Category: Inspiration
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The Trees Are Not Ashamed
A viewpoint on barrenness I am sitting in my breakfast area–with my French Press coffee and hot, buttered cinnamon rolls–spending time in mindfulness and gratitude. I look out my window, trying to recall when I didn’t despise snow–I live in Nashville, Tennessee (did I mention?). Thinking on the havoc they have wreaked in the past…
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BEautiful Chaos
Do not adjust your glasses or worry about mine. There is no error in the title. Read on… The leaves are falling all around us, the wind is blowing debris here and there. If you don’t know what to look for, the world can seem chaotic and somewhat pointless. Let me tell you what I…
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Eat Lunch Alone
Over several decades, I spent time in Hollywood learning how to look and sound and be everything that the entertainment industry compelled me to be, in order to be successful. It turned out to be a total crock of sh*t! There was a book that became popular which compelled people to never dine alone. Its…
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Bend or Break
An Object Lesson on Dealing with Opposition The other day, my mom said to me, “You’re so resilient.” Cognitively, I know this is true but my battered self-esteem chooses not to believe it. I don’t feel resilient. I feelbeaten. Perception is everything. From where she was standing, I appeared strong but when I saw my…
