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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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Gratitude Challenge
One challenge I received recently is to start a gratitude journal. I have always wanted to start a gratitude journal, but I get stuck. I have the rote 4 or 5 things I’m grateful for, and my journal always said…
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Staying Sore to be Better
The other day I was complaining about how sore I felt, and loudly wondering if I would always feel this way. My friend quipped, “remind me the name of your blog again?” Touché my friend. Touché. The comment got me…
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The Little Engine that Could Say Affirmations
Affirmations. According to Dictionary.com: The act of process of affirming something or being affirmed. In case you are wondering what exactly it means to “affirm” something (like…a friend of mine did 😉) it is to “state as a fact; assert…
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Hyrox Recap Ft. Worth 2023
Stay hopeful, stay humble, stay HY. These are the words repeated at the start line of every HYROX race. Honestly, everyone should run at least one Hyrox race just to experience the emotions at the starting line. The combination of…
