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A Word to Define a Year

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But, as I thought about 2019 and what I want the next 12 months to look like, one word kept jumping to mind. It wasn’t a word that I at first thought would be challenging. It wasn’t a word that needed to be put out into the universe. But, the more I thought about other words, “harder” words, the more I realized the right word was already there:

(Anxiety) Demands to Be Felt, Too

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In ‘The Fault in Our Stars,” John Green wrote: “That’s the thing about pain, it demands to be felt.” Has there ever been a more true statement? The thing about pain is that, if we don’t feel it, don’t allow ourselves to feel it, it gets even worse. The same can be said about Anxiety. I…

#MADM Linkup: It’s One Girl Week!

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  It’s finally here! It’s One Girl Conference week!! All the prayers, all the preparation, all the sleepless nights (oh wait, those are still happening)…it all comes down to a few hours beginning Friday night and running through Saturday. I could share more about why I feel like One Girl matters here, but you might…

One Word Update

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Back on New Year’s Day, I posted my One Word Blog for 2013. My word for this year is READY. I thought I’d take a moment to look back on the first month of the year and see if I’m really following my One Word Dreams. January has been a month of being very busy…

Five Minute Friday: Opportunity

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Today’s Topic: OpportunityGO.Opportunity. It’s so easy to miss. The email gets stuck in the spam filter.You screen the phone call.No message left. You don’t risk asking if the position is available.You instead allow yourself to be complacent.To be your version of content. You don’t ask the questions.The answers might make you uncomfortable.So you sit and…

READY

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This year is about being ready. Ready for adventure.Ready for the unexpected.Ready to risk more.Ready to believe more.Ready to stick my neck out more.Ready to love deeper.Ready to make new friends.Ready to evaluate what really matters.Ready to be open to change.Ready to face my fears.Ready to admit when I need help.Ready to help others.Ready to…

READY

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This year is about being ready. Ready for adventure.Ready for the unexpected.Ready to risk more.Ready to believe more.Ready to stick my neck out more.Ready to love deeper.Ready to make new friends.Ready to evaluate what really matters.Ready to be open to change.Ready to face my fears.Ready to admit when I need help.Ready to help others.Ready to…

Find Your Voice

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I recently won a book contest on Facebook. I enter A LOT of these contests and win a few here and there. This one, for “Darker Still” by Leanna Renee Hieber, is one I have really wanted to read, so I was super excited. Leanna not only signed the book, but she added a little note,…

One Word for 2012

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It’s here. Another year. And, with another year comes renewed focus and dedication to making changes. I was talking to my friend David a little today about New Year’s Resolutions. He doesn’t believe in them, and has some good points for thinking all the hoopla around them is pretty silly. I agree on a lot…