Naming something is the first step in controlling it.
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That could get to be a very long list Pam! So, if we name it, that’s the first step to recognizing the problem. Once that recognition hits we can begin to do something about it. It seems so easy when you write it down!
My dad always said that because something is hard to do doesn’t make it impossible to do. And if it’s not impossible, than it’s doable.
Ginger
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I would have loved your dad!
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😘
Ginger
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Otherwise, parents would name newborns. 😉
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If only the concept worked on teenagers!
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Lol
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Unless that thing is a cat.
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Cats are always the rule breakers.
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I name dark chocolate.
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How sweet!
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Haha, I was just about to name that very thing 🤣
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That is so very true! Half the battle is acknowledging it.
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And that can be quite difficult.
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That’s for sure. It’s the hardest part… but once you’ve taken that step? Man…
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Now that sounds like something the ministry of magic might say. And on the other side of the coin there is the dazed look of the un-initiated when that name rolls off the tongue. Like both the trade name and the chemical names for pharmaceuticals. To which my stock reply is godzundheit…
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Ha ha ha! I concur.
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My mum calls out my name often Pam, but I still won’t do what I’m told. Something from my childhood I think 🤣
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I try to listen. I do try…
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Haha, yeah, me too! 🤣
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Start to finish get the beast
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Yep
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I have to try…..
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We all do…
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The power of words. 🙂
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Incredible weapons for good or evil.
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