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01/16/2016

But how could a girl like you, do something like that? It was a good question, a fair one. And the gentleman asking it was sincere and polite. He just couldn't understand how someone raised in a good family, by devout catholic parents could make the choices I did. It just didn't make sense to him and he was really trying to understand. [ 195 more words. ]

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But how could a girl like you, do something like that? It was a good question, a fair one. And the gentleman asking it was sincere and polite. He just couldn't understand how someone raised in a go...

01/16/2016

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04/10/2015

and the winner is…. http://wp.me/p4fmcE-1O

Just because I'm not afraid to speak in public and have the ability to be direct, that doesn't mean it's my job to announce my opinions, judgments and POV. I wrote that last time. But since then, I've really been thinking deeper about the role I play in other people's lives - and they haven't invited me to, want me to, or even appreciate me for doing it! [ 327 more words. ]

04/03/2015

An odd position for my mouth http://wp.me/p4fmcE-1I

It seems I have an opinion about everything. A solution for every problem. A recipe for every party. Advice for any concern. I'm just realizing that my first response when someone talks to me is to offer something...my mouth starts moving, my vocal chords engage and out pops words of wisdom or some brilliant perspective. Maybe some of the time I'm actually looking out for their other person's best interests. [ 127 more words. ]

11/17/2014

What triggers me? http://wp.me/p4fmcE-1y

Someone who is much smarter than I am, David Rock ( studies the brain and how it's affected when we are put under real stress. He describes five main ways we feel threatened in his S.C.A.R.F model. In my own words and understanding it goes something like this: S = Status If my boss promotes someone over me and now I have to report to my former peer, my status as a leader is threatened and I might feel guarded or insecure about my abilities. [ 353 more words. ]

04/22/2014

So, where are you? http://wp.me/p4fmcE-1n

Whether you know it or not, you are here, right now, at this moment, in the present moment of your life. But are you really here? Are you absent? I don’t mean as in absent minded or playing hooky from school. I’m interested in whether you are… [ 284 more words. ]

04/14/2014

FOMO Addiction: Are you afraid of missing out? http://wp.me/p4fmcE-Y

Am I one of the last to hear about the word ‘FOMO’ – Fear Of Missing Out? Actually, I know all about it because I am, just like most everyone else, in the grip of ‘FOMO Addition’ – the fear of missing out on something… [ 499 more words. ]

01/14/2014

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