Category: The Real Me
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Untamed
Last year around this time, I read the book Untamed by Glennon Doyle. I’d read a few of her other books prior to reading this one, but there was something about this book that pulled me in right away. The feeling of being tamed was something that I had been struggling with for awhile. Like […]
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What’s My Point?
After retiring from the military, I spent a lot of time thinking about what to do next. After a year and a half, I am still thinking. It’s like being a second grader who is just figuring out the world around them. Anything seems possible but nothing seems to fit. My only criteria was nothing […]
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The Impossible Thing
Sometimes I get caught up in anticipation over something really small, like a phone call to make an appointment, or an errand that isn’t hard or even time consuming. But it feels impossible. Today I conquered my most recent impossible thing. I went to the eye doctor in early June and needed to order new […]
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Controversy
I’ve learned a lot in my many years. I’ve probably forgotten more than I remember, but the things that stick to me the most are what I learn from watching and interacting with people. One of these things is that controversy scares me in a way that it doesn’t seem to scare other people. I […]