Somewhere along the way I got older. A bit sentimental. The gratitude hits me hard. I feel my throat catch. I miss my parents and I love the hell out of my boys. I try to live in the very moment when I stroke Lou’s hair as he tries to fall asleep. Or smile...
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Last night our boys dumped all of their bins of toys out onto the living room floor. This was after we had spent an hour earlier in the day organizing everything and making the room perfect. They tried to fill their toy tent with as many of their toys as they could and the...
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I did not write a book in 2021. That was my goal that I set in January and I didn’t do it. And I’m ok with that. I underestimated how hard writing an entire book would be. Is there anyone who doesn’t? But more important than accomplishing my goal I gained insight, experience, and...
Continue readingIn Your Head (In Your Head) Stories
The story in your head isn't always the real story. ...
Continue readingDeconstructing Mistakes (and how we respond to them)
Understanding how we respond to mistakes is just as important as understanding how we make them. ...
Continue readingGood F—-ing Morning!
I can barely contain the energy bubbling up through me. I feel ignited. Inspired. Alive. I want to run releasing the fire in my legs and coursing through my heart. I have not felt flow in so long. And. It. Feels. Good. This weekend I hit 13k words in my book. Things have started...
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About a week ago I had a dream I was rowing my single. I was on a buoyed course in my Filippi rowing with my old Croker oars. I was aware of another rower in the lane next to me and familiar people on the shores. I felt discombobulated and weak at first. I...
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You can’t fix everything. There will always be a dent in the wall, a broken light switch, a weed that needs pulling. It is the natural order of the world to break down and eventually die. Nothing lasts forever. So we can spend our time trying to fix it all. Getting caught up in...
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“I grow old. I grow old. I shall wear the bottoms of my trousers rolled.” This was a quote from a computer game from junior high I think. And my friend Kristi and I thought it was the funniest thing ever. We must have said it to each other a thousand times and laughed...
Continue readingWhat Is Love?
Love is walking around the ancient ruins of Rome with your 23 year old daughter. Love is the top of your femur grinding directly into the socket of your hip with each step and doing your best to mask the pain. Love is waiting until the whole family is together before you take your...
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