I joined a book club this year with a group of women. All of them are exceptionally intelligent, strong, deep thinkers and fearless communicators. There is an auspicious power in surrounding yourself with a solid group of individuals that challenge you on an intellectual and emotional level. I once read, “𝐘𝐨𝐮’𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 … More ↠ＵＮＴＡＭＥＤ↞
“𝙳𝙴𝙰𝙳 𝚃𝙸𝙼𝙴 𝚒𝚜 𝚠𝚑𝚎𝚗 𝚙𝚎𝚘𝚙𝚕𝚎 𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚙𝚊𝚜𝚜𝚒𝚟𝚎 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚠𝚊𝚒𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚐.𝙰𝙻𝙸𝚅𝙴 𝚃𝙸𝙼𝙴 𝚒𝚜 𝚠𝚑𝚎𝚗 𝚙𝚎𝚘𝚙𝚕𝚎 𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚕𝚎𝚊𝚛𝚗𝚒𝚗𝚐, 𝚊𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚞𝚝𝚒𝚕𝚒𝚣𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚢 𝚜𝚎𝚌𝚘𝚗𝚍.𝙽𝚘 𝚖𝚊𝚝𝚝𝚎𝚛 𝚠𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚜𝚒𝚝𝚞𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗…𝚖𝚊𝚢𝚋𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚜𝚒𝚝𝚞𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝚒𝚜 𝚘𝚗𝚎 𝚝𝚘𝚝𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚢 𝚘𝚏 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚘𝚠𝚗 𝚖𝚊𝚔𝚒𝚗𝚐, 𝚘𝚛 𝚙𝚎𝚛𝚑𝚊𝚙𝚜 𝚒𝚝’𝚜 𝚓𝚞𝚜𝚝 𝚋𝚊𝚍 𝚕𝚞𝚌𝚔.𝙸𝚗 𝚕𝚒𝚏𝚎, 𝚠𝚎 𝚊𝚕𝚕 𝚐𝚎𝚝 𝚜𝚝𝚞𝚌𝚔 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚍𝚎𝚊𝚍 𝚝𝚒𝚖𝚎.𝙸𝚝’𝚜 𝚘𝚌𝚌𝚞𝚛𝚛𝚎𝚗𝚌𝚎 𝚒𝚜𝚗’𝚝 𝚒𝚗 𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚌𝚘𝚗𝚝𝚛𝚘𝚕.𝙸𝚝’𝚜 𝚞𝚜𝚎 𝚘𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚎 … More 𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐕𝐄 𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐄 𝐎𝐑 𝐃𝐄𝐀𝐃 𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐄
This story and all of it’s perspective completely changed my understanding of grief and the significance of my suffering and growth. I’ve come to realize that grief and growth are a continuous experience. I spent years in fervent denial of the effect the disappointments and losses of my life had on me because I … More 𝕋ℍ𝔼 ℂℍ𝕆𝕀ℂ𝔼🌷
I completed another CrossFit Open last month.Initially, I really didn’t want to do these workouts because I hate the pressure I put on myself when I believe that I “should” be better than I am and I was afraid of how I would feel with my scores.“Should” creates a lot of unnecessary mental distress.“Should” is … More 𝕃𝕖𝕤𝕤 𝕀𝕞𝕡𝕣𝕖𝕤𝕤𝕖𝕕, 𝕄𝕠𝕣𝕖 𝕀𝕟𝕧𝕠𝕝𝕧𝕖𝕕…
In the past month, I’ve been feeling lost and unclear about what I want from my life. The thing I love and define my lifestyle by – training for CrossFit, even came into question which terrified me. Feeling less excited about my workouts sent me into an intense transcendental kind of self-examination. I’ve spent the … More 𝕎ℍ𝔸𝕋 𝔻𝕆 𝕀 𝕎𝔸ℕ𝕋?
I’m in the midst of a hiatus from my Instagram, Facebook and Snapchat accounts for at least 30 days. Recently, I’ve experienced an unrelenting pull to step back, have a good look at my life, and take inventory so to speak, of where my attention is going, what I’m doing, and how and who I’m … More 𝕀’𝕄 𝕆ℕ 𝔸 𝔻𝕀𝔾𝕀𝕋𝔸𝕃 𝔻𝔼𝕋𝕆𝕏📱
PTA/BAKE SALE MOM No. I don’t like it. I won’t. No. I love the shit out of my kids and I want them to have the best experiences in/out of school but I trust that the teachers and those with a passion for fundraisers and event planning have a much better handle, enthusiasm and etiquette … More Who I’m Not
My grandpa passed away in 2010 at the age of 95 (my grandma subsequently in 2017 at the age of 96). Writing that sentence, I still feel overcome with grief. When my grandpa passed away, I grieved his death deeply — to the extent that I felt a persistent ache in my throat for months … More Starve the Emptiness & Feed the Hunger
This past summer I went on a trip to Jasper, AB with my friend Monika. I had just ended the ultimate off again, on again, mind-fuck of a relationship and while the trip had originally been planned as a getaway for him and I, my tolerance for “narcissistic-douche-canoe” had hit its limit. So, I finally … More The Mountains Were Calling (And I Dumped A Guy)
“𝙸𝚗 𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚙𝚘𝚕𝚒𝚝𝚒𝚌𝚊𝚕 𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚘𝚜, 𝚙𝚎𝚘𝚙𝚕𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚛𝚘𝚠 𝚊𝚛𝚘𝚞𝚗𝚍 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚠𝚘𝚛𝚍 “𝚜𝚑𝚊𝚖𝚎𝚕𝚎𝚜𝚜” 𝚠𝚑𝚎𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚢 𝚜𝚎𝚎 𝚜𝚘𝚖𝚎𝚘𝚗𝚎 𝚖𝚊𝚔𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚊 𝚜𝚎𝚕𝚏-𝚜𝚎𝚛𝚟𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚘𝚛 𝚞𝚗𝚎𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚌𝚊𝚕 𝚍𝚎𝚌𝚒𝚜𝚒𝚘𝚗. 𝙰𝚗𝚍 𝚊𝚝𝚝𝚛𝚒𝚋𝚞𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚞𝚗𝚌𝚘𝚗𝚜𝚌𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚊𝚋𝚕𝚎 𝚋𝚎𝚑𝚊𝚟𝚒𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚝𝚘 𝚕𝚊𝚌𝚔 𝚘𝚏 𝚜𝚑𝚊𝚖𝚎. 𝚃𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚒𝚜 𝚠𝚛𝚘𝚗𝚐 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚍𝚊𝚗𝚐𝚎𝚛𝚘𝚞𝚜. 𝚂𝚑𝚊𝚖𝚎 𝚒𝚜𝚗’𝚝 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚌𝚞𝚛𝚎, 𝚒𝚝’𝚜 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚌𝚊𝚞𝚜𝚎. 𝙳𝚘𝚗’𝚝 𝚕𝚎𝚝 𝚠𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚕𝚘𝚘𝚔𝚜 𝚕𝚒𝚔𝚎 𝚊 𝚋𝚕𝚘𝚊𝚝𝚎𝚍 𝚎𝚐𝚘 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚗𝚊𝚛𝚌𝚒𝚜𝚜𝚒𝚜𝚖 𝚏𝚘𝚘𝚕 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚒𝚗𝚝𝚘 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚔𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚎’𝚜 … More Dare to Lead
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