Celebrate

Put up a banner. Make a cake. Get some favorite treats. And a card. Don’t just wait for their birthday to shower the ones you love the most with your attention. Do it every day. In small ways. In big ways. In creative ways. And say it frequently. And let them know how special...

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Don’t Give Up

When you’re in the thick of a tough time in your life it can be hard to stay hopeful. One thing after another seems to keep happening to prove that you’re not doing your best. Things keep piling up and it makes you feel like it will never get better. But it can. Everyone...

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Embrace

Tomorrow is not a guarantee. Life is unpredictable and tenuous. Tell those you love you love them, frequently. Try to do something for someone else each day. Let go of things that don’t matter. Be more open to others. Hold on to friends not tension. Look someone in the eye. Smile. Say good morning....

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Share The Load

Kady has been away for two days and is home tonight. Though we are both more than capable of handling baby duties when the other has to travel it’s always better when we are together. Kady is the best partner I could have asked for. She’s hard working. Loving. Thoughtful. Diligent. And very funny...

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Sh-tty

Writing these posts is hard when I’m disappointed in myself. It feels fake to try to share advice or a story when I can’t even manage my own emotions. My whole life this has been my biggest struggle: mastering my emotions. I’m not talking about crying when you are sad or having a physical...

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Make Something Beautiful

To you. Not to anyone else. Something that lights you up. Makes you feel alive. Makes you want to pour your energy and soul into it. I find myself with a constant restlessness on the weekends. Chores and things keeping me from lazing about on the couch. I want to make the house pretty...

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