PeacefulWmn9

@PeacefulWmn9 (10420)

United States • Age 74

Joined myLot 15 years ago

Let this be the criteria by which you judge all things: "Is this an act of love?" (author unknown to me)

www.peacefulwmn928.com

PeacefulWmn9's Discussions

Relationships...exactly how much hard "work" should they really need?

PeacefulWmn9 @PeacefulWmn9 (10420) • United States 1 Feb 10

Hello all I've just read a couple of discussions that have really made me think: just how much work on a relationship is TOO much work?? I know we need to nurture and tend any relationship for it to flourish,...

love

relationships

relationships and effort

working at relationships

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Oddest place to hide?

PeacefulWmn9 @PeacefulWmn9 (10420) • United States 28 Jan 10

We, as people, can be very innovative when we wish to be undisturbed or dodge someone. Whether it was in your childhood or adulthood, where was the oddest or most unique place you've ever hidden from someone? Why...

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3 people

Alone time and life

PeacefulWmn9 @PeacefulWmn9 (10420) • United States 27 Jan 10

Hello all. I was just watching a TV show where a busy mom, wife, and loving relative literally found her alone time for 15 minutes in the bathroom at her place of work. She read for a while, polished her...

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6 people

Rediscovering past things you enjoyed in life

PeacefulWmn9 @PeacefulWmn9 (10420) • United States 23 Jan 10

Hi everyone...it seems throughout most of my life, there has been such a variety of things I've enjoyed in life...dozens. I will pursue them for a while and for one reason or another, pick them back up, or...

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More terrorist alerts

PeacefulWmn9 @PeacefulWmn9 (10420) • United States 22 Jan 10

Unfortunately, this threat has become a reality for so many of us...a part of life, sad to say. I heard on the news just now that several threats...well more than that, were checked out in the past week alone here in...

wide spread terrorism

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"Gut" instincts....

PeacefulWmn9 @PeacefulWmn9 (10420) • United States 16 Jan 10

I believe all of us have what some call "gut" instincts. It is that little feeling within us that tells us we are about to make a good choice or a bad choice. Every time I have gone against that "gut" instinct,...

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Trying too hard?

PeacefulWmn9 @PeacefulWmn9 (10420) • United States 14 Jan 10

I've noticed how a few people try so desperately to make friends and are so eager to please, that they drive away the very thing the most crave...friendships that work! Have you come across people who just try...

friend

friends

friendship

trying to hard to make friends

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Sticks and stones and words

PeacefulWmn9 @PeacefulWmn9 (10420) • United States 14 Jan 10

The old saying goes: sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can never hurt me. Now I've had many things that caused physical pain, and still do, but...what of the emotional pain or damage to...

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A place of healing

PeacefulWmn9 @PeacefulWmn9 (10420) • United States 11 Jan 10

Hello to you all Sometimes, when life has been very difficult, not only the body, but the mind and the spirit long for a "a place of healing." For some it could be right inside their home or their own back yard....

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Family "no no" words

PeacefulWmn9 @PeacefulWmn9 (10420) • United States 7 Jan 10

Hello all. I remember when raising my children, their were certain words in our home that were not allowed...not cuss words, for that was a given, but other words that were no no's. We did not say things like...

family

forbidden family words

language

parenting

respect in families

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I offer you a challenge...

PeacefulWmn9 @PeacefulWmn9 (10420) • United States 4 Jan 10

Hello all :)) For those of you who don't already know her, SavyPat has started a new interest called "pay it forward." This is where you talk about good things that have come into your life that you've passed on...

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4 people

Students forever?

PeacefulWmn9 @PeacefulWmn9 (10420) • United States 2 Jan 10

Hello all :) I believe we learn for the entire length of our lives here on earth, but if you were to go back to school, what would you wish to study specifically that you have not done yet? If you are still in...

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5 people

Privacy vs safety

PeacefulWmn9 @PeacefulWmn9 (10420) • United States 30 Dec 09

We've had some serious breakdowns in US safety-against-terrorists plans...a military psychiatrist who deliberately shot and killed soldiers in Texas, and now a man who tried to blow up a plane with many passengers. He...

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Pie is NOT easy....but...

PeacefulWmn9 @PeacefulWmn9 (10420) • United States 28 Dec 09

All my life, I've heard the expression: easy as pie. Well, eating pie is easy if you love it, but baking a good pie can really be a bit tricky if you're doing it from scratch. The crust tears easily and there is...

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New year, new goal?

PeacefulWmn9 @PeacefulWmn9 (10420) • United States 26 Dec 09

It's so common, at least here in America, for people to make...and break....resolutions with the onset of each new year. I no longer make resolutions, but....I do try to look back on the year just past, examine...

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7 people

Holiday favorites this year

PeacefulWmn9 @PeacefulWmn9 (10420) • United States 25 Dec 09

Hi Everyone...if you celebrated Christmas, Hanukkah, or Kwanzaa...I hope it was a wonderful and blessed time for you. What you your favorite thing about the holiday this year? Did you do, see, or receive anything...

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If you cook, are you a "kitchen gadget" person?

PeacefulWmn9 @PeacefulWmn9 (10420) • United States 25 Dec 09

Hello all. I know some people, like my sister and my mom-in-law when she was alive who have every kitchen gadget and small appliance known to mankind: big and little salad shooters and fryers, mixing stands with a...

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Belief, but in what or whom?

PeacefulWmn9 @PeacefulWmn9 (10420) • United States 22 Dec 09

We all believe in something, and most of us in many things. In what or whom do you most believe? God? Yourself? Fate? Myself, I believe in God as creator and guide and that is where I go daily in prayer. I...

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On ancestors...we all have them, so...

PeacefulWmn9 @PeacefulWmn9 (10420) • United States 22 Dec 09

Many people are fascinate with genealogy, a curiosity and desire to know where they came from and who their ancestors were. What of you? Do you know anything about your heritage or your ancestors? Share a few (or...

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Your latest reading list...

PeacefulWmn9 @PeacefulWmn9 (10420) • United States 20 Dec 09

Hello all. Since I am an avid reader, I would love to hear what is on your own reading list lately. It can be anything and everything :)) Mine: I am going through the Bible a chapter a day for the 3rd...

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5 people