If I was a color, I would be red. (This is not just because of my hair color...) Red is such a happy, confident color, and I strive to be both of those in everything I do from day to day.
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I am a dog person. Always have been...always will be. I like to watch cats, but in my experience, they have mood swings...cuddly one second, and levitating the next. But, my dogs love me no matter how cranky I am. They truly personify unconditional love. They are also sensory therapists...a little cuddling from them, and my problems diminish.
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Before I was born...my mother was informed by her doctor that I was a boy. Armed with that tidbit of useful information, she and my father proceeded to name me "Jeremy Christopher." Imagine their surprise when I turned out to be...me! Daddy told the doctor I would be named Oma...Oma Darling. (He's got a strange sense of humor sometimes...) Happily, he didn't go through with it and named me "Christina", which is Latin for "follower of Christ" (which I wholeheartedly am) and "Louise", in memory of my maternal great-grandmother. "Louise" means "watchful one," and I try to live up to it. Thank goodness it doesn't mean "one who remembers"...I never can remember where I left my keys...or my glasses...
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My first word, according to my much-enduring mother, was "why." I wasn't being a bad baby, she said...I honestly wanted to know why...for everything. (Sorry, Mom.) While this may have contributed to early maternal headaches, the question of why has continued to dominate me. I love school because in my studies, some of my questions are answered! I fell in love with geometry when I did my first proof. The concepts were laid out in black and white...or in my case, graphite and yellow. Algebra gave me a little more grief because there was an expectation on the part of my teacher that her student would be willing to just push the "I believe!" button...a button I tend to balk at pushing. I love being a student...and will continue to be one for the rest of my life!
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"In spite of sending myself e-mails to remind me to change the clock, I still forgot. Doggone it..."
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Dear Nose,
I want to thank you for all that you do for me in this love/hate relationship we've got going here. On the up side, I love how you smell (and help me taste!) the baking chocolate chip cookies, the flowers, and the salt sea air. And you've definately worked better since they fixed where my brother broke you... But, we need to do something about your issues with pollen. I apologize...I've tried to better my immune system so you aren't affected so badly, but it doesn't seem to be working. I'll keep working on it so that our partnership can continue to flourish...and I promise to do better about putting sunblock on you so you don't get as burned this summer.
Love,
Christina
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Fear can be paralyzing and even debilitating...which makes it something to be feared inof itself. It can keep one from making decisions, from standing up for one's belief, from loving another...and from riding roller coasters. Allowing oneself to become driven by fear is to limit possible greatness in life.
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