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Wanderlust meets routine
Read more: Wanderlust meets routinePeople love to say that life isn’t meant to be lived on repeat. That we aren’t meant to wake up every morning, pour the same coffee into the same mug, drive the same roads, and fall asleep exhausted just to do it all again tomorrow. Travel quotes flood my social media this time of year…
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Hurt People Hurt People… But I’m Tired of That Being an Excuse
Read more: Hurt People Hurt People… But I’m Tired of That Being an ExcuseHurt people hurt people my therapist said it to me years ago, since then, I’ve read it in books, heard it in every self help podcast and I’ve repeated it myself and it’s true; pain that isn’t healed often spills out sideways through sharp words, emotional distance, defensiveness, addiction, control, or silence. I understand all…
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The far side of the moon
Read more: The far side of the moonMy daughter was the first person to show me an appreciation for the moon. From the young age of two, I can still picture her sitting in her little pink Barbie Jeep, pointing up one evening and saying, “the moon, the moon.” From that moment on, she wanted to stay up late for every supermoon,…
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The great divide: walking my dad home
Read more: The great divide: walking my dad homeThis spring will mark three years since my dad died of cancer. Do you ever look back at your life and divide it into “before” and “after”? For me, that moment was losing a parent. When my dad first told me he had colon cancer, I was in shock. I never imagined cancer would touch…
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Emotionally available, energetically protected
Read more: Emotionally available, energetically protectedI used to take everything to heart. If someone was upset with me, I’d replay the conversation for days. I would spend hours crafting the perfect comeback in my head, only to keep it there. If something didn’t go as planned, I’d feel like it was somehow my fault and replay it until I was…
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Choosing the right people
Read more: Choosing the right peopleI’m an avid listener of the Mel Robbins podcast, so when I saw an episode last fall about the 80-year Harvard study on what makes a good life, I was excited to listen. A couple years back, my youngest had just gone off to college and was taking a sociology course. One night, she told…
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You Don’t Need to Become Someone New
Read more: You Don’t Need to Become Someone NewEvery January, for most of my life, I made the same New Year’s Eve promises: This year I’ll lose weight. Spend less money. Get myself to work on time (when my kids were little—lol).And every December, I’d find myself wondering where the year went and what happened to all that motivation. We’re told that when…
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Holiday Families
Read more: Holiday FamiliesHoliday Families, sometimes you hear that and think, not me! And yet, there’s something undeniably bittersweet about it. You know the type; those people you love deeply yet only see when there’s a turkey in the oven or stockings hanging on the mantel. They’re family, yes, but the rhythm of life seems to hold us…
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Why I chose to stop drinking in a world that doesn’t know how to stop
Read more: Why I chose to stop drinking in a world that doesn’t know how to stopI chose to stop drinking regularly two years ago. When I say that, I’m not claiming to be on a sober journey and no, I don’t have a problem with alcohol. I just noticed weekend after weekend of going without it, I was happier, I was sleeping better, and I had some spare change in…
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Hi, my name is Lori and I “add to cart” for sport
Read more: Hi, my name is Lori and I “add to cart” for sportHow many times have you told yourself this holiday season, “I’m not going overboard this year” or “I’m all done shopping,” only to walk into a store and magically find more things someone in your life would “love”? My husband says if our Amazon driver misses a day, he’s going to file a wellness check.Honestly?…
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Boundaries without guilt
Read more: Boundaries without guiltIn a recent post, I spoke about how I slowly started realizing my worth. The word boundaries always felt heavy and selfish to me. My belief was simple: if I loved someone, I had to prove it by giving them everything—my time, my energy, my peace. Saying no felt like letting them down and…
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Divine timing and the quiet work of souls
Read more: Divine timing and the quiet work of soulsIt’s a small world!We’ve all said it. We’ve all heard it. That moment when you meet someone who knows your cousin’s best friend’s sister — even though they grew up hours away — and you just kind of laugh and shake your head like, How is that even possible? But the older I get, the…
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If you want a village, you have to be a villager
Read more: If you want a village, you have to be a villagerWe’ve all heard the saying “it takes a village.” Usually, it’s in reference to raising children — but honestly, it applies to almost every stage of life. We all crave connection, support, and a sense of belonging. I’ll be honest: I’m an introvert. I do love people when the time is right, but being social…
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Rewriting my inner voice
Read more: Rewriting my inner voiceIf there’s one voice that’s followed me through every stage of life, it’s the one inside my head: the critic. You know the one, the voice that whispers you’re not enough, you should’ve done better, they’re upset because of you. For far too many years, I listened to that voice without question because I thought…
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My Reiki journey
Read more: My Reiki journeystock photo My first Reiki session was not at all what I expected. I knew they worked with energy, but honestly, I didn’t even know what that meant. I read the description of the session when I booked it – “a relaxing experience”. I was surprised when the practitioner started crying almost as soon as…
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Making peace with my past
Read more: Making peace with my pastI’ve lost count of the years I carried the weight of my past mistakes like a heavy coat I couldn’t take off. Exhausting! Every wrong choice, every argument, or every time I fell short was a reminder that I wasn’t enough. I used to think that if I could just fix the present, I could…
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How I finally learned my worth
Read more: How I finally learned my worthPhoto credit: Jordyn Day It took me far longer than I care to admit to finally like who I am and celebrate my worth. It wasn’t until I was in my very late 30’s that I started to see that I was a good person who deserved to be happy. Codependency taught me to look…
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