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Couch To 15K: What did I get myself into?
What was I thinking, has been my mantra for the past few weeks. One morning, last month, I guess my coffee was a little too strong, or the sun may have been shining a little too bright, but I heard myself asking Arielle if she wanted me to run the Gasparilla 15K with her. Now, I’ve been to this race many times. Arielle began participating in it back when she was in middle school. Eric joined her. I remember seeing my husband’s face after he crossed the finish line. Pure exhaustion sprinkled with pain. I always felt it was a bit insane to get up before dawn to run 9.3…
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Three Easy Steps to Finding Happiness
Happiness Happiness is something we all want. Yet, I think it’s easy to forget that happiness is something we already have. It can’t be bought, although some try, it can’t be achieved at a later date, although some believe it can, and it isn’t something someone else is carrying and if we catch them suddenly it will be ours too.
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Acceptance. A Letter to Teens.
We all want to feel accepted. Acceptance is love. We want to feel connected to others and not separate. We want people to like us, and depending on our life circumstance, whether we have good parents or role models in our life, a safe environment, opportunities available to us, they all combine to form our self-perception. Do we see ourselves as loved? Do we love ourselves? To all the kids who have a parent who loves you for exactly who you are–you’re lucky. It’s up to you to be a good friend to those who don’t.
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Crafting The Perfect Word
Joanna Marple of Miss Marple’s Musings chooses one word every year that will represent what she wants to be or how she wants to live for that year. She’s on her fourth word and I’m on my first. Instead of making resolutions that I may or may not stick to (I still can’t speak Spanish) finding a word with meaning for my life seemed to be a better opportunity for growth.
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Rediscovering Home
I’ve been following Organically Twisted on Instagram for months and drooling over all his creations. Finally, we decided to drive to Naples, which really isn’t that far, and find the famous food truck. Wow, our lunch was incredible! Click here for the menu. Delicious!
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Happy New Year!
Woo hoo! It’s 2015! I spent the first day of January cleaning out the messiest closet in my house. I have to say it felt awesome and symbolic. I have bags and bags of stuff to donate. Stuff that has been sitting in the closet for years. I realized that I don’t need to set goals for this year that’s kind of like adding more stuff to my already messy closet. I need to look within and see what I’m holding onto. Too much clutter prevents creativity and freedom to be me. I need to let go and enjoy the journey. Oh, what a journey 2015 will be!
