Month: June 2026

The Last Time

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by Bernadette A. Sahm

When was the last time you read a book from cover to cover?

When was the last time you watched the sun come up or sunset?

When was the last time you went a day without electronic devices?

When was the last time you volunteered or helped out a neighbor?

When was your last spa day, haircut, mani and pedicure?

When was the last time your rode your bike, horse, motorcycle?

When was the last time you baked a cake, cookies or a pie?

When was the last time you spent a day at the beach, the lake or the mountains?

When was the last time you said “hello” to a new friendship?

When was the last time you had to say a final “goodbye” to someone dear?

When was the last time you woke up refreshed and remembered your dreams?

When was the last time…

One day it truly will be our “last time” …

Bernadette on Facebook at http://www.Facebook.com/bernadetteamoyer and Instagram @bernadetteamoyer @bernadettesahm

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Acts of Unexpected Kindness

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What are you passionate about?

I absolutely love and am passionate about acts of love and kindness. Today while wading in the water at the beach, I was picking up shells and stones. A little boy about ten years old came up to me and handed me three perfect seashells. I said, “don’t you want them?” His response “no they are for you!” I was stunned and replied “you are such a sweetheart” he just walked away. It literally made my day and made me smile so much.

I went back to my husband who witnessed this act and told me the kid has good taste in making you happy!

When we go out I like to tip good service generously. I was once a waitress and know how hard they work. Giving is for the giver.

Often going through the toll booth we pay for the car behind us.

I am a big believer in what goodness you but into the world comes right back to you. We can focus on all the things we don’t like in the world or we can choose to be the change we want to see in the world.

That young boy gave freely with no agenda and it wasn’t lost on me. All I could think was someone raised a good boy and one day someone is going to be the recipient of his kind actions.

We reap what we sow. When we plant seeds of goodness and acts of kindness we are almost certain to benefit from it.

I love a beautiful life and being a good and giving person is what I am most passionate about.

Bernadette on Facebook at http://www.Facebook.com/bernadetteamoyer Instagram @bernadetteamoyer @bernadettesahm

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Important for a good life …

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What are the most important things needed to live a good life?

By Bernadette A. Sahm

The first thing that comes to mind as the most important things needed for a good life is peace, love and good health.

Living without worry and living in peace and with love are by far the most important things to live a good life.

Good health is also important. As for possessions a nice home and car or cars and a healthy bank account and a refrigerator and freezer filled with good foods.

Loving relationships and healthy friendships enhance a good life. It’s important to surround yourself with good people.

Doing what you love with who you love and where you love to be all makes for a good life. I am blessed to have a wonderful loving husband and a nice home near the ocean. We have good friends and two precious pups.

As a retired person “living the dream” I honestly feel that I have living a very good life. I thank God daily for all our many blessings!

Books That Meant Something

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List three books that have had an impact on you. Why?

The top three books that have impacted my life and meant something to me are 1) Charlottes Web 2) The Four Agreements and 3) Women and The Blues: Passions that Hurt Passions that Heal.

As a child I loved Charlottes Web and living on a farm in northeast Pennsylvania, I could relate to farm animals. I loved the story and the talking animals and reading about the life cycle.

Later on as an adult woman I enjoyed reading Woman and The Blues. It was a self-help book that gave me the courage to persevere and keep going when things didn’t work out like I believed they would for me.

Last of the three and certainly not least was The Four Agreements. It’s a small book that cost around $10 and I have gifted it to dozens of my friends and acquaintances. The one agreement that literally changed how I viewed all my relationships was, “nothing other people do is because of you, it is because of themselves.” This quote alone changed me. I no longer accepted others actions and words personally. What they did and what they said was all theirs and not mine.

I love reading and I love many books but the three listed above certainly had a huge impact on me.

Happy reading!

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Instagram @bernadetteamoyer @bernadettesahm

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