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The Fall of Lisa Bellow by Susan Perabo: A Must-Read About Mothers, Daughters, Trauma and Loss

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The Fall of Lisa Bellow by Susan Perabo: A Must-Read About Mothers, Daughters, Trauma and Loss

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“Sometimes in the morning, while she waited for her brother to get out of the bathroom, Meredith Oliver would stand in front of her bureau mirror, lock eyes with her reflection, and say, “This is me. This is really me. Right now. This is me. This is my real life. This is me.”~from The Fall […]

Taking Life Stitch By Stitch – Anne Lamott

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Taking Life Stitch By Stitch – Anne Lamott

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“When you can step back at moments like these and see what is happening, when you watch people you love under fire or evaporating, you realize that the secret of life is patch patch patch. Thread your needle, make a knot, find one place on the other piece of torn cloth where you can make […]

My ‘Best of 34’ Books Read in 2016

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My ‘Best of 34’ Books Read in 2016

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I set a 12 month Goodreads Challenge in 2016 to read 30 books – more than I attempted in 2015, but as part of my ‘trust the journey’ focus, I knew that pushing myself to not only read more, but read more diversely, was key. I’m pretty proud to say that I made reading a […]

Triumph of The Heart: How Forgiveness Can Open Creativity In Your Life

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Triumph of The Heart: How Forgiveness Can Open Creativity In Your Life

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I changed majors three times in college: first business (what was I thinking?!), then journalism (on the right track), and finally English. I spent years floundering through courses, panicking in exams and wondering if I ever would find my heart’s calling. I put a tremendous amount of pressure on my seventeen-year-old self to have all […]

How To Know If You’re An Optimist – And 6 Easy Ways To Become One

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How To Know If You’re An Optimist – And 6 Easy Ways To Become One

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optimism (ˈɒptɪˌmɪzəm) n 1. the tendency to expect the best and see the best in all things       2. hopefulness; confidence       We’ve all heard it before – are you a ‘cup half full’ or a ‘cup half empty’ kind of person. Me? I never knew – and still don’t know – quite […]