Category: lifestyle
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The past, hijacker of your future
The title says it all. The past has a lovely way of coming into the present and affecting your future. The past has come into my life once again. This time to be wiped out for good. It will not come at me again in this way. The feelings and…
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Your kids
Something to remember. You are the sum of the people you are surrounded by. I’m not talking about the people you surround yourself WITH, but the people you were raised by, and who they surrounded themselves with. The people you were forced to live with as you were growing up.…
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September, a reflection
I have been inactive in the areas of social media and blogging for the last month due to family and my best friend coming to visit. I have spent time connecting deeper and strengthening the bonds between us. First visit, my daughter. She was the one hurt by my departure…
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Taking back power
In the shower, thoughts of the looming opportunity and recovery of much lost time is filling up as much as the steam from the water. The conclusion is that it’s time to take the power back. Water’s off and the curtain is pulled back. Step 1, dry yourself. Then wrap…
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Victim? Yes or No
Yesterday started out wonderful. I got up before the sun, made my boyfriend his lunch while I drank coffee and he got ready for the day, drove the little one to her summer program while enjoying the soft layer of fog over the valley as the sun was peeking over…
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What happens when your goals become your pain points
For the last 10 years or so I had been on a mission. A mission to help women empower themselves to do whatever they needed to do to improve the circumstances in their lives to help them feel better. I had lived in tough circumstances, been abused both physically and…
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Your Network
I talk to many people. I have learned that your network is the most valuable tool you have at your disposal. For the older generation it was the Rolodex. Now it’s your contact list. I know that networking and putting yourself out there is scary. Maybe you’re worried about looking…
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Broken to Beautiful
History speaks through you when you hear “Your beautiful,” and you can’t fathom how those words could be true. Giggle, blush, look away Say thank you in barely a squeak All those days of believing that you could be better, look better, do more, tireless or tire less… Compliments roll…
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This is 40
I have been waiting to post something on my 40 years of existence because it hasn’t quite set in that I am really that old! It has been a ride let me tell you! Visiting my childhood home after a year of being away gives perspective and some gratefulness! Also some…
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