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“Don’t squander your potential living a life that amounts to far less than the one you are capable of living.” Zero Dean Okay so I stated a while back that I would elaborate on the project management job which became a turning point in my journey. I meant to post this sooner but… things kindaContinue reading “And suddenly I realized I had potential.”

“The human race has one really effective weapon – laughter.” Mark Twain Do you appreciate laughter? Really appreciate it? I hope you do and I hope you appreciate it until you pee. Honestly. There is nothing that can warm your soul or help heal your world like laughter. I know this is something you haveContinue reading “And I laughed and laughed.”

“If you walked away from someone who wasn’t treating you right or loving you like you deserve… that is power. Own it. You loved yourself right out of the life of someone who didn’t love you enough. It doesn’t get any more powerful than that.” Mandy Hale I’m sorry. Excuse me. Oh, I messed up.Continue reading “Sorry, not sorry.”

“life is always going to have curve balls. And sometimes, quite frankly, they are going to smoke you in the head when you don’t have your helmet” I have been away for awhile. So first off, I apologize for my absence. I have missed my writing greatly but it has been unavoidable and I hopeContinue reading “It was the year 2020.”

My life is full. I enjoy as many moments as I can. I work hard. I play hard. I have a tendency to cram something into every minute. I take my job very seriously and stress about not doing everything at 100%. And then I wonder why I am always so exhausted. Go figure. IContinue reading “I would like to take a nap.”

“There is no perfection, only beautiful versions of brokenness.” Shannon L Alder I am without a doubt, my worst critic. I have high standards and expect near perfection of myself. It is not because I think I am nearly perfect. Believe me! I am not. It is because I think I need to be betterContinue reading “I can’t perform brain surgery.”

“Family isn’t always blood. It’s the people in your life who want you in theirs; the ones who accept you for who you are. The ones who would do anything to see you smile and who love you no matter what.” unknown You know the old saying, ‘you can choose your friends but you can’tContinue reading “You can choose your family.”

“Complex emotions, from the limbic brain, are the reason mammals succeeded – the reason we survived when the dinosaurs did not. We are social and emotional creatures from start to finish.” Harry S. Lodge, MD Introvert. Extrovert. Who am I? I really wasn’t sure. I love spending time with friends. Laughing. Talking. Sharing. But IContinue reading “I’d rather be with my dogs.”

“Fear has a large shadow, but he himself is small.” Ruth Gendler People have asked me why I didn’t leave sooner. It is not an easy answer and for a long time I had no answer. I would pretend to and I would dance around it, offering all sorts of excuses and false wisdom. ButContinue reading “Why didn’t you just leave?”

“We cannot control what emotions or circumstances we will experience next, but we can choose how we will respond to them.” Gary Zukav Over the past 4 years and 3 months I worked incredibly hard to be in control of my life. I dug. I pushed. I pulled. I stood. And I took control. ThereContinue reading “The fighter.”