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Tears and Turkey Balls
It's been a little more than five years since I made a conscious effort to better my life. During that time, I asked myself the following questions more times than I care to admit, "Wasn't this supposed to get easier? When does it get better?" I knew it wasn't about...
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Kindness & Hypocrisy
I'm not sure about the rest of you, but I'm in full Olympics mode! I absolutely love the Summer Olympics! Being a lifelong swimmer, it's one of my favorite sports to watch. Women's Gymnastics is a close second, because I believe they're the only earthly beings that...
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Personal Development Recommendations: Q2 & Q3 2016
Greetings fellow developers! Q2 and Q3 are combined, because the list of my top recommendations from each quarter was very small...not that this list is huge, but you get the drift! I'm also getting more selective with the books and documentaries I publish here,...
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Mind the Gap
Lately, I've been paying too much attention to the gap, well in my case, the lack of gap. Yes, I'm talking about the dreaded thigh gap. Showcasing a thigh gap has been a desirable look for supermodels and top Hollywood stars. The majority of our society followed in...
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Dear God, It’s Me…Again!
I woke up this morning in a foul mood. It was cross between sorrow and just simply pissed off. I think I had reached my maximum capacity for sh*tty things happening in this world. In just this week alone a husband and wife from my hometown tragically died leaving...
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Personal Development Recommendations: Q1 2016
Greetings and happy 2016! While my year personally and professionally has been exceptional thus far, my year for personal development recommendations has been quite the disappointment. I'm used to hitting the personal development lottery, Q1 2016, however, has been...
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8 Steps to Accepting Constructive Feedback
Earlier this week, I disappointed my child, Rennick - it wasn't the first time and won't be the last. When I attempted to make it right, he walked away, and I overheard him say, "Yeah sure, and the same thing will happen. We won't do it. Just like always." My heart...
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Find Your Voice Spotlight: Abbie Paulson
Find Your Voice Spotlight: Abbie Paulson, Normalize Breastfeeding Abbie, a first-time breastfeeding mother, was experiencing what it was like to be treated differently while breastfeeding in public. "I received a lot of dirty looks while I was breastfeeding," she...
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Trading Addictions
Have you ever woken up one day and felt like something (emotionally) was just amiss? Well I have, and a little over a week ago, I decided to do something about it. In the past, I've been pretty good at keeping social media under control, however it had started to feel...
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