Author Archives: blythesong

(From Facebook) Hi Everyone! I’m just letting my friends know that Lent is around the weekend corner and I’m going off Facebook until Easter! For Catholics, this coming period is a time of prayer, reflection, fasting(part of the day on … Continue reading →

I’ve been sitting here wondering why Wine Shop sales fall off immediately after holidays.  There are obvious reasons, of course, that range from losing those New Year’s Resolution pounds to wanting to tighten the financial belt as much as the … Continue reading →

This entry is part what is and a large dose of what is hoped! (This is an edited journal entry.) Control is a big thing.  It is a big issue.  I think that we go through our lives largely experiencing … Continue reading →

My goal for April is to (was to)…(might still be to) journal 500 words a day. Although the najowrimo theme is personal renewal, I don’t know that I really want to follow a theme.  Really, for me, journal writing is … Continue reading →

Just this morning our landscapers were removing a couple of long suffering Cypresses from our front yard.  I love trees and suffer when we have to send a few to their reward.  This morning I remembered a line from a … Continue reading →

I’m working on releasing toxins…stuff…regret from my life.  A blessing and affirmation came to me that I thought I would share.  Maybe it will resonate with you. “I release from fault all those who I have been holding in my … Continue reading →

  I had the opportunity to take a retreat day today to journal, play guitar, meditate, and to just embrace the delicious!  I have had the most life-changing experience of affirmation and appreciation!  I want to share it with you! … Continue reading →

Hi. This is a quick one. I had my “cheat night” last night. Lest anyone (especially me) think that I’m becoming too clean I should say that I look forward to cheat night almost from the time the current one … Continue reading →

So here I go into my second week. What do I want to change? What do I want to keep? Most of all…how do I feel? Amazingly to me, I do feel good changes. I have noticed of the past … Continue reading →

(I’ll write Days Five and Six later) I’ve done it! I’ve been clean for me for a week! I’m so happy and so proud of myself! Happy Dance Here….. Quick notes about Week One: I’ve dropped almost two pounds. I … Continue reading →