Tag Archives: expectation

phone etiquette

Posted on December 3, 2025 by msw blog

I just can’t come to grips with the new style phone etiquette where you send a direct question or comment to someone (texts mainly, or emails, messenger, etc.) and it seems now optional to answer or respond, or at best … Continue reading →

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Breakthrough

Posted on July 30, 2025 by msw blog

You’re not going to break down, you’re going to BREAKTHROUGH. You’re not going to fail; you’re going to FULFILL. You’re not going to lose; you’re going to WIN. You don’t live by the expectation of others; you LIVE BY THE … Continue reading →

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Goodbye

Posted on July 24, 2025 by msw blog

I’m not close to my 88-year-old mother. For all of my life we have not gotten along. I never fit into her “mold” for me. I have made the decision not to have any type of communication with her yet … Continue reading →

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Resolutions Flexibility

Posted on July 8, 2023 by msw blog

Flexibility is key. Write your resolutions in pencil and feel absolutely no shame in switching them up as life does what it does. You aren’t supposed to be the exact same person in 365 days as you are now, so … Continue reading →

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Managing Holiday Relationship Expectations

Posted on June 29, 2023 by msw blog

 Do you know what you and your partner are doing for the holidays? Are you exchanging gifts? Does your partner even care about celebrating? If you’ve been putting off talking about all of this because you know holidays can be a … Continue reading →

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