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Self discovery is a painful and slow process. I think we often associate it with being in our teens, or even in our twenties. Maybe I’m behind everyone else, but I’m really doing a lot of work on this and I’m 45! This year in particular has been a real journey of self-discovery for me. …
I love to read. I love to read young adult dystopian novels. The societies are broken and most people want to fix them. Everyone agrees that a broken society needs to be fixed and that there’s nothing wrong with wanting something better for your people (doesn’t that sound a lot like “real” life?). The problem …
Creating meaning is a basic human experience. Starting in infancy, finding and creating meaning is how our caregivers help us begin to make sense of the world and concepts. When an infant looks at something we jump to naming it. For example, the baby points to a soft small creature and we respond with: “kitty! …
I kind of hope there’s something wrong with me…I kind of hope this isn’t how it’s supposed to be…I pray to God it’s not normal, crying on the floor I don’t want to do this anymore… Icon for Hire, Hollow Have you ever felt like that? I know I have. Sometimes it’s comforting to think …
I’ve been struggling in my own mind over the past few days thinking about when and how I wanted to address the issues around racism that have been so prevalent. I have to admit I’m apprehensive about posting this because I don’t want to offend anyone or say the wrong thing. But I cannot sit …
I can’t think of a better word to describe how I’m feeling in the midst of COVID-19, social distancing and quarantine then uncertainty. Just last week (has it only been a WEEK?) I found out kids will not be going back to school until the Fall! The things that are happening in this state and …
At the beginning of the year, I try to think of a word to be my focus for the year. Sort of like an abbreviated New Year’s resolution. It’s getting close to the end of January and it finally hit me. I was talking to a friend about starting my business last week. She said, …