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The right fit

 "One size fits all" has always seemed like the strangest concept to me. Certainly, not reality and not at all inclusive, I've always walked past items labeled this way.

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Adventure Awaits

With only the birds chirping around the cabin as the soundtrack, on this foggy morning, I'm sitting here curled up in warm blankets staring at the outline of the blue ridge mountains from a large picture window. I can see a hint of orange on the large trees that surround the property, as the seasons begin to change…

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Own YOUR POWER

If you are reading this, you are likely needing a reminder of what you are capable of. You are not alone. I too have felt the intermittent feeling of drowning in an ocean of self-doubt…

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Setback Soup

It has often been said that your ability to bounce back after a challenge shows your strength.  That helpless feeling of being fully submerged in a giant bowl of setback soup.

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Lend a helping hand…or leg.

When I think about the word help, I remember the times I've fallen and yelled for my husband to peel me up off of the floor. Help has become something I need often, no matter how stubborn I can be at times.

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The juggling act

As I sit here writing this, I have spreadsheets, contracts, and numbers floating in my head like alphabet soup. This is precisely what I once worried about. Spending my weekends stressed about pending work tasks, while I tried unsuccessfully to rest my healing mind and body in preparation for the busy week ahead…

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What kind of growth?

To a kid, growth means getting bigger, stronger and finally being allowed to stay up late. As of late, the word brings up mixed emotions..

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ESA

6 years ago I was a newly married cancer survivor who still had two legs. I was a dog Mom to Jack Daniels, a sweet, snaggletoothed Havanese dog…

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6 Months as the new me

Life has been moving at such a rapid pace lately that I missed my 6-month ampuversary. Yes, you read that right, ampuversary…

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