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3 Things I Can Do to Get and Maintain Summer Serenity

July 12, 2019

One thing I know about myself is that I’m much more likely to touch gross stuff if I have gloves on. A thin layer of plastic separating me from [...]

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If I Always Show Up for You, I’m Never Showing Up for Me

June 14, 2019

An opportunity for me to get away for a few days with a good buddy comes at this time every year. Yes, this time of year when there is [...]

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The Magic of the Reset – What I Can Learn From the Game of Lacrosse

May 31, 2019

Over the past several years, I’ve watched a lot of lacrosse. One thing I’ve observed during the games is that when something doesn’t go as planned on offense, a [...]

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The Wind’s Work – What Mother Nature Taught Me About Self-Acceptance

May 24, 2019

Today’s my birthday and I happen to have the perfect gift for myself. My gift to myself this year is to put down the chisel. My friend Shannon once [...]

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One Way to Stop Blaming My Husband for My Unhappiness

May 17, 2019

For whatever reason, I had it in my head that a great deal of my happiness should come from my marriage. Because of this, when I wasn’t happy I’d [...]

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Baking – What It’s Taught Me About Being Both an Ingredient and a Baker

May 3, 2019

A while ago I read a passage in a book that explained teamwork using a baking metaphor. It explained that everyone is an ingredient in the loaf of bread, [...]

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Picking Up the Slack: Lazy Kids – Controlling Parent

April 26, 2019

My hope is that I’m the kind of person who picks up the slack when the team needs a hand. But, I’m really not the best person to pick [...]

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Where You At? Not Expecting More than People Can Give

April 12, 2019

Recently, I Whoogled a friend about a travel decision we needed to make. After reflecting on our conversation, I was overwhelmed by her total acceptance of me. She patiently [...]

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Teasey Pleasies – A Solution to Taming the Unpleasable

February 15, 2019

After last week’s blog Easy Pleasey, I got to thinking about the Teasey Pleasies in life. Those people who make me believe I truly can please them if I [...]

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Easy Pleasey – Keeping Check of My Pleasability Meter

February 8, 2019

One thing I have to keep in check is my pleasability meter. For a long time, without even realizing it, I was hard to please. I just had these [...]

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If I Always Show Up for You, I’m Never Showing Up for Me

The Magic of the Reset – What I Can Learn From the Game of Lacrosse

The Wind’s Work – What Mother Nature Taught Me About Self-Acceptance

One Way to Stop Blaming My Husband for My Unhappiness

Baking – What It’s Taught Me About Being Both an Ingredient and a Baker

Picking Up the Slack: Lazy Kids – Controlling Parent

Where You At? Not Expecting More than People Can Give

Teasey Pleasies – A Solution to Taming the Unpleasable

Easy Pleasey – Keeping Check of My Pleasability Meter

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