make the move.

This is one of my favourite episodes from Friends. Happy lobster hunting!

It’s Chocolate Hangover Week my lovelies!!! So here’s to dark chocolate, Tiramisu cupcakes, kissing moles and celebrating my scarred but still open and ever-expanding heart!

BBQ: Walk Free

Have you ever had an idea for a blog post or a prompting of your spirit to write about something…then you started writing…got frightened of where your thoughts were leading and how much of your real self you were sharing and you either stopped writing, saved it as a draft or abandoned the post altogether? Or in my case…all of the above?

Man this struggle is real and I have over 21 “drafts” to prove it.

“There are so many things I want to write about, I get overwhelmed and write about none. And the crazy thing about that is, it feels like I keep myself locked inside a cage.” – Michele-Lyn Ault

BOOM! I’m not alone.

Today’s Beautiful Blog Quote comes from the lovely, faith-centered Michele-Lyn Ault, of A Life Surrendered who shared this post on Monday.

It was exactly what I needed to read that day. She was so honest about what she was facing and I felt that her words were echoing my struggle of late. When I lock myself in this cage of fear, I deny my soul the expression it needs.

And according to Michele-Lyn, “Only I have the key.” Which is the even crazier thing about this fear. I created this cage and I am the only one who can free myself.

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Face the fear. Open that cage. Walk free.

Are you struggling with this fear? How are you dealing with it? Please feel free to share below.

You can read more about Michele-Lyn’s journey on her blog: A Life Surrendered.

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I’m participating in this wonderful series created by Kozo over at everydaygurus.com If you haven’t heard about it please click here to read more.

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If you want to be part of this awesomeesauce BBQ, here’s how you do it:

  • Take a quotation from a favourite blogger
  • Create a BBQ post with the quotation
  • Link back to the blogger you quoted
  • Tag your post BBQLUV
  • Link to other BBQLUV posts (optional)

Weekly Photo Challenge: Selfie

Challenge accepted!

Five Minute Friday: Write

Writing is like wrapping yourself up in words and giving yourself away. – Lisa-Jo Baker

I’m linking up again this week with Lisa-Jo Baker and the other lovely writers of Five Minute Friday. Click on the button below for more details on what this challenge is all about and how you can participate.

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Why do I write?

I’ve been asking myself this question for some time. On my blog I walk a line of “how much is too far”? Do I leave it all on the blog or do I need to find a clear purpose for why I started blogging in the first place and let that dictate how much I say here?

How much do I really say, how personal can I get without compromising myself and the people around me. Then my thoughts scare me more times than I like to admit. Do I really want anyone reading this someday and thinking damn she really was bat shit crazy…?

I think I have 2 major fears when it comes to what I write:

The first one being that when all is written and read…I cannot write well. Even though this is something I’ve wanted to do since I was a child.

The second being, I leave so much of me here that people think they know everything there is to know about me which is weird because when I write, I cannot hide the real me. And don’t I want people to know who I really am?

I write because I am an emotional cutter.

I write because I want to be comfortable in my skin.

I write because despite getting ‘E’ for talkative on pretty much ALL of my school reports as a child, I still can’t manage
to communicate how I really feel about the shitty things that happen in my life.

I write because I’m a bit of a narcissist.

I write because I really believe with all my heart that Love is the only currency we have and it should be our sole reason for the exchange of our time but there are too few of us who understand this and they choose to eff this thing up called Love. Every. Single. Time.

I write because I need to.

STOP

Wordless Wednesday

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