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Ambition Revised – It’s Not Just a Work Thing

March 17, 2023

Recovery: Positive Lifestyle Changes

am·bi·tious /amˈbiSHəs/ adjective 1.having or showing a strong desire and determination to succeed. Did you notice that the definition above doesn’t end with: “…. determination to succeed in [...]

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Freeing Myself from Manipulation – First, I Have to Know I’m Being Manipulated

February 17, 2023

Ok, if we’re going to talk about screaming and yelling on Valentine’s Day like we did last week, then we also need to talk about that other more manipulative [...]

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Valentine’s Day is Coming – Let’s Talk About Fighting

February 10, 2023

Many people–you know who you are–grew up in homes where there was fighting, yelling, name calling, tears, the silent treatment. Others grew up in homes where disagreements looked more [...]

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For Every Season There’s a Reason

May 20, 2022

Recovery: Positive Lifestyle Changes

Today, as I write my last weekly blog post, I’m reminded of what former pastor Rob Bell says about change, “For every season there’s a reason.” Rob’s explanation taught [...]

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What Do You Really Want? Truly Listening to My Inner Adolescent

May 6, 2022

Recovery: Positive Lifestyle Changes

On December 24th, 2021 in the post, All I Want for Christmas V – To Stand Up to the Bully of the Inner-Voice, I shared that the reason I [...]

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Do I Protect the Offender or the Offended? Standing Up for What I Believe In

April 29, 2022

TeamConfessioners know how I talk a big game when it comes to keeping my mouth shut and staying out of other people’s business. But, you also know I’ve been [...]

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Editing the Family Manual – Cut and Pasted from Generation to Generation

April 22, 2022

The year was 1995. I was walking behind a father and his daughter in the garment district in New York City. I watched as the father handed his child [...]

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What’s That Stench? The Smell of Denial

April 15, 2022

Someone enters the room and says, “What’s that smell?” I look up and ask, “What smell? I don’t smell anything.” Ex-act-ly. Very few issues in my life show up [...]

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Gaslighting Prices Are Rising – The Perfect Time to Prioritize My Comfort

March 25, 2022

Recovery: Positive Lifestyle Changes

As my TeamConfessioners know, I’ve been working on making sure I’m not being pushed around or gaslighted in my everyday life (Rejection – What I Can Learn from Assertive [...]

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Rejection – What I Can Learn from Assertive People

February 11, 2022

Years ago, when I was taking photographs for one of the kids’ sports teams, I was struck by one of the athlete’s assertiveness. While I was clicking away, a [...]

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Ubuntu, I Am Because We Are – The African Philosophy that Can Set Me Free

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A Tiger In A Cage – Breaking Free From Obsessive Thinking

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Acting Like a Child – Pretending Myself Into the Person I Want to Be

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The Cycles of Life – Ride ‘Em, Don’t Fight ‘Em

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Easter’s Here – Let’s Talk About Resurrecting This…

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