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What I’ve Learned About Happiness
So after a week of focusing on happiness, I am learning new things about this elusive emotion. I can say the theme that has come up this past week has been: “Happiness is a journey, not a destination.” Ben Sweetland I kind of thought this #31DaysOfStoke challenge would be easy. That I would just smile…
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Knowing When To Quit
Quitting isn’t necessarily a bad thing. It simply means redirecting yourself. Here is one experience I had with quitting.
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The Little Things Aren’t So Little
I sit on my board waiting for the next wave. Waiting for any wave. As the water drips down my face and off the ends of my of hair, I lick the saltwater off my lips. I close my eyes as I relish the taste. The sky is gray. Overflowing with billowy dark clouds that…
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Learning About Kindness From My Son
Parents have endless opportunities to teach their children. Yet, I learn from my children just as much as they learn from me. They teach me about honesty, spontaneity, courage, compassion, and authenticity among other things. They also teach me and about kindness. Ten years ago, my 9-year-old son Charlie and I were headed to the…
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Losing Your Mom at 18: A Poem
I have been thinking a lot lately about loss. About death and conversely about life. These thoughts don’t inundate me by chance. This month, 21 years ago, my mom died. She had breast cancer. She was 51. When she died, my brother had just turned 18. Familiarly close to both of my children’s ages now.…
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Mistakes Are Part Of The Process
I have been surfing for more than 15 years and I would say I have a pretty good command of the sport. I am too old to surf huge, gnarly waves and have the s*** scared out of me, but I like to challenge myself in decent sized conditions. I have many goals and dreams…
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An Interview With A Rock Star – Living A Dream
I am so excited about the latest post in this series that features people who are listening to their heart’s desire while following their passions and catching their dreams . . . The Dream Catchers! This interview is with Clementine, the extremely talented drummer from Zepparella, an AMAZING all female Led Zeppelin tribute band. I have had…
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“A Girl’s Gotta Dream!”
An Interview with Jenn: a beautiful soul and multifaceted woman who is a ninja at balancing family life, work, and finding creative ways to follow her passions and chase her dreams. Karen: Let me explain my motivation for interviewing you today. I have become obsessed with passions. How people discover them and how they nurture…
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Turning Your Passions And Dreams Into Reality
How do we turn our passions, what we love, into our dreams, what we desire, into our reality? First off, let me give you my salty definition of passions and dreams. Passions are the things you would spend all day doing if you could. Things that makes your heart soar. Turning a passion into a dream makes…
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Take Time For Yourself
Read the inspiring story of how this super hero realized life is way too short to just be “ok.” Shannon: An East Coast mom of two and all around creative chick who is having fun finding her voice. K: Let me tell you a bit about why I wanted to interview you. This topic is…