Category: Personal
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Albert Einstein said, “The most important decision we make is whether we believe we live in a friendly or hostile universe.” This is the question I’m meditating on my 32nd birthday. I wrote this as a private freehand journal entry and read it aloud to Jaime on our hike. He loved it so much he…
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Once upon a time, I went down to Key West, Florida and had a cocktail created in my honor. This is that story.
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In the advent of photography online, there are a number of web sites popping up offering beautiful, craft photography that was previously unavailable to creators who were visually handicapped–– fo’ free.
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She runs into the bathroom, shuts the door and takes out her iPhone to text that guy. The one guy she messages when she needs to feel better. Sometimes she can’t tell if bad things happen and she finds him, or if she makes the bad things happen so she can run to him. Their…
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We’re on our way to the Florida Keys for a wedding as I read The 5 Love Languages out loud to my husband. Yes, he’s a saint. He’s also accustomed to life with a writer. I approach the most important parts of my life with the diligence of a student. That’s how I function: study, analyze, process,…
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Since relocating to North Carolina, I’ve had friends from South Florida reach out and ask about the possibility of moving here. So I felt compelled to share my experience.
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I’ve been procrastinating on finishing my book. Every time I think of it so much disappointment builds I end up avoiding it more. It’s painful to want something so bad and yet not commit to finishing it. Have you ever struggled with this?
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Before I moved here, I stumbled on a web site that said The Smokies are known as the mountains of new beginnings. I’ve since tried to find this article but it never materialized after that day. The message stayed with me though as we moved and settled for our new beginning here in Bryson City,…