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In an earlier post I declared myself the What-If Champion. I should also be considered the “Saving Others” champion. I am an expert at swooping in, taking on burdens that aren’t mine to bear, solving problems I didn’t cause, and taking responsibility for issues that have nothing to do with me. If I’d have been…
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We tell stories, read stories, make up stories, exaggerate stories, and define people by their stories . We also create stories about ourselves. I’d like to say the stories I’ve created about myself center around a bad ass character with cute clothes that absolutely slays life on a daily basis and would be found in…
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The always wise and bad ass Hillary Clinton is famous not only for her power pantsuits and her political maven skills, but also for the quote “It takes a village.” Of course she was referencing the need for parents to have a village to help them in raising a child, but I think we all…
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I decided last Monday to take myself on another date. The first date went well, so I thought why not go for a second date. I took myself on a date to Lauritzen Gardens, a botanical garden where I live. I went early in the morning as it was forecasted to be over 100 degrees…
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You may have read that tile and wondered, “What do these three things have in common?” or you may have seen the Scarlet G word and stopped reading altogether. I can’t blame you if you chose the second option. It’s the one I would have chosen. Grief is not a fun topic to talk about,…
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I returned from my 3 day retreat and I am happy to report my first date with myself went quite well. There were no awkward silences, no “emergency” texts from friends were sent in an effort to end the date early, and I discovered I genuinely like myself. Thank God it went well. I’m pretty…
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A simple, 4 word question I get asked all the time and I wish the answer to this question was as simple. I often don’t know what to say to this question, but I often respond with, “It’s a day by day journey” or “Some things are better, some are worse, some are the same.”…
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A+ therapist has decided that I am in my “Dating Myself” Era. Now to be fair to her she didn’t call it an era. I just love Taylor Swift and enjoy the idea of me having different era’s in my life as she does with her music. So, this summer is my “Dating Myself Era”…
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If you’re a Broadway fan you finished reading that title by singing the words, “It’s time to go, I hate to leave, I have to, though.” If you’re not a Broadway fan you have no idea what song the above lyrics are from, and I’ll do my best to not hold that against you. We…
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I am part of several Long Covid groups on Facebook. I joined these groups with the hope of being a part of an online community of people who understand what life is like living with Long Covid. Unfortunately, they have turned into places where people list their current symptoms and receive hundreds of comments back…
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