Category: inspiration
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My favorite places
Yesterday I arrived at one of my most favorite places in the US. Washington, DC! I was once deployed to this area for 7 months to support the defense of the National Capital Region back in 2011. It was a great experience where I lived at a hotel and worked a goofy schedule that gave…
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Daily Prompt 8/29/23
I blog because writing is therapeutic for me. I sort so many things out while I write and think things through. I chose blogging as the format for this type of writing because I was not yet ready to share myself with my real world. The idea of anonymously putting myself out there seemed so…
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Daily Prompt 8/2/23
I want people to see me as a real person with a huge struggle to reconcile how I was born with who I really am on the inside. I have lived a very performative life as the person I was expected to me, while suppressing everything real about me. I appeared to have no personality,…
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Daily Prompt 7/31/23
Geez, 30 things sounds like a lot but I will give it a try… I made it! It sounded like so much, but it wasn’t actually that difficult. Rock on!
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Daily Prompt 7/25/23
I have SO many future plans for travel: -Greece at some point -A surprise trip next year in June that will be AWESOME -A European trip through several countries at some point -A possible trip to Scotland with my father in the next year or two I can’t share too many details about the trip…
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Daily Prompt 7/24/23
I would change how we interact with each other and focus on face to face interactions, even if only through video conferencing apps. I know a lot of people feel more lonely than ever because we SEEM to be so connected through social media. But we are not all connected as well as we need…
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Daily Prompt 7/4/23
After yesterday’s dreary “what I’m worried about in the future”, this is a nice post to follow that up. I’m excited about coaching soccer in the fall, the new school year, Boy #3 running cross country, Boy #1 starting college, Boy #2 looking at colleges this summer/fall, Girl trying out lacrosse this fall, coaching her…
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Not Today
For the first time in weeks, I have nothing I HAVE to do today. No appointments, no commitments, no soccer practice, nothing to do outside of my house. What a wonderful gift of a day. May has always been hectic because it’s the end of the school year where I’ve lived since I had kids.…
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Daily Prompt 5/16/23
I can start walking every day to clear my head, listen to music and relax, and also get some exercise. I really should be doing this ALL the time. It seems like such a small change, but it’s actually huge in my brain. It would require me to revamp my entire morning routine, or so…
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Taking ownership
I’ve had a couple of life-changing things happen in the last week or so, mostly revelations in my own mind and results from deep meditation. I feel like I’ve turned some corner on everything. It’s showing up in weird, unpredictable ways, but mainly it’s the peace I feel inside me now. I do editing work…