“Don’t just GO through life, GROW through life!”
Growing through life means learning from your experiences and your challenges. Showing a level of development and maturity when you are transitioning through life’s changes (expected or unexpected). Accepting that situations are temporary and ... Views:949
“Your story is unique to you…It’s not worthy of comparison”
We all experience pain, sadness, grief, and hurt, but why do we feel it’s necessary to compare our struggles, I’m not sure anyone wants that first medal, and as a runner, I sure do love me a medal! I have felt guilty throughout my ... Views:867
I received my first journal when I was 13 years old. It was pink and white with a Velcro clasp on it, as if that would keep my younger sister out of it if she really wanted to read the juicy details of the boy I had a crush on.
The journal was written in religiously, every day for about a ... Views:538
“Three things in human life are important. The first is to be kind. The second is to be kind. And the third is to be kind.” — Henry James
Facebook Memory June 29, 2014: “I decided I needed spectators for motivation not just for races but everyday runs too. Dragging in my last ½ mile today, I ... Views:826
Being “Being authentic”, having “Healthy boundaries” and “Practicing self-care” are three phrases that I honestly never really heard until two years ago.
While I agree with all of them, after reading and hearing those phrases so many times during my divorce I joked with a friend that if I ... Views:1028
“I believe in change. I believe in the power it has to unite us and ignite us.” – Uzo Aduba
I think most of us hoped that by 2020 [when we were supposed to have flying cars] that we would be better prepared for a global pandemic and more progressive in how equality and human decency is taught ... Views:868
“Breakdowns can create breakthroughs. Things fall apart so things can fall together.” ~Unknown
The last 3 miles of the Lawrence, KS half-marathon route weaved us through an older area of town with beautiful houses, 100 year old oak trees and shaded brick streets. I remember the moment when ... Views:622