Tag Archives: change

Changing Your Mind

Posted on December 20, 2019 by

Contemplative practice, done over time, actually rewires our brains so that we can detach from our addictive patterns of thinking and feeling and our unworkable programs for happiness. Now many neuro scientists affirm such very real change and call it … Continue reading →

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The Moment of Change

Posted on June 4, 2018 by

The moment of change is the only poem. ~Adrienne Rich

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Change

Posted on November 12, 2017 by

  “The degree of responsibility you take for your life determines how much change you can create in it.” ~Celestine Chua

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A Better Life

Posted on May 18, 2017 by

The answer to having a better life is not about getting a better life, it’s just about changing how we see the one we have right now. ~ angel Kyodo Williams

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It’s About Disappointment

Posted on November 15, 2016 by

It’s about disappointment and loss. Life lessons that change our life and how we choose to change with it. Anger, revenge, retaliation, fear, or peace, acceptance, blessing and grace – we choose until we learn it. Today I choose through … Continue reading →

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Responsibility

Posted on September 7, 2016 by

“The minute you take responsibility for everything in your life is the time you can change anything in your life” ~Unknown

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Change

Posted on July 24, 2016 by

People change when they hurt enough that they have to, when they learn enough that they want to, and when they receive enough that they are able to. ~ John Maxwell

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New Neighbours

Posted on May 26, 2016 by

Lots of activity on our road these days. New neighbours are moving into the old house at the back of the property next door. They’ve been building, cleaning, weed eating around the place. The property owner talked to us as … Continue reading →

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What Bugs Me

Posted on May 21, 2016 by

Know what bugs me: These people who come to visit the Sunshine Coast, stay in someone’s cottage, enjoy the uncrowded beaches, the laid-back atmosphere, the fresh air, the quietness. . . they go home, check with their local realtor and … Continue reading →

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Change

Posted on February 20, 2016 by

The moment of change is the only poem. ~ Adrienne Rich

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Here I Stand

Posted on January 27, 2016 by

End of gravel road, acres of land, cedar, maple, fern surround walls of windows, fire crackles, deer, squirrels peer in. I have a place to stand on so I shall move the world. ©2016 Sharron R. McMillan “Give me a … Continue reading →

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One Single Step

Posted on December 12, 2015 by

No matter how long you’ve been walking south, in just a single step you can be walking north.

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Times Have Changed For Poets

Posted on February 11, 2015 by

Years I spent typing out my words on old typewriters, folding, sealing, stamping, mailing waiting. Waiting to hear from publisher, editor, friend. I had to include stamps for my own rejection slips. NOW I sit in my pyjamas, coffee mug … Continue reading →

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