Category Archives: life

Changing Me from the Inside Out

Posted on May 17, 2019 by Patti Fralix

I went back to WW today, the first time since October of 2017. I have been paying monthly yet not going during that time. I have avoided the WW scale, although I get on my scale at home every day … Continue reading →

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“People Will Never Forget……..”

Posted on May 2, 2019 by Patti Fralix

We may never know the impact our words and actions have on others. Or if and when we do, it may be many years later. I had two examples of this in recent days, and I am still amazed by … Continue reading →

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Time Waits for No One

Posted on April 25, 2019 by Patti Fralix

How do you plan your days, weeks, months, and years? Or do you? Perhaps you are more likely to take time as it comes, without even a thought of planning. After all, isn’t there too much to do in the … Continue reading →

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The Impermanence of Life

Posted on April 17, 2019 by Patti Fralix

The older I get, the more I find the need to hold on loosely to whatever I have. If I hold onto things too tightly, I have more difficulty letting them go when it is time, or when they are … Continue reading →

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Disservice at JFK Airport

Posted on April 3, 2019 by Patti Fralix

Mike and I flew to JFK airport from Raleigh/Durham, arriving there about 1:30 pm on Saturday. We were going to Moscow, Russia via Warsaw, Poland. (Business for Mike, pure pleasure for me!) We were prepared for a long day at … Continue reading →

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Commitments or Plans?

Posted on March 27, 2019 by Patti Fralix

I have written more than once about the difference in New Year’s Resolutions and Commitments. Riding home yesterday from a short visit to Hendersonville, NC, to visit Mike’s Dad’s wife, Mum Rosie, for her 86th birthday, it occurred to me … Continue reading →

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Sometimes Words Will Not Come

Posted on March 20, 2019 by Patti Fralix

There are times that our well is dry, and words won’t come. This is problematic for a writer committed to a weekly blog! Although I have few of these times, this is one of them. Beauty can stand alone and … Continue reading →

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Children Grow Up When We’re Not Looking

Posted on March 13, 2019 by Patti Fralix

The title of this post comes from a verse stitched in crewel by a dear loved one years ago. It was given to me when my daughter Tara was little. Tara is now the mother of our three granddaughters; Mary … Continue reading →

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“Learning to Love Yourself, it is the Greatest Love of All”

Posted on February 14, 2019 by Patti Fralix

You may be singing the song by the same name as the title of this post. This powerful song was sung beautifully by Whitney Houston. Unfortunately, Whitney Houston apparently did not live by the words of her song. Sadly, it … Continue reading →

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Friends for a Lifetime

Posted on February 6, 2019 by Patti Fralix

Recently I wrote about the different types of relationships we have. Some are for a reason, some for a season, and some for a lifetime. The past few days I spent time with a couple of friends and their families … Continue reading →

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