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Coffee Talk: My Journey – “Is it REALLY necessary?”
“I thought you were a professional personal trainer … “ I am. “But I thought you had been doing this for over 25 years … “ I have. “Wait, don’t you own a successful business that you started by yourself from the ground up … ?” Yes. Yes I do. “Soooo — connect the dots…
Read MoreCoffee Talk: My Journey – “The 3 Pronged Triad”
REDUNDANCY. “3-Pronged” & “Triad”. Yes. I know. And using redundancy in naming this entry is quite intentional. Why? Because, truly, it takes being redundant moment by moment, day after day, week after week, to establish habits and to eventually see results in WHATEVER IT IS I choose and you choose to tackle. WARNING: …
Read MoreCoffee Talk: My Journey – “The Decision”
I’VE HESITATED, hemmed, hawed, backpedaled and have had inner debates with Joe, (my cuppa), as to whether or not to discuss this with you. Joe says, “Go for it, girrrlll — I GOTCHU!” And though most days I trust Joe with all my inner musings, his hopped-up-on-caffeine, eager beaver mentality has me doubting. Why do…
Read MoreHer Name is Alicia
I don’t know Alicia … personally. Yet, she almost feels like family. I hear her voice in my head. Alicia is the product specialist at Hardy Nutritionals – the micronutrient company that provides the probiotics and daily essential supplementation that are KEY to bolstering cells and promoting health to the gut microbiome and subsequently increasing…
Read MoreMusings on the Mower…
“I wish I lived, ‘BACK THEN’ “, my youngest daughter often blurts. “BACK THEN?”, I reply with a little “Are you calling me OLD?!?” in my voice. What she means, exactly, is that life seemed to be simpler, sweeter, less technical/digital. And she is right, of course! I’m really glad she notices the difference. As…
Read MoreDiary of a Mad Menopausal Women PART II !!!
Perhaps I was only partly in my right mind when I wrote the Diary of a MMW Part I, because ohhhhh there’s so much more! So many wonderful nuggets of information that should be, no … NEED TO BE shared. TMI perhaps? But of course. Because let me tell you … everything about this stage…
Read MoreBully on Your Back
Sssshhhh! Listen …. Do you hear that? Sounds like jeering. Where is it coming from? Sure feels up close and personal, but you look right, then left – just in case. There it is again. Sneering this time – laughing that “AT YOU” kind of laugh meant to make you feel small and powerless –…
Read MoreLyrical Lingu: The Caliginous Night
The following lines are not my own, however, I have pulled together song lyrics and have juxtaposed them into my own, free-flowing thought process … my own interpretative verse. It is, in its entirety, lyrics borrowed from songs that have moved me deeply in relation to my own pain and internal struggles. Maybe you, too,…
Read MoreWhy I Jumped…
It all began as I was sitting on that Spin bike … this time a participant instead of the instructor … I carry that proverbial weight on my shoulders and realize that my tank of inner angst has reached full capacity. Dark goes the room. Pitch black to match the pitch of blackness I am…
Read MorePerspective Inversa
Worth -Value-Beauty—- Nothing. In you there is nothing but Waste. You ruin Everything good … Nothing about you is Beautiful. You are the embodiment of Mistakes Your Mental, emotional, physical characteristics – Have no lasting impact. Each day you should disregard your Value. Shame and regret Overwhelming you … Embrace the Hopelessness, doubts, fears…
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