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Acceptance
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Acceptance

August 29, 2019 CrankygiraffeLeave a comment

Kiss your life. Accept it,just as it is.Today. Now.So that those momentsof happiness you're waiting for don't pass you by.~Unknown Today is my life. My mind wants to tell me that I am exhausted, but my body does not feel exhausted. I need to pull myself out of the place I think I should be… Continue reading Acceptance

Nita’s Eyes
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Nita’s Eyes

April 29, 2019 CrankygiraffeLeave a comment

I have a friend with the kindest eyes. She looks through me and deep into the parts of my soul that have been buried and hidden. I don't think she sees them, though, because I've become an expert at keeping them locked deep down. Her eyes are so genuine and real, and they search me… Continue reading Nita’s Eyes

Swimming Fasted
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Swimming Fasted

March 18, 2019March 18, 2019 CrankygiraffeLeave a comment

One of the more disappointing aspects of my current insane studying commitment is the lack of time for exercise. I am certainly feeling it much more now that spring is (hopefully) here, the sun is shining, and then snow is melting. I would love to go for a run; I feel like the road and… Continue reading Swimming Fasted

Expensive Therapy
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Expensive Therapy

March 12, 2015 Crankygiraffe13 Comments

Yesterday I did some therapeutic shopping. Not only did I spent a lot of money, but I spent it on stuff that I really didn't need. That's not to say that I won't use it... I just don't need it. I primarily bought workout clothes: a wind breaker, long sleeved running shirts, capri pants, sweaters, and… Continue reading Expensive Therapy

An Unpleasant Reminder
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An Unpleasant Reminder

February 5, 2015 Crankygiraffe3 Comments

It was one o'clock in the morning and I found myself sitting erect and uncomfortable on the couch in my living room.  My night clothes were in a messy heap near my feet and I had placed my warm, clammy, naked body against the cool leather of the furniture.  The coolness made me feel better,… Continue reading An Unpleasant Reminder

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Yesterday, after my Alter Ego, Cranky Giraffe, posted about my son’s crazy little love letter to his newest idol, Lady Gaga, an old old blogging friend tweeted it, with an idea that maybe he could meet her!  I know the likelihood of it being re-tweeted by anyone other than myself is pretty low… But who […]

It’s Been a Long Time…

“It’s been a long time since I came around Been a long time but I’m back in town And this time I’m not leaving without you” ~Stefani Germanotta (Lady Gaga) I know I haven’t been here blogging for quite a long time (almost a year and a half…), but there was something about blogging that […]

The Common Sense Problem

The airplane seat map shows that the emergency exit row seats are considered “less desirable.” It’s a little ironic since they come with extra leg room, even if they don’t recline (really, who needs to recline 2 inches when you have two extra feet of leg room?). I think the real reason they are less […]

Walking Tall

This month I’m traveling around the country to check out fellowship positions. It is exhausting, trying, lonely, and often confusing. Most of all, I miss my kids. I spend a lot of time trying to figure out how fellowship and moving to one of these places would fit into the current, ideal, little life of […]

Happiness, Please

Happiness is neither virtue nor pleasure nor this thing nor that, but simply growth.  We are happy when we are growing. ~John Butler Yeats, 1909 Is there a difference between pleasure and happiness? I had never really thought much about it until today.  My husband sent me an interview by Dr. Robert Lustig, who just […]

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