Working since I was 14 years old when I was first offered a job at a hospital after being a candy striper, life has always been go-go-go. It has never been slow. Work and school, work and then work, marriage and kids, deployment and then death, then the...
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When you reach for your goals, they feel as distant as the stars in the sky; but it is an illusion. They are already in the palm of your hand. As Mel Robbins says in The 5 Second Rule, “Start before you’re ready. Don’t prepare, begin.” Everything starts with...
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Talk about first world problems! Yet tell me I am wrong. With all the shopping options today from big box stores to online, we are overwhelmed with places for consumerism to flourish and fatigue to set in. Between groceries, clothes, shoes, school supplies,...
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On Black Friday last year, I did not save a penny. Since losing my soulmate and the father of my children, I hold very little value in “stuff” and even less in the time it takes to chase the best price. No, I remained completely unprepared, as usual, until...
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The best medicine is free and “over the counter.” This prescription is not required. “Sleep and Water.” Max dose suggested, but not required. Seriously, no joke. If we do nothing else, prioritizing our sleep and effort toward hydration will have a huge...
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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.