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As I continue looking deeply at the world around me and the life that I choose for myself, I've identified several areas of what's considered "normal life" that I find false, problematic and just plain wrong. This isn't necessarily new territory for me, I've always felt a strong sense that the world around me often... Continue Reading →
As we decorated our little Christmas tree last weekend and tried to get into the holiday spirit, I finally allowed myself to indulge in a moment of grief and disappointment. I let the tears flow and spoke aloud all of the ways that things are simply NOT OK right now. The house didn't sell so... Continue Reading →
When I woke up this morning and climbed out of bed the aching pain in my lower back stopped me from standing up straight so instead I hobbled into the bathroom. As I stood stooped over the sink washing my the sleep from my face I caught a glimpse of myself in the mirror and... Continue Reading →
When you go through deep waters, I will be with you.Isaiah 43:2 So, our home still hasn't sold. If you've been following our progress at all, you'll know that it's been listed for two months now and other than one lowball offer early on, we've had no others. We've lowered the price $15,000 and we... Continue Reading →
I'm sitting with a small group of women, close friends catching up on what we've all been up to recently. As we each take our turn going over what is happening in our lives the common theme is that everyone is overwhelmingly busy and being tugged in a million directions, so busy fulfilling our obligations... Continue Reading →
My mom surprised me with my first pet dog when I was five years old. She was a little fluffy white ball of fur and energy named Charlie and I loved her immediately. I spent every spare moment with her and she was patient and loving while I dressed her in my doll’s clothes and... Continue Reading →
We all have certain expectations for our lives, strong ideas about what should and will happen to and for us. We base our expectations on our past experiences, our hopes and dreams, our desire to impress each other, what we see in movies, and any number of other ideas and influences. But do you ever... Continue Reading →
Can you remember who you were, before the world told you who you should be?Charles Bukowski I'm a firm believer that the words "should" and "supposed to" have no place in our vocabulary when thinking about our own lives. When we're concerned about what the world expects from us instead of what we want for... Continue Reading →
Motivation is defined as "the reason one has for acting or behaving in a certain way" and "the general desire or willingness of someone to do something". (Oxford) What motivates you? Our motivations are vast and varied, different from and yet similar to each person. They're typically pretty simple at their base level, not complicated... Continue Reading →
Do you ever notice when you're talking to someone that they're not really listening to what you're saying, just calculating what they'll say next? Do you ever find yourself doing the same thing? I know that I do. It seems these days that we all believe ourselves to be experts at and feel the need... Continue Reading →
