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    Identity,  The Kitchen Sink

    You’re Awesome Just The Way You Are

    When you come across a phrase or a quote about how you're good enough just the way you are, I challenge you not to roll your eyes. Yes, it's sappy, and we all make mistakes. But here's the bottom line: despite all our foibles and blunders, there is no prerequisite to being awesome.

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    Sprint Towards Your Dreams! I’ll Meet You At The Finish Line.

    To ignore our fears when faced with an actual danger is inadvisable at best. But it's a different thing entirely when we allow countless what if's to dictate what dreams we reach for. On some level, we know this. Otherwise, our dreams, some of which we've held onto since childhood, would simply leave us alone.

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    Write Your Manifesto

    How Will You Come Out The Other Side? A Manifesto.

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    Do Pretzels Struggle With Authenticity?

    Pretzels. Are they a bread or a cracker? Can they be an entire snack or do they struggle to stand alone? Is their rightful place among the M&M’s and peanuts as part of a trail mix (gorp) or should they be covered in yogurt or chocolate? More importantly, are there times when they’re not appropriate? Do they belong in my kids snack boxes or are they more at home in the little dish that comes with a beer? Does a pretzel even know what it’s authentic self is, and if not, why? What is it about pretzels that is so befuddling?

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I’m a dog lover, chocolate addict, warm bread sniffer, slow tea sipper, blank notebook hoarder, nomadic homebody. I seek out opportunities to live my life on purpose.


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