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Category Archives: Challenges
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
Facing Our Fears
“You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, ‘I have lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that … Continue reading
Posted in Challenges, Healthy living, Nature, Proactive
Tagged Challenges, Healthy-living, Nature, Proactive
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Making Better Choices
“Your life is basically a sum of all the choices you make. The better your choices, the better opportunity to lead a happy life.” – Karen Salmansohn Last fall, low rates were offered for the Naperville Women’s Half Marathon to be … Continue reading
Posted in Affirmations, Challenges, Goals, Inspiration, Integrity, Motivation, Running
Tagged Affirmations, Challenges, Goals, Inspiration, Integrity, Motivation, running
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Our Sisterhood Connections
“We don’t need to share the same opinions as others, but we need to be respectful.” – Taylor Swift I recently contributed a small piece to the book #Sisterhood Connection: A Year of Empowerment. It is ironic that my copy of … Continue reading
Posted in Challenges, Friendship, Making a Difference, Proactive, self-care, Stress, Women
Tagged Challenges, Friendship, making a difference, Proactive, Self-care, Stress, Women
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A Fighter Dancing Through the Fire: Lindsey
“Above all, be the heroine of your life, not the victim.” – Nora Ephron It would be understandable if my friend Lindsey felt sorry for herself. But she doesn’t. Until she turned 13, Lindsey’s life was like that of most … Continue reading
Posted in Challenges, faith, Inspiration, Proactive
Tagged Challenges, faith, Inspiration, Proactive
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Be Gentle with Yourself
“What do you do when life blindfolds you and spins you around? We think it’s our fault, that we’re to blame, when really we should be focused on being gentle with ourselves.” – Melody Beattie In my last blog post, … Continue reading
Posted in Affirmations, Bad days, Challenges, Nature, self-care
Tagged Affirmations, Bad days, Challenges, Nature, Self-care
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