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Intentional Living Series Week Fifteen: Do You Remember When?
Posted: 11 years ago | By: Christine Somers | In: Intentional Living Series | Read Time: 2 minutes, 17 seconds
"All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them." ~ Walt DisneyIn week fourteen I discussed the key element needed to succeed...will. This week I am going to explore what it means to "be". I started Monday chasing the sun and ended the day in Charlotte with my daughter and her family. A joyful part of my time with them is that I ge...
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Intentional Living Week Fourteen: Do You Have The Key To Success?
Posted: 11 years ago | By: Christine Somers | In: Intentional Living Series | Read Time: 2 minutes, 51 seconds
{New York City Marathon fans supporting the .1%}"The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential...these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence." ~ConfuciusYou are ready to go, maybe you've even started to follow through on some of the actions you promised to take to fulfill your plan...
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Retirement Hobbies: Do You Really Need One?
Posted: 11 years ago | By: Christine Somers | In: Life Management | Read Time: 2 minutes, 38 seconds
{Time well spent when I was pregnant with my babies.}My father was passionate about his work and built his whole life  around "the job". When the industry that provided my father employment and our family a good living was re-regulated in the 1990's and trucking company after trucking company shut their doors, my father found himself out of a job. He was one...
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Are You Having The Time Of Your Life?
Posted: 11 years ago | By: Christine Somers | In: Life Management | Read Time: 1 minute, 51 seconds
 {Sunrise at Jacksonville Beach, Florida}I have been joking with anyone that will listen to me that I have just about completed my 2012 to-do list and by February 1st will be able to officially start 2013. After spending the previous 18 months in constant motion because of family emergencies, I have once again returned home to clean up the aftermath o...
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Intentional Living Week Thirteen: Sharing Your Vision

Posted: 11 years ago | By: Christine Somers | In: Intentional Living Series | Read Time: 3 minutes, 6 seconds
{Visiting the set of the Late Show with David Letterman}"Vision is the art of seeing what is invisible to others." ~ Jonathan SwiftLast week we discussed creating a document that will be a tool for formatting your aspirations. This document will be your touch point for staying focused and on plan as you strive to intentionally live yo...
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Are You Willing to Be One of the Dedicated Minority?
Posted: 11 years ago | By: Christine Somers | In: Life Management | Read Time: 1 minute, 56 seconds
 "Almost always, the creative dedicated minority has made the world better". Martin Luther King, Jr. Today is Martin Luther King Day. It is a federal holiday that has slowly been gaining traction as a day of service. The call to action is stated in the simple slogan, make it "a day on, not a day off". There is even a website,
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What To Do With A Feathered Friend On A Cold Winter's Night?
Posted: 11 years ago | By: Christine Somers | In: Life Management | Read Time: 2 minutes, 9 seconds
For the first time since moving into the house at the Lake, I put a Christmas wreath on the front door for the holidays. Nothing special, just a store bought wreath made of live pine tree limbs decorated with white pine cones and a big red bow. It does make the house looking inviting. So inviting that a little bird has moved in and made it her home. I am delighted and amused to h...
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What Do You See When You Dream Of Retirement?
Posted: 11 years ago | By: Christine Somers | In: Life Management | Read Time: 2 minutes, 6 seconds
{Queens Theatre in Queens NY}I have been thinking about retirement. Not because I am ready to retire but more as one who daydreams about her summer vacation. In my retirement scenario I am healthy and have plenty of money and time to indulge my desire to write, learn to make homemade pasta...in Italy or hike the Appalachian Trail at my leisure. Th...
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