Tag Archives: Fralix

Doing More Than Talking

Posted on November 6, 2019 by Patti Fralix

In last week’s post, I mentioned meeting someone recently, a meeting that I believe is divinely inspired. In this post, I will introduce you to Charlie and explain his impact on me. Before doing so, however, I should mention that … Continue reading →

Posted in change, life, travel | Tagged blessings, Charlie, Chef & The Farmer, Dallas, divinely inspired, Fralix, Las Vegas, Let your hustle be louder than your mouth, O'Neil Hotel, Patti Fralix, The Fralix Group, Walk your talk, Westgate Resorts Las Vegas | 2 Comments

Everything Happens for a Reason

Posted on October 29, 2019 by Patti Fralix

Mike and I were in Las Vegas earlier this week for a meeting. Las Vegas is a place I never wanted to go to until I went there! I had visions of seedy gambling joints, large unhealthy buffets of food, … Continue reading →

Posted in life, travel | Tagged Bellagio, Caesar's Palace, Charlie, city, food, Fralix, Las Vegas, Patti Fralix, resort, shopping, The Fralix Group, things happen for a reason, traveling, Venetian, West Gate Resorts, Wynn | Leave a comment

Judgment and Compassion

Posted on October 24, 2019 by Patti Fralix

I have a quick question for you, my wonderful readers. In the past forty-eight hours, have you made a statement to anyone else judging someone else? The judging can take any form. It may be judging someone else’s decision(s). It … Continue reading →

Posted in best self, conflict, life, Relationships | Tagged change, compassion, criticizing, Fralix, how, judge, Judgment, judgmental, passing judgement, Patti Fralix, The Fralix Group, walk a mile in my shoes, what | Leave a comment

Choices

Posted on October 16, 2019 by Patti Fralix

We make many decisions in a day, many of them without even thinking. Unless we are focused on mindfulness. When we choose mindfulness, our decisions become more conscious, and we can no longer act robotically. Well, we can, but we … Continue reading →

Posted in best self, change, life | Tagged A Year in the Life of a Recovering Spendaholic, choices, choose, decisions, Fralix, Jim Rohn, life, managing money, mindfulness, Northrop Antiques Mall, Patti Fralix, Southport, The Fralix Group, Weight Watchers, weightloss, WW | Leave a comment

The Busiest Time of the Year

Posted on October 10, 2019 by Patti Fralix

Hard as it is to believe, the last quarter of 2019 has arrived. Summer passed quickly, and now it is Fall, which seems to have finally arrived in the South. This fourth quarter of the year is full of celebrations. … Continue reading →

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Shedding and Growing

Posted on September 19, 2019 by Patti Fralix

Soon the Summer of 2019 will be just a memory. The weather is beginning to cool down and Fall officially arrives in a few days. As one season exits making room for another, as the leaves begin to turn and … Continue reading →

Posted in change, family, life | Tagged books, Changing Me from the Inside Out, clothes, death, expectations, Fralix, Gramps, grandson, growing, inside out change, life, life is precious, Patti Fralix, relationships, shedding, shedding and growing, The Fralix Group, too many clothes, weight loss, yearbooks | Leave a comment

A Life Worth Living

Posted on September 11, 2019 by Patti Fralix

He would have been 96 in December. Although Mike, his oldest son, wanted him to “have a few more months,” his body gave out. He died a peaceful death on September 6, 2019, with his beloved wife of seventeen years, … Continue reading →

Posted in family, life, love | Tagged blessing, Brookdale Hendersonville, children, dad, death, family, Fireside, Fralix, Gramps, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, Hendersonville, laughter, life, lived long good life, love, Mike Fralix, Navy, North Carolina, Patti Fralix, Sawmill Tap Room, Silver Springs Florida, Thanksgiving, The Fralix Group, transition, Westinghouse, Will Fralix | 16 Comments

The Second Anniversary of Hurricane Irma in St. Maarten

Posted on September 6, 2019 by Patti Fralix

As Hurricane Dorian heads up the coast of the Eastern United States after decimating the Bahamas, Mike and I are in St. Maarten, remembering Hurricane Irma’s wrath here two years ago today. While Hurricane Dorian wiped out much of the … Continue reading →

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An Angel in My Midst

Posted on August 21, 2019 by Patti Fralix

I went into a laboratory to have blood drawn, never expecting to receive a blessing. I left crying, not from the blood stick, but from the blessing I received from the technician, Tina.

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Empathetic Texting

Posted on August 15, 2019 by Patti Fralix

It is a given that communication occurs more now through texting than by face to face or phone. I wish it were not so, but it is. Me too. I find that it is much easier to send a text … Continue reading →

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