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Building the new
“The secret of change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new.” Socrates Too often during seasons of change, I focus on the negative (shocker). I focus on what I hate…
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Standing Beside the Fire
Earlier this month, I was told something profound…that I wouldn’t have thought of on my own. ‘When you step out of the flames, you will find burns. That is the only way to heal. You can’t heal when you are…
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Going on a “Hero’s Journey”
When you randomly hear about something more than once during a week, maybe it is something you should pay close attention to. For me, last week, that topic was the “hero’s journey”. Not only was Mel Robbins talking about it…
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For the PLOT!
When my kids started using this phrase, I had no idea what it meant. I laughed politely, if suspiciously, when they called me a ‘boomer’ and ran to Google to figure out what I was missing. Y’all. Our kids are…
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Is there getting “back to good”?
Matchbox Twenty used to be one of my favorite bands. They didn’t do anything to change that…I just haven’t listened to their music in many years. But I turned it on today and it was as good as I remember.…
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All the hard things
We can do hard things. A lot of the “hard things” we mean are physical challenges. We listen to some David Goggins motivation and forget our pain and push through to the finish line of a race, or get up…
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There are cows that can jump over the moon…
…And cows that can’t make it over a fence. For the past few months, I have been the latter cow. Stagnant. Stuck. Spinning my wheels with nothing to show for it. What is my fence? Some of this is my…
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Ultra Fail
On a chilly fall morning in north Texas, I was ready for what I thought would be a challenging day. Bags packed, knees weak, arms are heavy…oh wait. That is Eminem. The start line feeling isn’t much different. Heart pounding,…
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Best. Race. Ever.
Usually…I’m the Debbie Downer of the group. Why am I here? What are we doing? SO MUCH NOPE. Not on this race day though! The skies were blue, the air was crisp and we were at the oldest ballpark in…
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You Say it’s Your Birthday
Another year around the sun. ☀️ Another year older, and another year fitter (ish?). A birthday is a lot like a new year, and luckily for me, mine is about halfway through the year so I can reassess where I…
