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Choosing Happy
Happiness is not a goal; it is a by-product. ~Eleanor Roosevelt~ Happiness is a direction, not a place. ~Sydney J. Harris~ Think about those quotes for a few minutes, letting their truth sink deep...
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Permission
What’s the one thing we don’t give ourselves enough of? Permission. We don’t give ourselves permission to grieve, to hurt, to cry, to take the day off from things we need to – to take time for...
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Whatever Wednesday: My fabulous new anti-oxidant diet
Pssst. Have you heard? There’s a new diet in town and MAN is it sexay! One part yellow kernel to one part cocoa bean. Whooooo-weeeeeeee! I cain’t wait to get this one going! "Caramel Popcorn drizzled...
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Last summer, I started doing something on Twitter I’d recommended to new moms fighting battles with Postpartum Depression previously. No, I wasn’t struggling with PPD again (it’s been nearly six years...
View ArticleBeing Me
Growing up female is tricky business. There’s so much we’re expected to do, expected to say, nod, smile, grin, hide the negative, put on your happy face, kiss ass, kick ass, love this because everyone...
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The Best Part of Peer Support
One of the things I adore most about what I do is getting to know PEOPLE. I tell you, people, for the most part, are amazing, especially those who are fighting back against the hard. Their spirits are...
View ArticleLessons Learned
On December 31, I promised a more intimate peek into my life these days. Over the past few years, I have intensely valued my privacy with all things personal. But you’re a blogger. You’re supposed to...
View ArticleFinding Life at the End of the Comfort Zone
On our refrigerator, there is a simple black square magnet with white words in English sprawled across it. This magnet blends in with our refrigerator, making the words even more noticeable as it rests...
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Whatever Wednesday: Doughnuts at the Carwash
Do you remember when you were a kid? The littlest things made us happy, didn’t they? Like those machines that you put quarters in and get tiny toys that break the instant oxygen hits them? They were...
View ArticleOn Stealing Joy
(There is a brief, non-graphic reference to suicide in this post. If you are sensitive or thinking about suicide, please consider avoiding. Also, if you are considering suicide, know that there is help...
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