Life
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Midlife – So Very Weird.
The other day I had a thought that probably shouldn’t have been as funny as it was. If I got hit by a bus and they talked about it on the news, no one would say, “Oh, she was so young.” That bothered me more than I expected, not enough to have an existential crisis…
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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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Self-Expression
When I was eighteen, I came across an accident on the highway. A Jeep had taken a corner too quickly, on a snow covered mountain pass, and ended up on its roof. I pulled over and ran up to the accident site to see if they needed help. What they saw… Me at eighteen, dressed…
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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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You’re Stuck With Yourself.
Family, friends, partners, children, exes, coworkers, lovers… we are surrounded by a network of people, most of us trying to make a connection so we don’t feel alone in this great big world. The truth of it though, is no matter how close we get or how hard we love, we’re still the only person…
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Everything dies.
Have you ever touched death? I mean really touched it, been close enough to call it a companion? There was a period in my late twenties when I felt like the angel of death. I was surrounded by it everyday and it didn’t matter how hard I worked, if I was called to a CODE,…
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Fear
Have you ever watched a group of kids climbing a tree? They live without fear and follow their hearts. If they fall – they dust it off and keep going, if they fall again – they get up again, if they need help – they ask… because no one wants to be the only kid…
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Don’t settle for less than everything you’ve always wanted.
It’s no surprise to many of us that we will be working most of our lives and since it’s something we MUST do, why not do something that gives you joy? Why settle when the happiness of your entire life is at stake? Somewhere in the mess of life people tend to forget their dreams…
The Mad Minstrel 