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Creating Balance
Investing in my health and wellness was one of the best decisions I have ever made! I have learned so many things about how our bodies function, nutrition, life, and myself. One of the most challenging and most fulfilling lessons … Continue reading
Posted in Lessons, Personal
Tagged #balance, #diet, #fitness, #lessons, #lifelessons, #nutrition, #weightloss
20 Comments
Not Always Eye-to-Eye But Always Heart-to-Heart
Christmas, snowmen, the color blue, the ocean, windchimes, peanut butter cookies, Patrick Swayze, the movie “Ghost,” coconut shrimp, hanging flower baskets, lilacs, Doo Wop, my dad, my brother, me, extended family, friends, birds, ceramics, badminton… These were a few of … Continue reading
Posted in Love, Personal
Tagged #death, #lessons, #life, #mom, #motherdaughter, #motherday
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A Clumsy Gal Learns Balance
The other day I had one of those epiphanies that makes you question your intelligence. One of those “Why am I just figuring this out at 38 years of age?” types of epiphanies. I read somewhere that while tracking your … Continue reading
Posted in Lessons, Personal
Tagged #balance, #fitness, #lessons, #lifelessons, #walking, #weighloss, #wellnessjourney, #wuwei
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Expectations
I live in Maryland, but my “local” news is broadcasted from Pittsburgh. This is fine for checking the weather or getting Steelers and Penguins highlights. However, it doesn’t come in handy when it comes to politics. I digress. I make … Continue reading
Posted in Lessons, Personal
Tagged #baltimore, #crime, #expectations, #growth, #hate, #jobhunting, #lessons, #lifelessons, #news
37 Comments
Mindset is Key!
In my last post, I explained that things were about to get bumpy, so we’re going to dive into some complex subjects that are essential if you genuinely want to improve yourself. I mentioned how I could not help you … Continue reading
Posted in Lessons, Personal
Tagged #health, #lessons, #lifelessons, #mentalhealth, #metoo, #mindset, #personal, #trauma, #weightloss
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Throwback Thursday #19
During the lowest part of my life, I was betrayed by someone I completely trusted and thought would never hurt me. I tried to move past it, but the truth is, I never have. I tried to forgive and forget. … Continue reading
Posted in Lessons, Poetry
Tagged #betrayal, #broken, #Heartache, #lessons, #lifelessons, #pain, #Poetry, #selflove
19 Comments
The Last Summer
I remember the summer I graduated high school. There was something special about that summer. One day, as a child, I went outside and played with my childhood friends for the last time. We did not know it was the … Continue reading
Posted in Lessons, This Is Me
Tagged #lessons, #lifelessons, #loss, #mothersanddaughters, #mothersandsons, #pain, #thebreakfastclub, #thisisme
23 Comments
Adding Fuel to the Fire
We didn’t start the fireIt was always burning since the world’s been turningWe didn’t start the fireNo, we didn’t light it, but we tried to fight it – Billy Joel Regular readers of this blog know that music has always … Continue reading
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