Confessions of a Serial Careerist
At the ripe old age of 41, I have held 27 jobs in my life. I have two degrees, and 1 year of nursing school under my belt. At present, I consider…
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Anxiety, Depression, and Traumatic Brain Injury
Living with a traumatic brain injury can be a very lonely, painful place. It’s a place that is often misunderstood, and a place that no one is talking about. When I first…
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Anything That Needs To Go Wrong Will
For a while now, I’ve been searching for the words. The words that would act as some kind of rally cry, a cheerleading chant that I could use to tell people “Listen,…
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Nothing To Lose
It’s amazing how the mindset of “nothing to lose” can totally change your stars. So often, we hear that phrase and associate it with apathy and indifference. But the “whatever, man” response…
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The 51% – Finding Grace for Yourself
Do you have a friend like my Katie? You know the type – the luminous, marvelous ones somehow blind to their own light and heat? Everyone who knows her adores her. She…
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The Purpose Puzzle
In 2002, Rick Warren wrote The Purpose Driven Life. By 2007, 30 million copies of the book were sold. The book has been on the New York Times best seller list for…
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I Would NOT Be Friends with Me
Since the announcement of my divorce, I have sought some much needed counseling to help me work through and process the emotional overload and baggage that is weighing on my mind. It…
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Into Focus: How to Find Perspective
Where the wind meets the road. It’s where we live. In a less than idyllic, but moderately functional place. Be honest. Life is a blur. Most days you’re lucky if your shoes…
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Collecting Moments
We all experience times when it feels like we are just floating from day to day: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday – the days running and blurring together. Sometimes we manage…
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A New Generation: Thinking Required
Standards. I’ve lived my entire life with them — higher than most, always changing, and ever present as a compass to the progress in my life. Today’s society reject standards. In lieu…
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