124. My little world & your little world
Creating your own beautiful and orderly life.
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Sep 301 min read
119. The devil loves big plans
Every time I sit down to write, I become paralyzed. The tape that plays in my squirrel brain is that this blog has to support something big
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Apr 61 min read
118. Calm > Chaos
I kinda dig chaos. It's a pattern. And it's a pattern that I have come to accept and appreciate about being me. As I continue to meet new...
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Apr 22 min read
117. The trouble with truth...
The trouble with telling the truth all of the time is that you can't tell the truth all of the time. One of my all-time favorite steam...
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Mar 271 min read
116. Going to the wilderness
As I have mentioned on this blog before, for the last year I have been reading the daily gospel every morning. I read it and often have...
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Mar 231 min read
115. Gates & Work
Some of us like narrow gates and hard ways. And some of us don't. I like that about people. Every time I feel myself "bushwhacking"...
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Mar 201 min read
114. Eyes Peeled
Walk somewhere new today Ponder while you wander Look around Keep your eyes peeled You will likely see new things Or better yet, feel new...
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Mar 152 min read
112. Lumination
I recently had the luxury of going on a four-day silent retreat. The retreat director was a life-long Jesuit and college professor. Over...
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Mar 121 min read
111. Coming home
I hope you love where you live. I hope as you come and go from your home, that you enjoy coming back home. Pulling into the driveway....
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Mar 82 min read
110. My Prancing Spiritual Director
Sparkles, the dog, died in February. Since then, I have been creatively and spiritually clogged up. I still have violent thoughts every...
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Jan 261 min read
109. A quiet legend
I am not a quiet person but find myself wishing I was...a little quieter. Over the years, Chris has often provided me feedback when he...
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Jan 231 min read
108. Not sure...
What I love about being in new cities and exploring new terrain is that you are NEVER SURE things are going to work out as planned. It’s...
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Jan 162 min read
106. Meet new people
I had to move gyms due to construction at mine and now find myself in a sauna, often full of a dozen people, sitting knee to knee...
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Dec 27, 20231 min read
103. Missing
When I met my now husband, I made my short-sighted intentions very clear. I had no intentions of getting married and no interest in...
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Dec 23, 20232 min read
102. Age & Truth
My oldest son and I had the privilege of a non-traditional Thanksgiving with a rare 72-year old bird. We will call him Dad. Last summer,...
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Dec 19, 20231 min read
101. Polarities
Words. I love words. But I hate diagnoses. I have never been to therapist or psychologist and told my story, I love a good mystery. For...
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Dec 6, 20231 min read
99. Find new terrain
May you listen to your body. May you listen to your heart. When it's time for new terrain, please go and find it. When change is...
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Nov 29, 20232 min read
97. Your relentless friend
Yeah, I said bitchy -- but I really mean bitchy and thoughtful. My relentlessly bitchy and thoughtful friend's name is Girlfriend. It is...
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Nov 25, 20231 min read
96. Wildly Special
As a part of a leadership program years ago, I was asked to write a personal brand statement. What is my personal brand today? What do I...
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Nov 22, 20232 min read
95. Be not afraid
Meet Debra, my bonus Mom. I took this photo of her while riding Amtrak from St. Paul, MN to Glacier Park, MT. It was a 24-hour overnight...
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