Happy New Year All! As this new year rolls over, I am making goals (not resolutions). I’ll let you know how they go! But, YES, I have written them down. The action of writing things down for me makes them more solid, it allows me to have a tangible item to read, daily, multiple times…
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YIKES, Short-Stories… Here’s the background: I have a story that has been itching to be told. I began writing it last year and simply fell flat on it. The enthusiasm was gone… SO, instead of trashing the story, I started thinking of it in a different way. What if I turned the chapters into vignettes…
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It’s been an eventful last year and a half! It started in the fall of 2017 when I purchased my first home (so exciting, check that off the list). The whole process was fairly easy / straightforward, but it also allowed me to reassess my life as to where I was at, where I wanted…
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Photo by Clare Angelica ©2015 People say so many words…usually without meaning. They are trying to make themselves feel better about their decisions, they are trying to prolong taking action, or they are just completely full of hot-air. Some people don’t actually want to make a change…BUT they sure love telling you about all this stuff they…
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Graphic Photographs by Clare Angelica ©2013 People break you… People make you… And you make and break others just as much as you break and make yourself. It’s all a choice. You have the choice to rise after failure …or heart break… …or sickness… …or destruction… …or loss… …or death… …or (you fill in the blank)……
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I am stronger than you think. I am wiser than you know. I understand more than you give me credit for. I see the things you don’t want me to see. I love with all my heart (and I’m not scared for it to break.) I am vulnerable. I am fragile. I carry fears and insecurities…just…
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Forgiveness is a difficult course to navigate. You can’t “fake it til you make it” when it comes to forgiving actions, words, people… We are our toughest critics. It is admirable to give yourself space and time to allow forgiveness to come to you when it is ready and at that point you will no…
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The above is quoted directly from Regena Thomashauer‘s book Pussy. Regena is the founder of Mama Gena’s School of Womanly Arts. My dear friend was reading this book and I happened to be sitting across from her, she passed me the book and said, “Read this.” The passage sent goosebumps across my skin. If you are not…
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Remember your job, remember your purpose, remember how easily it comes to you and the feeling of freedom that fills you. Share this with others. Uplift those around you. Help them succeed. Whatever life brings you, remember that the situation is simply reminding you of what you want. Aim higher, reach further. Remind yourself daily — whether…
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What is it that you REALLY want? Do you want a different job? Do you want to move to a new location? Do you want a new / different partner? Do you want to travel? What types of freedom are you really looking for? What is it that you have been scared of doing – but –…
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The word Freedom has been thrown around a LOT lately with people that I know. Freedom means many things to many people and it all depends on the context to which you speak. Freedom to me is: Unconditional Love for self Unconditional Love for others Happiness Courage Health Wealth Success Independence Abundance in all aspects of life Travel…
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