Tag: Honesty

• Confession Time

  Hi friends, I am officially four weeks into my no social media year off. I have a confession. I have posted photos on IG, but I promise, I didn’t scroll. Then just once, I went straight to my Sunshine Girl’s feed to see new photos of the Grands. I haven’t missed Facebook at all. Not.…

  Lori O’Gara

  April 22, 2023

  Lifestyle, Purpose

  Everyday Life, Focus, Happiness In Life, Honesty, Life Lessons, Self Improvement, Self-awareness, Social Media, Technology

• Your Stomach Rules

  

  Yes your heart and mind are the primary driving forces in your life. It’s a balance between logic, intuition, faith, love and trust. You make decisions on the information from the mind and heart in a dance of thoughts and ideas. You might think that is how you get through life and it is for…

  Lori O’Gara

  November 28, 2020

  Lifestyle

  Addiction, Adulting, Everyday Life, Food, Health, Honesty, Humanity, Life Lessons, Peace, Reality, Self Care, Simple Living

• I Said it

  

  She grabs the soapbox. She steps up…to the mic and begins.  Can you hear that? Listen to the sounds. The noise.   It is the sound of life as we know it falling down around us. We are no longer safe in our own homes. We can’t go to the store without worrying if we will…

  Lori O’Gara

  June 29, 2020

  Lifestyle

  Covid 19, Honesty, Love, Truth, Unconditional Love

• How to Affair Proof Your Marriage

  and it is easier than you realize. I have read so many articles claiming how difficult it is to be married and how much work it is to stay committed. I have read that there is no such thing as an infallible marriage. They are correct; however, I can tell you that it is possible…

  Lori O’Gara

  April 8, 2020

  Lifestyle

  Adulting, Honesty, Marriage, Respect, Time Management

• Why I don’t Use a Pen Name

  There are several legitimate reasons to use a pen name. Let me say upfront, I am not criticizing the reasons other writers choose to use a pen name. You probably know the reasons, there are many. The two biggest ones are to protect a writer’s family and freedom or embarrassment. I hear things that go…

  Lori O’Gara

  January 26, 2020

  Indie Author

  Authenticity, Courage, Honesty, Self-awareness, Writing Life

• What I Want to Say

  or maybe I shouldn’t say… Here is a list of things I want to say…maybe I shouldn’t say them. Come on! I know there are things you wish you could just say sometimes and don’t for whatever reason….right? I am not the only one….I can’t be…Well anyway, here it goes… I am so tired of…

  Lori O’Gara

  November 20, 2018

  Lifestyle

  Communication, Honesty, Life Lessons, Relationships

• Call Me

  or How to Be Approachable My friends ask me all the time why my actual phone number is posted on my Facebook page. “Aren’t you scared of hackers or scammers?” Well, yeah. I am also scared of earthquakes, snakes and over sized paper clips. When my life imploded and I came out of the other…

  Lori O’Gara

  July 31, 2018

  Dreams, Indie Author, Purpose

  Approach, Authenticity, Honesty, Social Media, Truth

• Open Mic at the Cafe’

  “Excuse me”, the writer says as she steps up on a wooden soapbox and taps the microphone. “I have something to say.” Clearing her throat, she begins to speak her peace: “It really kills me when people who cannot talk to others face to face use the computer to voice their opinions. If you can…

  Lori O’Gara

  February 20, 2018

  Indie Author

  Honesty, Social Media, Writing