“The heart always knows what the mind refuses to see.” ~M
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The heart always knows…
Category: personal thoughts
For those who are searching…
“All the answers you’ll ever need are right inside of you.” ~M
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Time for a break
Inspired words
all written for fun,
woven together
before each day was done.
But now those words
have become quite few,
and time is needed
for my words to renew.
So I’m taking a break
to let my inspiration build;
I hope when I get back,
you’ll be quite thrilled.
Until that day,
stay encouraged and blessed,
and I’ll be back
after taking a rest.
In the meantime, go back
and see what you can find.
I promise to return someday
to tickle your mind.
© 2022 Michelle Cook
I’ve devoted nearly five years of my aging brain to writing prompts here on WordPress, and I need a break. I hope any of you who need a bit of inspiration will go back and do some of the writing prompts from past years. I’m sure I will pop in here from time to time to post a random word or two. Until then, you can find me writing regularly on my other blog, www.herwritinghaven.com
See you there! ~M xo
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A quick note
Hello fellow bloggers,
I haven’t written a personal note in quite a while and thought it was finally time to do so. First of all, let me apologize for not posting the monthly writing prompts for December. I have been so caught up in my own little world these days that I completely forgot to post them. I didn’t even realize I’d forgotten until yesterday, so I thought I’d just do a personal post this month instead. As all of us know, the past two years have been crazy. But during the days of covid, my life hasn’t changed too much.
I’ve still been homeschooling as I have been for the last 15 years, and the only big difference is that I’ve moved twice since the pandemic started. I had to downsize each time I moved and feel lighter now that I don’t have as much stuff weighing me down. The first move went well, and I ended up in Virginia. I loved all of the historical aspects of Virginia but hated the traffic that I couldn’t avoid no matter how far down the road I went.
Fortunately, I lived within walking distance to all the stores and businesses that I needed access to, so I never really had to drive anywhere while I was there. But after 18 months in Virginia, I was glad to break free, and I’ve now ended up in the one place I’ve most wanted to be, and that place is Utah.
Ever since I visited Mt. Zion National Park seven years ago, I’ve wanted to come back here, and I haven’t been disappointed with my decision. I live within walking distance of some amazing hiking trails, and I’m within a 30 – 60 min drive to several state and national parks. And that’s what I love most about being here; I’m finally able to enjoy nature and be outside as often as I want to be. Here are some recent pictures from my hikes. Isn’t it beautiful here…
Time to make some changes – March 2021
This past year was not the best year for many reasons, and I think many of you can probably relate. So this year, I decided to make some small changes that I thought might help my overall physical and mental health. For the past two months I’ve written about the goals I’m hoping to achieve, and you can read about those goals here.
I must admit, February was awful. The only goal I continued with was my daily step goal. I was able to manage 10,000 to 12,000 steps per day but gave up on all my other goals after the first week. I know the reason I didn’t do so well was because of some personal issues I was dealing with at the beginning of the month, and I just couldn’t get motivated after dealing with all of that. So after the first week of February, I decided to give myself the rest of the month off and restart my goals at the beginning of March.
Needless to say, I’m happy February is behind me now and I’m hopeful that my emotional state will just keep improving. I haven’t even weighed myself yet because I’m afraid to look at the scale. I have a doctor’s appointment scheduled at the end of this month, and I was really hoping to be in better physical shape by then. I know I can’t achieve all of my goals overnight, so I’m giving myself a little bit of grace, and I’m also giving myself some credit for at least sticking to my walking routine. I’ll be back next month and hopefully, by then, I’ll have better news to share. I’m determined not to give up because I know that won’t get me anywhere. So here’s to restarting once again! 🍻 Cheers! ~M xo
Putting My Feet in the Dirt 