Advice
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Do We Need Balance, or Do We Need Boundaries?
We spend an awful lot of time trying to recover from our own lives. We work all week and spend the weekend recovering from work. We overbook ourselves and then cancel plans because we’re exhausted. We drag ourselves through obligations, relationships, family events, errands, appointments, birthday parties, laundry, grocery shopping, and whatever else we’ve somehow…
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Tearing Down Walls
I remember a friend, a long time ago, who needed knee surgery. All the doctors recommended it, she knew she needed it, but she refused. She couldn’t stand the idea of letting someone in- of dismantling her weakest points. More than that, she didn’t like the idea of how much work the rehabilitation would be.…
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Friendship as an Adult
I have been thinking about friendship lately and it’s funny to me how simple it is to make friends as a child. Most everyone is on equal footing and all it takes is one thing in common. “Look, we’re both wearing Converse, best friends forever!” But as we get older, we close ourselves off bit…
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My Secret
I am surrounded by amazingly talented people every day. No, that’s not my secret, that’s my reality. At work, I sit side by side and go toe to toe with people who have completed their Masters or Doctorate Degrees. With my budding writing career, I work with the most wonderful people who went to school…
The Mad Minstrel 