Focus Upward
Musings that Matter
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Recently, I celebrated a life well lived by an aunt and recalled the 10th anniversary of my Grandmother's passing. It feels like too many friends have also lost loved ones in recent weeks. As I grow older, I've been thinking more and more about what truly matters. Life can be hard, and as cliche as it sounds; I don't know how . . .
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Consume
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"Consume" - to do away with completely, to spend wastefully or use up, to eat or drink in excess, to enjoy avidly, to engage fully, to utilize as a customer.
We are all consumers of something. We consume food and drink, social media, and other forms of entertainment. Lately, I've been more cognizant of my consumption of all of . . .
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Say
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The other morning I was reading James 3:1-12 which talks about the tongue and whether or not it can be controlled. Verse 2 reads, "For we all stumble in many ways. If anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is mature..." I don't know about you, but many times I have felt that I've said the wrong thing, in the wrong way, or at . . .
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Anticipate
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What do we anticipate? I look forward to date nights with my husband, an . . .
Sunshine
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I keep thinking and some days, even praying, about finding a better rhythm to my writing. As in, writing more than just my once-a-month Share Four Somethings blog. I do miss the Thursday evening Twitter parties we had a few years ago, with other Five Minute Friday writers, and could "blame" it on that, but I won't. Some weeks I feel . . .
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Ignore
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We have had some harsh winter weather in TN for a few days here and there over the past month. It is difficult to ignore the warnings of the local meteorologists. We have had "red alert" weather days for extreme cold (zero degrees with below zero wind chills), excessive rain, and also some freezing rain/sleet/snow mixtures. I am thankful they . . .
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Perform
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Perform - to carry out, do; to act or carry out an action; to give a performance.
Looking back over my life, I have performed a lot! I was in children's choirs at church, numerous piano recitals, and high school choirs in which I sang or played the piano as an accompanist. In college, I was a vocal major and spent 4 years . . .
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