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Continue readingThe Root Of Frustration
Is an inability to accept the present moment. A baby puking on your clean shirt. A bad decision at work. Traffic. Whatever it is frustration manifests because we can’t accept what’s happening to us in real time. Sometimes this is a good thing. If it propels us to take action and move forward. Working...
Continue readingStill Getting Yelled At By Mom
I heard a lovely story at the dentist this morning. I was chatting with the dental assistant about my dad passing away in May. She told me that her dad passed away last year. He lived into his 70s and his mom died when she was 100. He told her once “I can’t believe...
Continue readingI Don’t Feel 40
But I do feel like I’m – Challenged Curious Excited Passionate Focused Creative Growing Expanding my reach Understanding myself Interested in others Uncovering my truths Pursuing my passions Playful And the list goes on and on. That’s why I don’t feel 40. Because 40 isn’t a feeling. But the ways in which I am...
Continue readingAlgorithms
There’s no algorithm that going to be able to tell you where you are. Right now. In this moment. Only you can know your exact location. Your exact feeling. Where you are. And only you really know the way home. Becoming reliant on other things to tell us where we are, where to go,...
Continue readingBlahhhhhh
When you’re tired everything is that much harder to deal with. The house. The kids. Relationships. Work. Bathing. We all need a break but there’s no break coming. Maybe when you’re so tired it’s better to realign your expectations or not have any at all. The fatigue changes what we are capable of and...
Continue readingPlan Ahead
There are precious few moments in the day to be an artist. So many other things can get in the way. And you have to squirrel away the minutes so you can think clearly. Or just think at all. Not just survive and go go go. Each one counts. Even if it feels like...
Continue readingCalgon Take Me Away
The boys are asleep. I’m in bed. My eyes keep slowly closing. I need sleep. My brain and body have been on overload for the past three weeks. That’s both good and bad. Good because I’m learning, growing, evolving, pushing myself. Bad because I’m not getting enough rest and my body is pissed and...
Continue readingYou Get Through
You rise up to the occasion because it matters. How you treat the difficult moments in life and the people you encounter is paramount. And though you might want to hide or run away you have to show up. To take ownership. To be present in spite of the fear. You get through. But...
Continue readingIt’s Hard To Think
I’ve joined the Bootstrapper’s Workshop by Seth Godin. It’s an online community of people seeking answers, inspiration, and clarity. It’s also a place where people can share ideas and get constructive feedback and start conversations. For me it’s an opportunity to learn to think again. I’ve been stuck. I’ve written about this before and...
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