Linda

I'm a Momma (yes, my baby ducks are named Matt, Tom & Lucie! bet you know em! ), and I'm a child/adolescent & family psychotherapist, skydiver, acrobatic bi-plane flyer (yup!! but just once...that was enough..but plenty intense and fun!), horseback rider, music lover, fledgling guitarist, book lover, gardener, and currently learning Spanish. Moved to NC from Los Angeles (where my house had some issues with earthquakes)....... but the ducks have already begun the migration back!

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Live with intention.
Walk to the edge.
Listen hard.
Practice wellness.
Play with abandon.
Laugh.
Choose with no regret.
Appreciate your friends.
Continue to learn.
Do what you love.
Live as if this is all there is.
--- Mary Anne Radmacher

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All that we are is the result of what we have thought.
The mind is everything. What we think, we become.
- Maharishi Mahesh Yogi

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NAIL IN THE FENCE
There once was a little boy who had a bad temper. His father gave him a bag of nails and told him that every time he lost his temper, he must hammer a nail into the back of the fence. The first day the boy had driven 37 nails into the fence. Over the next few weeks, as he learned to control his anger, the number of nails hammered daily gradually dwindled down. He discovered it was easier to hold his temper than to drive those nails into the fence. Finally the day came when the boy didn't lose his temper at all. He told his father about it and the father suggested that the boy now pull out one nail for each day that he was able to hold his temper. The days passed and the young boy was finally able to tell his father that all of the nails were gone. The father took his son by the hand and led him to the fence. He said, "You have done well, my son, but look at the holes in the fence. The fence will never be the same. When you say things in anger, they leave a scar just like this one. You can put a knife in a man and draw it out. It won't matter how many times you say I'm sorry, the wound is still there. " A verbal wound is as bad as a physical one.


Friends are very rare jewels. They make you smile and encourage you to succeed. They lend an ear, they share words of praise and they always want to open their hearts to us. "Good friends are like stars.......You don't always see them, but you know they are always there."
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and yes, it's true................
Mistakes are part of the dues one pays for a full life.
Just today, I told someone that our strength is often composed of the weakness we're damned if we're going to show!

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...................................................... I took the SuperHero test!
My results!!:
I am Spider-Man
Spider-Man 80%
Superman 75%
Wonder Woman 73%
Hulk 70%
Green Lantern 70%
Supergirl 68%
Robin 60%
The Flash 55%
Iron Man 50%
Batman 40%
Catwoman 30% You are intelligent, witty,
a bit geeky and have great
power and responsibility.
Click here to take the "Which Superhero are you?" quiz...
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Your Five Factor Personality Profile
Extroversion:
You have medium extroversion.
You're not the life of the party, but you do show up for the party.
Sometimes you are full of energy and open to new social experiences.
But you also need to hibernate and enjoy your "down time."
Conscientiousness:
You have medium conscientiousness.
You're generally good at balancing work and play.
When you need to buckle down, you can usually get tasks done.
But you've been known to goof off when you know you can get away with it.
Agreeableness:
You have medium agreeableness.
You're generally a friendly and trusting person.
But you also have a healthy dose of cynicism.
You get along well with others, as long as they play fair.
Neuroticism:
You have low neuroticism.
You are very emotionally stable and mentally together.
Only the greatest setbacks upset you, and you bounce back quickly.
Overall, you are typically calm and relaxed - making others feel secure.
Openness to experience:
Your openness to new experiences is high.
In life, you tend to be an early adopter of all new things and ideas.
You'll try almost anything interesting, and you're constantly pushing your own limits.
A great connoisseir of art and beauty, you can find the positive side of almost anything. The Five Factor Personality TestI edited my profile with Thomas Myspace Editor V4.4 (www.strikefile.com/myspace)