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Category Archives: Challenges
Reentry
“I think we’re coming to the end of an adrenaline-fueled crisis and we’re going to have to find a way to settle into this rhythm. . . .We’re trying to find our footing in a new normal.” – Brene Brown … Continue reading
Posted in Challenges, Encouragement, Inspiration, Intentional Living, Proactive, self-care
Tagged Blogging, Life lessons
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Developing a Thicker Skin
“With anything you choose to do in this world, there are always gonna be people who disagree. But I’ve had a lot more supporters than critics.” – Halima Aden In my last blog post, I mentioned the idea of needing … Continue reading
Posted in Challenges, Making a Difference, Proactive, Talent
Tagged Blogging, Life lessons
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Doing by Your Own Choice
“Being solitary is being alone well: being alone luxuriously immersed in doings of your own choice, aware of the fullness of your own presence rather than of the absence of others.” – Alice Koller November was National Novel Writing Month, … Continue reading
Posted in Challenges, Comfort, Intentional Living, journaling, Self-compassion
Tagged Blogging, Life lessons
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Strengthened by Our Challenges
“We do not have to become heroes overnight. Just a step at a time, meeting each thing that comes up, seeing it is not as dreadful as it appeared, discovering we have the strength to stare it down.” — Eleanor … Continue reading
Posted in Attitude, Body, mind, spirit, Challenges, Intentional Living, personal leadership, Proactive, self-care, Stress
Tagged Blogging, Life lessons
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More Joy in the World
“My hope is that you will harness your education, your creativity and your valor, your voice, your vote — reflecting on all that you’ve witnessed and hungered for, all that you know to be true — and use it to … Continue reading
Posted in Challenges, Inspiration, Integrity, Making a Difference, Proactive, Stress
Tagged Blogging, Challenges, life, Life lessons, Lifestyle
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Lessons learned From Living Through a Pandemic
“Life has got all those twists and turns. You’ve got to hold on tight and off you go.” – Nicole Kidman When I wrote the previous blog post, we were at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic. Now we have … Continue reading
Posted in Bad days, Challenges, Comfort, Encouragement, Healthy living, Proactive, Running, self-care
Tagged Blogging, Challenges, life, Life lessons
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Time for a Pep Talk
“You don’t need anyone else to empower you; you can empower yourself. Whether it’s a pep talk or putting on a good shade of lipstick, whatever you need to do, do it, but be yourself.” – Ayesha Curry Last Saturday, … Continue reading
Posted in Bad days, Challenges, God, Proactive, Running, self-care
Tagged Blogging, life, Motivation, personal, spiritual, Stress
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Thriving . . . Not Just Surviving: Rachell Kitchen
“You either walk inside your story and own it or you stand outside your story and hustle for your worthiness.” – Brené Brown Rachell Kitchen has faced significant trauma in her life, more than most people. She has not only … Continue reading
Posted in Bad days, Body, mind, spirit, Challenges, Empowerment, Inspiration, Intentional Living, Leading Ourselves, personal leadership, Running
Tagged Blogging, life, Life lessons, Lifestyle, Motivation, personal, spiritual, Women
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Lessons Learned from Running . . . for Life
“Life is for participating, not for spectating.” – Kathrine Switzer This is a different blog post from what I intended to write. Over the past few months, I trained for my third annual half-marathon and faced some challenges. My intention … Continue reading
Posted in Bad days, Challenges, Running, self-improvement
Tagged Challenges, life, Life lessons, Lifestyle
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Lead Your Own Life
“I don’t think we realize just how fast we go until you stop for a minute and realise just how loud and how hectic your life is, and how easily distracted you can get.” ― Meg Ryan The title of … Continue reading
