You can make choices, but you cannot choose outcomes. Outcome-based thinking, like expectations, leads to disappointments and resentments, and sometimes traumatic heartbreak and heartache. Acceptance, though a tall order, is the answer. It is simple, but it...
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A few hundred days ago, you could frequently find me in the fast food drive thru line at either McDonald’s or Dunkin Doughnuts, especially after a trip to my gym next door, double especially if I had a kid with me, wanting to reward them with a treat for...
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I never set out to have a cat; he just sort of came upon me. And I especially never set out to have a blind cat. But I have learned so much from my little feline friend. Two main things come to mind: 1. seeing him adventure around the house, and readily go...
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When we plant seeds, literally or figuratively, in any aspect of our lives or the lives of those around us, it’s only human to want to see them grow. When we put in effort, we expect to see results. But outcome-based thinking is a dangerous tightrope to walk...
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Despite how far we think we have come with gender equality and righting social wrongs, there are still some subconscious belief systems pervading our society that are holding men and women back every day, causing us to hide in plain sight instead of shining...
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Nikola Rosa is an artistic rendering of the soul that has come to exist after rising from the ashes. Her thoughts are from Nancy Gass, and yet they are in some ways, a different person entirely. We all have hearts and souls that are a deep ocean of complexity and this dichotomy is no different.