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Just Because You Can Doesn’t Mean You Should
A Lesson I Learned A Long Time Ago Just Because You CAN Doesn't Mean You SHOULD Stop "shoulding" on yourself, as they say. I happen to be very good at facilitating meetings and getting things done. That turned into me being asked to chair A LOT of committees, hold A...
52 is My New Favorite Number
52 is my new favorite number! Did you know in some Native American cultures, WOMEN are not considered fully grown until they are 52 YEARS OLD? Then they are revered as the Wise Women of the Tribe, the Elders. When I was turning 50, I was looking forward to celebrating...
A Deep Yearning
I AM a Woman YEARNING Deeply for... I've come to realize that I have been yearning for something most of my life. When I was younger, I dreamt of getting out of the house, going to college, and becoming INDEPENDENT and financially SUCCESSFUL. Then I yearned to find...
Are You Subtracting or Are You Adding to Your Self-Worth?
As I started to heal, and as those fears subsided, I began stepping into my own self-worth. I started speaking up and observed others acknowledging I had something of value to say. My confidence grew. My self-worth grew with it.
Covid Made Me Do It (part 2)
In my last blog I wrote how Covid gave me the time and space to bake scones. Then eat scones. Then not exercise. I’ve been thinking about that blog ever since. What did Covid make me do exactly?
Covid Made Me Do It | Confessions from the Other Side of 50
Okay, it’s time to fess up. I let myself go during Covid. I had an internal dialogue with my over-achieving self and decided it was time to give her a break. Afterall, the gym was closed. It would only be a short period of time, I thought, until we get back into our normal routines.
