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What We Take for Granted
"I'm blessed to be able to work at something that I'm good at, and that I love. It's not something I take for granted." ~Emmylou Harris This morning, I found myself procrastinating about my work. I recorded a bunch of videos yesterday, and the first objective of the...
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Things I Don’t Do
Whether you know me personally or you know me from YouTube (or from somewhere else), you have to know that there are a few things I just don't do. Some of those things are things I used to do, but the older I get, the more I realize that these things are toxic and a...
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Things We’re Not Supposed to Talk About
“There's really no such thing as the 'voiceless'. There are only the deliberately silenced, or the preferably unheard.” ~Arundhati Roy There are some serious problems with the current climate of today's society and the way we relate to one another as human beings. We...
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If I Wrote the Rules of Relationships
"I think in most relationships that have problems, there's fault on both sides. And in order for it to work, there has to be some common ground that's shared. And it's not just one person making amends." ~Steve Carell If I could write the rules of relationships, in...
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What I am is what I am. Are you what you are, or what?
"I'm not aware of too many things. I know what I know if you know what I mean." ~Edie Brickell and the New Bohemians Forgive me, because I'm about to wax philosophical on your ass. The thing is that I don't think we know even half of what we think we know. And on a...
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Best Friend, Business Manager and Ride-Or-Die: Ode to Melina
You know how sometimes, a moment that seems insignificant changes your life? This happened to me nearly 20 years ago in the lobby of the dance studio where my then 4-year-old son was taking a tap class. He was one of only two boys in a class of about 10 or 12 dancers,...
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Just Trying to Survive
Many people die with their music still in them. Why is this so? Too often it is because they are always getting ready to live. Before they know it, time runs out. ~Oliver Wendell Holmes Oh, I have been thinking too much again. But this time, I think I'm on to...
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Begin Again
"That last page turned is a perfect excuse to write a whole new book." ~Toni Sorenson I finished my bullet journal today. And I've got a new one to start. This offers a brand new opportunity for a new beginning. A time to consider the past 10 months (which is how long...
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The Shift vs. Profound Metamorphosis in Our Evolution
"As you are shifting you will begin to realize you are not the same person you used to be. The things you used to tolerate have now become intolerable. Where you once remained quiet you are now speaking your truth. Where you once battled and argued you are now...
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