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The Hardest Thing I’ve Ever Done: How To Tell Your Kids About The Divorce
A self-portrait There was no right time to do it. We decided to wait a few days –after a party, school, and other commitments that got in the way. Looking at my soon to be ex-husband for support, I sat...
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When YOU’RE The Toxic Person In Your Life…(And How To Change It)
You’ve probably heard that you need to cut the toxic people out of your life, and while that’s a wise practice if you want to create abundance and happiness around you, the person you might want to...
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5 Things Running 1000+ Miles Has Taught Me About Life
The wind on my face, sweat pouring down my brow, my legs carrying me mile after mile, the burning in my lungs, the constant mental struggle…running, I hate every part of it. As I write this, I just...
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A Change Will Do You Good
Change is scary. Most of the time it involves you leaving a comfort zone and stepping into a situation may be new and unexpected. The uncharted territory causes doubts to surface and butterflies in the...
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Hello? Is This Thing On?!
Do people even read blogs anymore? I’m pretty sure the answer is no, and I’ve been neglecting this blog for the last 3+ years, so the real question is: do people even read *this* blog anymore? I guess...
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On Death And Grieving During The Holidays
I don’t mean for this to be a sad or depressing post. Neither of those feelings are on my mind as I write this, while I anticipate the family waking up to open gifts and do all the Christmas-y things...
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#2016BestNine Books I Read This Year
My favorite day at school when I was in the 4th grade was Tuesday. I would look forward all week to 10:15 am Tuesday morning because that was when my teacher would line us all up and march us to the...
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It’s Okay To Be A Quitter
Today, I quit. I had a 20-mile long run scheduled for my next race – the Surf City Marathon – and after the first mile, I knew that there was no way I was going to be able to run for 19 more miles....
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Finding Your Life’s Purpose Is Overrated
What is my life’s purpose? What’s your life’s purpose? After years of searching and coming up empty-handed, I’ve come to the conclusion that maybe “finding my life purpose” is highly overrated. I...
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Ragnar SoCal 2017 Recap: Running On Empty
“Never again, never again, never again, never again…” I chanted to myself at 2:00 am as I struggled to catch my breath in the cold night air, hopping over sidewalk bumps and trying my best to ignore...
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A Guy You’re ‘Talking To’ Has A Girlfriend. What Should You Do?
A post from a Facebook friend caught my eye the other day. She was asking for advice about a guy she had a crush on. He admitted to having feelings for her too, but he had a girlfriend. The post...
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Driving Blind | Reoccurring Dreams, Stolen Cars, and Mid-Life Crises
I’ve been having this reoccurring dream lately when I’m driving with my eyes closed. In this dream, I am frantically trying to open my eyes, panicking more and more as I accelerate, cringing at the...
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The 40: Moving To The Next Age Bracket
I woke up this morning feeling no different than I did yesterday (Well, maybe a bit less tired since I finally got a good, full night’s sleep). The only thing different is that I no longer am checking...
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41 By 41: Another Year, Another Set Of Goals
I just turned 40 earlier this week and surprisingly, I didn’t freak out about it. I do sometimes sit back and marvel at how quickly it has flown by. Then I get a little panicky about how there is so...
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‘I’m Not Good Enough’ and Other Limiting Beliefs
Everyone has this little voice in their head which never seems to shut up. You may call it your inner voice, intuition, Jiminy Cricket, a hallucination, George or whatever, but it’s there and it gives...
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6 Years | The Day My Life Began. Again.
Exactly six years ago today, I woke up like I did every morning, unaware that I would go to bed a completely different person and my life, as I knew it, was going to end. Not to be overly dramatic or...
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5 Important Things You Must Do To Gain Self-Respect
I’m finally at a point in my life where I feel like I truly respect myself. It only took 40 years. For much of my adult life, I thought I respected myself. I thought that I was okay with who I was,...
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The Humble Beginnings Of My Future Memoir | On Becoming A Writer
Even though I am on my fifth or sixth career now, I identify most with the last career I had, and that was that of a writer (and editor). I was a writer long before I was paid to do so, as most of us...
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How To Let Go Of The Past and Move Forward
I laid on the bathroom floor, my body limp and spent. Dried tears streaked down my face and animalistic whimpers would escape every so often between hiccuped breathing as I tried to soothe myself on...
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I Gave Money Away Every Day For 40 Days And This Is What Happened…
My relationship with money has always been a bit complicated. I like spending it. I love having it, but deep down, the story I tell myself when it comes to money is what was taught to me in church,...
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