To name a few: Kisses Hugs Swimming in Lake Washington Homemade cookies Vegetarian meals Sunshine Vaccinations Dancing Ice cream Planting a garden together Donuts Coffee Family Texts with good friends Shark sprinklers Sharing recipes “Mommy” Cozy jammies Laughter Peleton/sweating profusely Ice cold beer Coffee Community New days ahead Summer is coming And on and...
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Before my mom got really sick I used to buy her Lake Champlain chocolate bars. They came in nugget sizes and were rich and silky and decident. Instead of opening the bar up and taking a huge bite out of it my mom would insist on using a knife to cut small slivers from...
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Sometimes it feels impossible to let go of anger. It is so easy to fuel it and keep it burning inside. And there may be good reason to be angry. So then it’s easy to justify. But it feels really bad. And sometimes the ways we imagine releasing it upon others would actually feel...
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You can lose your momentum. One tough day can unravel you. Then everything feels like it’s hanging over your head. Compounding but losing steam. Stalling. The bump becomes a hill then a mountain. But just as quickly you can turn it around. Dive back in and do your work. Focus on what matters. Create...
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Turns out writing a book is not as easy as just writing a book. I’ve written a TON this year though which is awesome. And I’m learning a lot about characters and dialogue and plot. I’m learning how to just shut up and write. How to go off course and come back. How to...
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I’m almost 20k words into writing my book. I started on January 1 and set a goal of 250 words per day and had a solid plan to get this thing done in a strategic way. I started off hot and heavy and very excited. I had a great idea. I was passionate about...
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My mom and I went to dinner at a little Greek restaurant in a neighboring town when I was home from college once. It was warm out and we parked on a side street and walked a couple blocks to the restaurant arm in arm. We had a wonderful dinner. Yummy food. Great conversation....
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Ask for what you want when you want it. The worst thing that will happen is “no.” The best thing that will happen is “yes.” Even worse than no is regret. You are the one with the vision, the desire, the means. Don’t wait for someone else to present an opportunity. Create the opportunity...
Continue readingCan We Get Curious About Injuries?
The typical approach to injury (in my experience) is fear, anger, and frustration. Why me? This could be for a number of reasons – kids to take care of, competition coming up, and other external pressures. Not to mention the internal pressure we often put on ourselves to be perfect, always win, and never...
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How you treat the person who doesn’t know something matters. The novice. The beginner. If you lack the capacity to teach, step out of the way to allow others who don’t. What someone doesn’t know is a gift and needs to be used wisely. The ability to shape an experience, a future, or a...
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