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Contradiction

I’ve been using the Girl of Two Shoes metaphor for a very long time (here’s the og). I never stopped to think about if it’s still serving me. Now that I have, it’s time to retire it. Because y’know what? We’re past thinking women even need to be/should/are “high-heeled” (girly) or “tennis-shoed” (tomboy). Women as…

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Families | Feel Good Friday 012618

We are the friends-as-family generation, and that’s never more clear than Sunday mornings as friends come together for sports, sun, and fun. One of my favorite things is when the extended families come, usually from out of town—the moms and dads that some of us have already become, who created the teammates, travelers, shenanigan enthusiasts…

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Colliding Messages on Love & Loss

Over at dailyhap.com, I posted some fresh ruminations on love and loss … “That sense of loss is exactly what we must anticipate, prepare for, and cherish to the last of our days; for it is only our heartbreak that finally refutes all that is ephemeral in love.” – A Gentleman in Moscow, Amor Towles…

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Welcome Back, Self

Looking back, the end of 2016 and start of 2017 were a bit rough for me. There wasn’t one thing to pinpoint this malaise to, but more a general sense of unrest and un-wellness. Nothing was wrong, but nothing was quite right either. Of course, I had fun and stayed positive and grateful and made…

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2017: The Year of Clarity

Clarity. In recent conversations with my loving if at times too-psychologically-attuned family, they suggested I lack clarity around what I want: in my career, in my geography, in my mate. I disagreed, obviously, but have to wonder in a 3 v 1 situation if there isn’t some truth to what they’re saying? I’ve been trying…

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