{"id":379505,"date":"2013-11-04T04:16:00","date_gmt":"2013-11-04T04:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.annahelizabeth.com\/index.php\/2013\/11\/04\/feeding-my-near-fifty-happy\/"},"modified":"2013-11-04T04:16:00","modified_gmt":"2013-11-04T04:16:00","slug":"feeding-my-near-fifty-happy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.annahelizabeth.com\/index.php\/2013\/11\/04\/feeding-my-near-fifty-happy\/","title":{"rendered":"Feeding My Near-Fifty Happy"},"content":{"rendered":"
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These are some of the Moments that fed my happy this week.<\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n

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Big Guy came home from school with a big smile on his face and this carnation.<\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n
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He was one of only eighteen students from the junior and senior classes of his high school to be accepted into our local National Honor Society chapter.<\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n

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I am often reminded how blessed I am to have three children who took what Warren and I had to offer as parents and ran with it, children who have prevailed despite a great deal of turmoil that existed during their growing up years.<\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n

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I am humbled by their grace and their commitments to community, to compassion, and to their own lives, and though I cherish all of the moments we have together, I am doubly happy when they are joyful.<\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n

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In addition to watching my children\u2019s hard work paying off, I\u2019ve spent this week putting thought to paper for my TEDxSFA speech and pondering how quickly all of the work I\u2019ve been doing with The Five Facets<\/i>is coming together.<\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n

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I\u2019ve been making connections and putting myself out there on this blog, on other online blog sites, on online radio shows.<\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n

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I\u2019ve been warmly received by many, and I\u2019ve also been turned down, like last Friday morning when I heard back from organizers that my piece wasn\u2019t selected for their upcoming book compilation on child loss.<\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n

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The call for entries to the Three Minus One<\/i>story collection received over six-hundred submissions, and no doubt, the eighty-some stories they selected will be of great comfort to many.<\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n

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I was disheartened, yet refused to be daunted, for I always believe that something else will materialize, possibly an even greater opportunity.<\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n

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Though I would have loved it if my piece had been chosen for the book, I\u2019m still over the moon with excitement for the upcoming TEDxSFA event and my presentation, which I\u2019ve been diligently musing about and writing on.<\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n

Given the title of that speech, The Power of \u201cWhat if\u201d to Heal Grief<\/i>, this sparkly reflection that showed up on the wall of my foyer last week couldn\u2019t have been more appropriate!<\/span><\/p>\n

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In addition to the TEDx excitement, do you remember when I wrote about Five<\/span>Fabulous Things<\/span><\/a><\/i>?<\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n
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I\u2019m not going to say too much right now, but\u2026several weeks ago I contacted a friend of a friend of a friend who\u2019s had a recent association with a national figure, someone who does great things in the field of loss.<\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n
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When I didn\u2019t hear back, I just kept moving onto the next item on my list of potential Five Facets<\/i> collaborations.<\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n
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Friday evening, just as Warren and I were headed out the door for a date night, the phone rang, and on the other end of the line was the person I\u2019d reached out to.<\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n
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Not only is she \u201cvery much aware\u201d of K\u00fcbler-Ross\u2019 Five Stages of Grief<\/i>, she was super excited about my work on healing and she told me to send her information and she\u2019d gladly forward it on.<\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n
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Cross your fingers and toes for me, Journeyers, and send out positive vibes that I might craft an attention-grabbing pitch and proposal that this person just has to hear more about!<\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n
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Being over-energized can be just as detrimental to our health as being depressed or lifeless, for our bodies need good, quiet and productive rest.<\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n
One of the ways I decompress is\u2026yep, it\u2019s another Candy Crush Saga update\u2026<\/span><\/div>\n
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I spent an entire week on Level 140, but am happy to report that it is all behind me now\u2026<\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n

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Speaking of behinds, Hubby and I are still plugging away at losing weight and living healthier lives.<\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n

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My dedication to this endeavor has not only earned me a twenty-three-point-eight pound weight loss to-date, it\u2019s also giving me back my curves.<\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n

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But I think I\u2019ll spare you the photo of my ass\u2026 <\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n

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One of the things Geneen Roth talks about in her book, Women, Food, and God<\/i>, is taking the time to taste what we\u2019re eating.<\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n

I must say, I enjoyed every mouth-watering morsel of this stuffed shrimp lunch-sized-portioned-meal, one small forkful at a time\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n

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And, rounding out the week was a third soon-to-be-fifty birthday card from my mother.<\/span><\/div>\n
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I don\u2019t know who\u2019s having more fun, her or me!<\/span><\/div>\n
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And, speaking of birthdays, a special shout-out to Fave on his 22nd birthday!<\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n
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What about you? What Moment(s) fed your happy this week? Share them here!<\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n
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Hugs and healing, Journeyers!<\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n
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Soon\u2026<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n
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