Posts Tagged ‘commitments’
All tapped out: recognizing the signs
After my husband’s recent hip replacement surgery (see “Delayed gratification”), our daughter arrived at our home on the mountain to lend a helping hand for a few days. Once she left, however, I found myself in a bit of a funk, so I busied myself around our cabin for a couple of hours. But when…
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Borrowing trouble from tomorrow: a reminder to focus on the present
During a recent trek through a fresh snowfall that blanketed our wooded neighborhood, my thoughts drifted to the many pressing matters that needed my attention in the days and weeks ahead—from medical appointments, to finagling schedules around contractors and winter driving conditions, to several writing commitments and a few road trips in the works. As…
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