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Category Archives: Challenges
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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Getting Past a Funk
“Anyone can hide. Facing up to things, working through them, that’s what makes you strong.”– Sarah Dessen I recently got in what I can only describe as a “funk.” Anxiety, sleepless nights, feeling irritable. It wasn’t difficult to get in … Continue reading
Posted in Bad days, Challenges, self-care, Support
Tagged Bad days, Challenges, Self-care, Support
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Can We be Grateful?
“Most of us forget to take time for wonder, praise and gratitude until it is almost too late. Gratitude is a many-colored quality, reaching in all directions. It goes out for small things and for large; it is a God-ward … Continue reading
Taking Sensible Risks
Last month, my husband and I enjoyed a vacation in Wisconsin and Michigan. Ken wanted to go biking in Peninsula State Park in Door County. I, however, have a fear of heights and was worried we’d be biking near the … Continue reading
Choices Matter in the Long Run
“In the long run, we shape our lives, and we shape ourselves. The process never ends until we die. And the choices we make are ultimately our own responsibility.” – Eleanor Roosevelt A few years ago, I signed up for … Continue reading
Posted in Challenges, personal leadership, Running
Tagged Challenges, personal leadership, running
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Race With Me
“Your biggest challenge in a race is yourself.” – Summer Sanders I am standing with the other runners waiting for the 10K race to begin. We are at the Morton Arboretum in Lisle, Illinois. I’ve got this. I have so … Continue reading
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