mental-health
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Rambling on about time, tenderness, and learning when to step back and breathe… Life is changing. People are changing. I am changing. Some days everything seems to move in slow motion… others zoom by. I look up and another day is gone. Another week. Another month. Three-fourths of the year has slipped clean off the…
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Self-care. Even the words used to make me feel a little guilty… as if taking time for myself meant I had somehow misplaced my cape while the rest of the world waited to be rescued. So many of us are wired as women, mothers, and caretakers to notice everyone else’s needs before our own. We…
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Home. Four letters, one small word, and enough meaning to fill every room we have ever loved. We say home is where the heart is, but I think it reaches deeper than that. Home settles into the soul. It is where we hope to feel safe, seen, and able to exhale without explaining ourselves. I…
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Rambling on about life and boundaries… Standing my ground. Life is a journey—although, if we are honest, it often feels less like a scenic train ride and more like assembling furniture without the instructions. We learn as we go, grow as we stumble, and hope the wisdom we collect will make the next stretch a…
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A little hindsight, a little humor, and a handful of truths worth carrying… If I could sit across from someone young and just starting out in life, I would not pretend to have all the answers. First of all, no one believes that person anyway. Second, life has a way of humbling even the most…
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You’ve heard the saying, “Fake it until you make it.” I’d tweak it slightly: think it until you become it. Your mindset may not pay the electric bill by itself, trust me when I say the power company remains stubbornly unimpressed by affirmations… but it absolutely shapes the choices that lead to financial progress. A…
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A dreamy, sincere little argument with time travel, memory, and the ache of growing older… If someone handed me a calendar and said, “Pick one year. You may have it back,” I would like to tell you I’d answer quickly. I would like to be the kind of person who knows exactly which door in…
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Rambling on about life, love, turmoil, aging, faith, and the quiet courage of simply continuing….. What is the bravest thing I have ever done with no one watching? At first, that sounds like the kind of question that should come with a grand answer. Something dramatic. Something cinematic. A moment with music swelling in the…
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There was a time when a person could make it through a day with a wallet, a set of keys, and maybe a grocery list scribbled on the back of an envelope. Now, it seems we need an app for everything: shopping, banking, eating, traveling, catching up with friends, earning points, collecting discounts, and proving…
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A walk down memory lane, thinking about the kindness of others… Kindness is one of those little things that sounds simple until you really start thinking about it. It is free, portable, and surprisingly powerful. It can begin as a tiny act—holding a door, offering a hand, checking in after a storm—and somehow keep rolling…
