Author Archives: Carolyn

10 Minute Post

I have 10 minutes to come up with a topic, write, edit, and publish. I am struggling with this but something will come… soon. I wonder why the creator of the topic picked 10 minutes and not 15 or even … Continue reading

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A Short Piece on Silence

What can I say about “silence“?  What I want to do is stop now and leave the page blank but hey, that would only be fun for a second. My world is never silent. Even when no one is talking … Continue reading

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Life in Pieces of What's Missing

Search Google and you can find many instances of this quote or something similar:”Don’t focus on what’s missing…”. It seems very familiar so I know I have heard it at some point in my life. Unfortunately, I filled it away and … Continue reading

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Life in Pieces of What’s Missing

Search Google and you can find many instances of this quote or something similar:”Don’t focus on what’s missing…”. It seems very familiar so I know I have heard it at some point in my life. Unfortunately, I filled it away and … Continue reading

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Pledging Allegiance

I am perplexed by the issue that some people take over whether one places a hand over the heart when reciting the Pledge of Allegiance or stands for the National Anthem. The Pledge of Allegiance has been revised twice. The original, … Continue reading

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The Day After a Blog Post

Yesterday, September 12, 2016, I published two posts, Life in Pieces of Impact and Getting Beyond the Next Few Minutes. Each post had a radical impact on my thoughts and mood and both are still active in my mind today. To … Continue reading

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Life in Pieces of Impact

If I die today, what impact have I made on the world?  Have I made a contribution to humanity that will continue long after I am gone? Some may think this is morbid thought but I find that it helps … Continue reading

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C.A.K.E

At the start of each year, weight loss programs and fitness clubs bombard us with low cost promotions to convince us that it is time to get up, push away from the cake, and get healthy. We fall for it … Continue reading

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Melodies of My Life

What do I think when asked to write about the word Melody? The first thought that always comes to mind surrounds my suicide attempt in 1997. After leaving the hospital and starting my recovery, I decided that it was not … Continue reading

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Getting Beyond the Next Few Minutes

The My Solloquy blog recently published a post titled “Life-value and the third currency“. The author, in this well-written post, describes how we measure value based on money, time, and experience.  While reading this post, I returned to one of my personal beliefs, … Continue reading

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