Tag: Life
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Get Gutsy: Everyday Living
It’s a lesson I learn over and over: life doesn’t have a right answer. But I still think it should. I grew up in the school of perfection. It’s taking a long time to undo that education – at 27, I’ve still not graduated remediation, and certainly not with any honors. It’s hard to turn off…
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An Un-Celebrated Christmas
I never got into the Christmas spirit this year. It’s Christmas Eve, and I still have not. We didn’t put up a tree. We didn’t take out a single decoration. I didn’t write a Christmas card to anyone, at all. There are a lot of reasonable reasons for these things: we moved, we’ve been busy, and…
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You Always Do What You Want To Do
When I started to say “no” at the end of this summer in order to rest and regroup, I had this idea in my head that my desired outcome would be instantaneous. Silly, I know. I know that there is no easy fix in life, at least when it comes to the big stuff. I…