Do you own any pets? Or do you merely admire them from afar and if lucky to be near a random furry friend, eagerly run up to, fondle, talk sweetly to and dream of owning one? I’ve had pets as long as I can remember. I have a cat who is quite old now, (17…
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Do you ever feel like your introvert self is melting away? As if the world is holding up a fierce circle of overbearing, burning candles that surround you? You keep blowing at the fire, trying to get relief from at least one of the candles, but the flame won’t wane? I go through phases where…
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Do you enjoy cooking? Or eating? I can pretty much guarantee that you like at least one of these options. If not, I doubt you’ll be reading this much longer. I enjoy both on a substantial level. Cooking on a leisurely weekend, with candles lit, music or an old movie playing, and sipping a new…
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Edith Wharton. What a name eh? Before you look her up, let me impart a few fun facts I found compelling! Now, I’ve loved books as long as I can remember, but I don’t recall walking around at 4 years old telling family and friends entertaining, lengthy, detailed stories I made up, which is exactly…
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Have you ever been the target of juicy gossip? It seems that most of us have, at one point or another. My worst experience was when I was going through my divorce several years ago. I was just trying to deal, but all these curious kittens couldn’t keep their nosey noses out of it. They…
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Best and worst trait? Annnnnd go! I think about my worst trait quite often, only because I am continuously working on improving it. Should I tell you mine? I don’t know. I’ll probably overthink it if I do. Yep. You guessed it. I overthink, overanalyze, worry…any of the above, I do it. And I do…
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One of my favorite memories from when I was little is laying in the soft grass of our backyard. Beforehand, I’d usually run hard on the property my parents owned, (a couple of acres with the woods surrounding us). Little did I know how much I’d look back on that period of my life and…
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Running. It’s always been one of my passions. It’s been my therapy, my exercise, my physical release, my confidence booster, my safe haven…my identity. I could always count on running to pull me out of whatever funk I was in, re-center my thoughts and leave me with the best endorphin high imaginable. Then, injuries commence!…
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I have a thing for old movies. The good ol’ black and white pictures of previous generations. Ah yes, take me back Gregory Peck. There is something so comforting about old films to me. I don’t really remember when I started to have this little obsession of the oldies. I do know I went through…
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I recently read a book that spoke of the benefits of having a growth mindset vs a fixed mindset. If your natural inclination is to avoid something because you’re unsure you will be successful at it, you are more often than not, in a fixed mindset. I personally think one person is fully capable of…
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