Optimism

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Lies and liars why do we keep it up?  I sometimes lie to make myself look good or to get out of doing something that I should just say no to.  Lately I’ve found myself lying to spare the feeling of others, even when it doesn’t make me look good.  I think I have grown spiritually,

into a big NICE liar?

OPTIMISM:  HOPEFULNESS AND CONFIDENCE ABOUT THE FUTURE or the successful outcome of something. ~~ The Oxford College Dictionary

Vacation

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I am leaving with my daughter for St. Maarten on Saturday.  The salt water will be good for me. 

If happiness is on a beach in the Caribbean I need to have a talk with her about coming back home.

I have to shave.

VACATION:  AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF RECREATION, esp. one spent away from home or in traveling. ~~ The Oxford College Dictionary

Time out

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My Four year old niece Olivia worries and fascinates me. She had an accident today and was crying her heart out as she told her mother what had happen to her and her play playmate. “IT WAS AN ACCIDENT” she wailed “I was telling him that he shouldn’t throw someone else’s toy and it happened."

I bite his nose by accident.

TIME OUT: AN IMPOSED TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF ACTIVITIES, esp. the separation of a misbehaving child from one or more playmates as a disciplinary measure. ~~ The Oxford College Dictionary

Bastard!



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Change your thoughts and change your world. #Norman Vincent Peale

BASTARD:  A DIFFICULT OR AWKWARD THING, UNDERTAKING, or situation. ~~ The Oxford College Dictionary

Wild



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When the kids are playing in the back yard on their bikes and tricycles, the sounds they make are always beautiful.  My four year old niece is shouting with joy that she is winning.  Now my nephew is screaming that he is winning.  Then she throws a tantrum, and breaks his heart to tears by shouting; “you are not the winner, this is not a race."

Olivia, just because you are not winning doesn't mean it is not a race!

WILD:  UNCONTROLLED OR UNRESTRAINED, esp. in pursuit of pleasure. ~~ The Oxford College Dictionary

Adoption



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 It is one of the most beautiful compensations in life,, that no man can sincerely try to help another without helping himself. # Ralph Waldo Emerson
ADOPT:  LEGALLY TAKE ANOTHER'S CHILD AND BRING IT UP AS ONE'S OWN. ~~ The Oxford College Dictionary

Linked

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I was sitting in the waiting room at my last job interview two days ago, with another lady who was shaking from nerves.  In walks the interviewer a neat looking man with a nice brown file folder in hand.  He looks at us, has an epiphany, and does a 360 and leaves.  It was like God wanted him to be someplace else.  Ten minutes later Tina, holding the same file folder and obviously not an interviewer, walks in and she does the interviews.

Why do I feel so bad for the shaking woman?

LINK:  A SOCIAL OR PROFESSIONAL CONNECTION BETWEEN PEOPLE or organizations. ~~ The Oxford College Dictionary

Gangs

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My daughter and her friends have clogged the bathroom sink again.  What fell in?  Who did it?  WE DON’T KNOW!  Ok, what do you think might have fallen in?  Did Princess Merida, Princess Tiana or maybe Barbie, drop a shoe, a swimsuit, maybe a brush?

No!

GANG:  AN ORGANIZED GROUP of criminals. ~~ The Oxford College Dictionary

Games



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My brother thinks the new world order brought in by an organization called the illuminati is here.  He called me last night, to share new information based on the fact that Obama had got the health care bill passed.  The next step in their diabolical plan is to set into action the no chip, no health-care clause.  They will place a chip in your forehead (the mark) or your arm.  We were really upset by all this. 

Wouldn’t you have to stand still Alex?

GAMESMANSHIP:  THE ART OF WINNING GAMES BY USING VARIOUS PLOYS AND TACTICS TO GAIN a psychological advantage. ~~ The Oxford College Dictionary

Power

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Last week a woman got on the bus with a toddler and a half closed stroller.  She somehow managed to hold up the line while paying her fare.  The courteous bus driver took this time to tell her about the bus rule she was breaking. “Baby carts must be closed before getting onto the bus”.  LOL I could just picture her running down the street after her kid while we drive off in the bus.

Does he think she’s never been in his bus before?

POWER:  THE CAPACITY OR ABILITY TO DIRECT OR INFLUENCE THE BEHAVIOR OF OTHERS or the course of events. ~~ The Oxford College Dictionary

Balance

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My good friend Daniela has invited me on another expensive family outing.  She insists that I not worry about the cost and simply pay her back when I get a job.  I refused.  She is angry and has promised never to invite me out again.  Why is she so angry?

I hope she keeps her promise this time.

BALANCED:  (OF AN ACCOUNT OR BUDGET) having debits and credits equal.. ~~ The Oxford College Dictionary

Submission



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Family members are so easily offended.  “Why can’t you baby sit for me it’s not like you are doing anything else?”  I can’t do that for you, not today.  Can you just accept no without making me into an immediate Bitch?  No I can't give you my money.  NO you can't stay here.

Yes, I am selfish.

SUBMISSION:  THE ACTION OR FACT OF ACCEPTING OR YIELDING TO A SUPERIOR FORCE or to the will or authority of another person. ~~ The Oxford College Dictionary