As a child, I moved back and forth between foster homes and living with various biological family members. I never questioned why my grandmother allowed such a chaotic life for me to live because I believed that she […]
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September 17th, 2012 was my own personal judgement day. Months of anxiety and nervousness had built up and today was the culmination. It was time to pay the piper. What in the world had me so scared? Was
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“The greater danger is not that your hopes are too high and you fail to reach them; it’s that they are too low and that you do.” – Michelangelo “Mr. Watson, we don’t know if we can save
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I was 44 years old. I had a great life, great family, beautiful mid century home, nice cars, nannies, a housekeeper, and amazing storybook vacations. From the outside I’m sure it all seemed incredible, like a dream life.
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In the movie Fight Club, Edward Norton’s character says, “Losing all hope was freedom.” It’s a quote that strikes you, because it deals with two important concepts—hope and freedom—and pits them against each other in a way you wouldn’t
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“Gratitude is an art of painting an adversity into a lovely picture.” – Kak Sri You’re struggling to be grateful every day. Right? You know you should be grateful. You’ve been told to count your blessings. You’ve been
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Human creativity is both a gift, and a mystery. And, although we all have the potential to create art and beauty; many of us are either unaware of our ability, or unsure on how to unlock this gift.
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I lived the first 25 years of my life as male, never imagining that I could be anything else. When I was 26, an earthquake rocked the previously solid ground of my gender, and I asked myself the
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My eyes were closed. I had a smile on my face. My arms were out and I was swaying along with the live music. It was one of the most peaceful, blissful moments of my life. I literally
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When the headaches first started, I thought it was probably too much caffeine. That’s the funny thing about symptoms – it can take some time to track down their source. But sometimes, that’s exactly the thing you need
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Some people want to lose weight. Some people want to gain weight. I used to be the worst of both worlds- really skinny, but not lean. Instead I had some extra padding, and a sizable beer gut. I
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