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Reckoning with gratitude
In sheer desperation, with hopes of saving myself from the depths of despair in the early months of deep grief that followed profound loss, I flipped open a daily devotional and gratitude found me. At the time I was clinging so tightly to hope that I could hardly breathe, and gratitude breathed life into me.…
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Evolution
(Disclaimer: For the past 15 months, I have been healing and dealing with physical illness. Please know that I am okay! My experiences, while difficult for me, are nothing compared to those who are struggling with permanent, long-term illnesses, and/or disabilities. I’ve always known that my illnesses were temporary and in time, I know that…
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It’s only been a week. . .
A week ago at this exact time (it’s 7:45 a.m. as I sat down to write) two of my grandbabes had stayed over and we were all just waking up. It’s my favorite time of the day when they’re over. We snuggle, we sip juice and coffee, we eat whip cream straight from the…
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Goals, resolutions, and intentions: They’re good. They’re bad. And it’s probably gonna get ugly.
I’ve spent the last couple of days simultaneously doing everything and doing nothing. It has been glorious–just me, myself, and I–along with a huge fuzzy blanket and my couch. In between the times that I’ve been curled up, mindlessly scrolling through my newsfeeds, I’ve cleaned a closet (which created space for all my outdoor gear…
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an unplanned hard pause
Today’s run was a tough one. Not because it was a lot of miles or on challenging terrain, but because it was my first run (other than a 15 min run yesterday) in 10 days. I came home after a long run with friends on the 15th and a few hours later a…
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Because I run. . .
(Language warning.) Because I run. . . As I was slogging through my morning run today in this ridiculously toasty weather, I found myself lamenting about my current condition. I was hot, thirsty, my legs were feeling rather log-like, and I was kind of whiny. I was only a little over a mile in when…
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Illness and surrender
January 14, 2018 Yesterday I surrendered to the Minute Clinic and finally got a healthy dose of antibiotics. It had been a ridiculously long time coming. If I’m being honest, I have been feeling rundown for the last several months, it just happened to be that December 12, 2017, was the day my body said,…
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A gratitude adjustment
January 1- First Run of the New Year I hit the trails today for the first time in weeks. It didn’t matter that the “feels like” temp was -20, ALL of my being just needed to be outside and moving, regardless of the weather or how I felt. (Multiple illnesses kept me down during the…
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Yes, my closet issues run deep. The end.
The never-ending battle with my closet ends now. Yes, I’ve likely said that before and even blogged about this. But, this time, it’s for real. I swear. I am not really sure when my quest for simplicity began. I know it goes back to at least 2009 or so when I bought the book Complete…
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Do unto others
It was a beautiful late spring day in June and I was comfortably nestled into my cozy little outdoor table at a corner pub on Pearl Street. I’m sipping my beer while waiting for my food and I’m people watching, marveling in the incredible eclectic-ness of this place. Locals, tourists, business folk, hippy-looking musicians of…
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