Author: Maria Dismondy
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Reason for the Seasons
By Maria Dismondy | March 25, 2022
There is a reason for the seasons. I am not a scientist and I won’t get all technical on you but it has to do with the Earth and its tilted axis. As I live and learn, I am finding there are seasons in my own life that have nothing to do with the Earth …
What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Stronger
By Maria Dismondy | March 22, 2022
What do YOU think? Resilience. What doesn’t kill us makes us stronger? We each have our story and I wonder, do you believe that saying? I do, when I am far enough away from the trauma or trying times that we had gone through. But when you are in it? Ge …
FOMO: Do you have it?
By Maria Dismondy | March 19, 2022
Do you remember a time when you were young and you wanted to be included, but you weren’t? It’s a terrible feeling. It’s strange that now as an adult, it doesn’t bother me much at all. When I first heard of the term FOMO (Fear of Missing Out) I thought …
#BetterTogether
By Maria Dismondy | March 16, 2022
The pandemic was pushing groups of people apart because of their personal views on masks and vaccines, heck, it was dividing families as well. Then we started to see hate and violence against racial groups. Unfair and unjust. I started to pay attention …
The Contagion to Spread
By Maria Dismondy | March 13, 2022
There is something WE DO want to spread these days and it’s kindness. As a society, we have been challenged in more than one way over the last few years. But something that hasn’t expired is the power KINDNESS has in a home, community and in the world. …
“Beginnings are scary, endings are usually sad…”
By Maria Dismondy | March 10, 2022
“Beginnings are scary, endings are usually sad, but it is the middle that counts the most. You need to remember that when you find yourself at the beginning. Just give hope a chance to float up.”Birdee Pruitt One of my very favorite quotes from a movie …
Helping Kids Dream Big
By Maria Dismondy | March 7, 2022
My mom likes to tell the story that as a child, I wanted to grow up and make tacos as my job. If you consider the fact that our family eats tacos every Tuesday night, I think my dream has come true! In our family, there are a lot of individuals who do …