45. The mountains in our mind
I have tried to come up with all sorts of metaphors for what may be standing in the way of people wanting or being able to change....
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2. We write obituaries ahead of death to celebrate life
3. We obsessively draw & write on our bloggy blog
4. We create and sell typography - you can order custom typography or the typography on our blog
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39. Sourdough Sundays
I have a longstanding and loving history with this blessed condition called body dysmorphia. She is like an evil friend that continues to...
- Dec 30, 2022
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38. Things I want to be when I grow up
These words continue to come to me. I had to pull out my tattered copy of 100 Rad Virtues to see how I have written about them in the...
- Dec 23, 2022
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36. Divine office hours
This is month two of experimenting with praying the Liturgy of the Hours. This is a beautiful and ancient tradition for Catholics. While...
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- Dec 20, 2022
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35. Have [holiday] mercy
I don't even know where to start with my holiday feels. In short, I don't love the holidays for two reasons: the best moments of our...
- Dec 2, 2022
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32. The rising sun
I do an exceptionally shitty job of acknowledging...like really acknowledging the rising or setting of the sun every day. It is wild to...
- Nov 29, 2022
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31. Rescued
Who and what turns your sorrows into joys? Who and what have rescued you from yourself? Reach out to those people. Do those things. I am...
- Nov 27, 2022
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30. Just full enough
As the Thanksgiving holiday ends, I love the idea of reflecting on our lives and our year, that is almost over, as if we were beautiful...
- Nov 22, 2022
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29. Agency
What can I do today to make my day better? What can I do to help a friend or family member in need? What am I in control of right this...
- Nov 20, 2022
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28. Stay Stoked
I have a hypothesis that some people were born stoked, others need a little help getting and staying stoked and some choose not to be...
- Nov 18, 2022
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27. Be steadfast
Dear Universe, Today, help me to be human that doesn't waver. Like a flag that stops blowing in the wind. Like a leaf on your driveway...
- Nov 11, 2022
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24. Not finished yet
Dear God, Thanks for waiting for me to get my act together. Thanks for being such a loyal friend. Thanks for being there for my...
- Nov 7, 2022
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22. Discovery
I have told countless teens that I don't care if they don't like to write. I have pleaded with them to give writing a chance or even a...
- Nov 2, 2022
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20. My new favorite p-words
Today is a big day for me. It is the first day in 24+ years that I haven't been employed by a big company with compensation and benefits...
- Nov 1, 2022
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19. Our need for love
The more time I spend time with humans who have no filter and a developing brain [I mean...the ultimate beautiful combination] the more I...
- Oct 24, 2022
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18. Out with lanterns...
Anyone need a day to rest with a lantern? I dare you to experiment with honest answers to the familiar how are you question. A few...
- Oct 14, 2022
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15. Restless Adulting Syndrome
I want to propose a new syndrome called Restless Adulting Syndrome (RAS). You know kind of like restless leg syndrome (RLS) where there...
- Oct 11, 2022
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14. Beautifully Complicated
Your public service announcement for today. XOXO Life may be complicated, but art is beautiful.
- Oct 10, 2022
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13. Free
Florence & The Machine is one of my favorite bands. Florence's song writing and music videos give me so much joy. Her latest album...
- Oct 7, 2022
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12. Bulk Encouragement
God gave us quite the daughter. She was born with a precious button nose and big brown saucer eyes in Heidelberg Germany. As a baby, you...
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