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Be Their Lighthouse
Every Fall, I become a little nostalgic. Maybe it’s the crispness in the air, the changing leaves, the fact that I can make a coffee, not forget it on the counter and actually get to work on time. Or maybe it’s because fall has always been a reminder of how quickly time moves. When my…
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Stop Expecting More from People Than They Can Give
When you’re someone who naturally gives your time, energy, and empathy; it can be hard to understand why others don’t operate the same way. You show up and go the extra mile. You often anticipate needs before they’re spoken. In return, you hope for at least some version of that care back but instead, you…
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Some People Will Never Meet The Real You
Do you ever worry about the many versions of you that exist out there in the world? There’s the version of you your closest friends know. The version your children know. The version your coworkers know. There’s the version of you that only comes out when you’re alone; the one who laughs, cries, overthinks, falls…
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The Stars are aligning and we are too
I’ve recently said, I wish I was a science geek back in my younger years. I would have pursued a career in it. I know, they say it’s never too late, but I guess I’m looking ahead and seeing retirement on the horizon, which honestly sounds pretty appealing too. 😂 My point in all of…
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Just Let Me Dream
Has anyone else had that Beaches song stuck in their head ever since Off Campus used it? You know the one where she sings, “She’s a fire sign… and I don’t even know what that means.” Every time I hear that line, I laugh because I don’t really know what it means either. I do…
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Gentle Parenting Isn’t the Problem, Misunderstanding It Is
If you’ve spent more than five minutes on social media, you’ve probably seen the gentle parenting debate from time to time. One side insists today’s kids have no respect because parents are too soft. The other side argues that fear and punishment should have been left in the last generation. Then there are those of…
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“Because I Said So” Isn’t an Answer
I grew up in a time when parents weren’t expected to apologize to their children. Adults were adults.Kids were kids.Questioning authority usually wasn’t encouraged. If a parent lost their temper, made a mistake, or handled something poorly, the expectation was often that everyone would simply move on. As I reflect back on that, I don’t…
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Lucky Girl Syndrome
I’ve said before that how you talk to yourself matters. Your inner dialogue shapes more than you realize. Lucky girl syndrome is kind of the same thing but different, if that makes any sense. I stumbled across this new phenomenon on TikTok over the past year and it isn’t something I just came to understand……
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Why repeat it?
Have you ever had someone tell you something that another person supposedly said about you, and the whole thing felt… unnecessary? Like, thanks, but that was not helpful, not constructive, and quite frankly, just hurtful. Often they’ll say “I probably shouldn’t tell you this, but…” Or “I thought you should know what they said about…
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Missing a Time, Not a Place
When my kids were little, I spent a lot of time looking ahead. Like most parents, I thought life would get easier as they got older. I imagined a time when they would be independent, successful, and building lives of their own. I pictured family dinners without homework battles, less financial stress, and more freedom…
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In the end, it doesn’t matter
A friend of mine lost her ex-husband recently. That sentence sounds simple enough, but their story wasn’t. Like many couples who have spent any amount of time together, they had a history. The kind that couldn’t be summed up in a sentence or two. There had been love, dreams and memories once upon a time.…
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When nothing gets resolved
I think most of us have experienced a blow-up with someone we love—a moment that could have led to resolution, or at least an honest conversation… and then nothing. The tension fades, the topic gets dropped, and life quietly goes back to normal.It’s almost like there’s an unspoken agreement to pretend it never happened. But…
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A Psychic Told Me to Throw Rocks
A week ago, I booked a reiki session that quickly turned to a psychic reading. Now, before you roll your eyes or assume I’ve gone completely off the deep end, hear me out. I’ve always been fascinated by the idea that sometimes people can see things differently than we do. Whether that’s intuition, energy, life…
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The Cat Didn’t Second-Guess Anything
Recently, my daughter’s boyfriend sent her a picture of the most beautiful little furball. She showed up on the steps of the cottage he’s staying at and helped herself to his lobster fishing gear like she had an open invitation. Make no mistake, this was no stray cat. We’re assuming it’s a female, she was…
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The Noise Isn’t the Destination
“You will never reach your destination if you stop and throw stones at every barking dog.” — Winston Churchill I read this quote recently and found it profoundly interesting, it hits a little harder when you’ve lived long enough to know exactly what those “barking dogs” sound like. They aren’t always the obvious critics or…
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The Quiet Strength of Resilience
If you had asked me years ago what resilience meant, I probably would have given you a textbook answer; something about bouncing back after hardships. But life has a way of teaching us lessons in the most personal ways. For me, resilience has become less about “bouncing back” and more about finding a way through.…
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Under a full moon, a simple reminder
There’s something about a full moon that makes me pause. Whether you believe in the energy behind it or not, you have to admit—things just feel different. This past Friday night, with the full moon in Scorpio hanging quietly overhead, my daughter Jordyn and I found ourselves on FaceTime. She’s a night owl, and I’m…
The Other Side of Nice 