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Wisdom, Discipline, and Using the Last of the Soap

November has been a great month for shifting and growing for me. I started NaNoWriMo for my writing and P90X for my health. Both are super intense workouts; one for the mind, one for the body. Both are teaching me about discipline, and both are gaining me personal wisdom and insight into the core of [...]

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3 Minutes on A Plane

I feel as though I’m breathing on purpose. I feel as thought everything about my minutes is on purpose, which feels odd. Which makes me wonder how much of my life I really live on purpose.

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When Termites Erode Your Being

The termite inspector showed up, and I knew what he would tell me: “Subterranean termites are eating away at your house, ma’am.” Harsh to hear words that confirm what I already know. Sometimes I feel the same way when I talk to my coach.

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Thrivin’ Thursdays

I created Authentic Realities with a vision to help you get more of what you want and less of what you don’t want. And it’s with that vision that I also created Thrivin’ Tuesdays and now, Thrivin’ Thursdays. Thrivin’ Tuesdays are great, but what if you’re 3,000 (or even just 50) miles from Long Beach, [...]

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Asking For Help

We don’t want to admit it,but we think asking for help means we’re weak. We think it means we don’t know how to do “it,” whatever “it” is. We think asking for help means we’re stupid. We think it means we’re incapable of doing for ourselves. We think it means we’re worthless. We think it [...]

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Courage Unfolded

I slid my hand in my jeans pocket after stomping on a cigarette in the driveway as I walked to meet him on his way to the house from his truck. I knew he was on his way over, and I knew there was something big in the air. Even at 16, I had a [...]

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Seven Simple Tips to Mindfulness

I spoke yesterday with a new friend, and towards the end of our conversation we chatted about writing styles. She’s a fly by the seat of her pants writing binger. When the muse comes, hold on tight and let ‘er rip. We talked about how one can’t force the writing, it just has to come. Except of course, for the people that works for. And this got me thinking about Mindfulness.