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Muffins and Mayhem, Recipes for a Happy (if disorderly) Life
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Dear Reader,
"Step back and think about it." It's my new self-help therapy program. If you see me in a store standing in front of a sweater display and suddenly I take a giant step backwards and "freeze" in a statue-position while starring at the sweaters, no, I haven't lost my mind and I'm not trying to remember how to two-step. I'm working on changing the way I make decisions. Would I be happier with the yellow sweater or the pink one? Should I sign up to volunteer? Should I spend the day working in my flower gardens, or would it bring me more joy if I sat on the porch and read a book?
Decisions, decisions. But more importantly, which one will bring me the most joy? You'd think it wouldn't be so hard to decide, but I don't seem to be in control anymore. Instead of taking a minute to think about the choices I make, I've been allowing my brain to switch to autopilot and make the decisions for me. "Well, this is the choice she's made in the past, so we'll just plow ahead and do what she's always done, even if it's not going to make her happy."
Bad habits are hard to break, and I've decided the only way to break this one, is to take a giant step backwards. No going forward on a decision until I've stepped back and really thought about what will make me happy. It works, but granted it makes people wonder. "Look at that weird woman. She's backing away from the sweaters like she's afraid of them. Now look, she's just standing there staring at the sweaters."
I'm a weird one all right, but at least I'm happy.
Thanks for reading with me. It's so good to read with friends.
Suzanne Beecher
Suzanne@DearReader.com
http://www.muffinsandmayhem.com/
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SUNRISE ON CEDAR KEY (Book 3 in the Cedar Key Series) finds Grace Stone knitting together her past and future while her Aunt Maude embarks on a new business venture, the opening of the Blue Moon Knitting Retreats where women can craft, chat and support one another.
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