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Sep 10, 20231 min read

84. The Silent Treatment

I love these words: silence holds immense value. Or as Ram Dass said, “The quieter you become, the more you can hear.” I have told many...

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Apr 16, 20231 min read

57. On being cheerful

I have become fascinated with cheerfulness and how and what it can do to a group of humans or even to our own human heart. One of the...

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Mar 21, 20231 min read

56. Waiting

I am bad at waiting. It is something I am consciously working on. I will give my childhood some credit for this #bad_at_waiting trait. I...

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Mar 16, 20231 min read

55. Forever Committed

Hope you are forever committed to figuring yourself out. XOXO, Stacy Like this #typographyart? Our Etsy shop is open 24/7.

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Feb 14, 20231 min read

50. Blue Sky

Finally! We had a couple of blue ski skiing days in the Rockies. While I enjoy skiing, I much prefer skiing on blue ski days. And when...

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Jan 27, 20231 min read

45. The mountains in our mind

I have tried to come up with all sorts of metaphors for what may be standing in the way of people wanting or being able to change....

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Dec 2, 20221 min read

32. The rising sun

I do an exceptionally shitty job of acknowledging...like really acknowledging the rising or setting of the sun every day. It is wild to...

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Nov 27, 20221 min read

30. Just full enough

As the Thanksgiving holiday ends, I love the idea of reflecting on our lives and our year, that is almost over, as if we were beautiful...

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Nov 22, 20221 min read

29. Agency

What can I do today to make my day better? What can I do to help a friend or family member in need? What am I in control of right this...

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Nov 20, 20221 min read

28. Stay Stoked

I have a hypothesis that some people were born stoked, others need a little help getting and staying stoked and some choose not to be...

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Nov 11, 20221 min read

24. Not finished yet

Dear God, Thanks for waiting for me to get my act together. Thanks for being such a loyal friend. Thanks for being there for my...

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Nov 7, 20221 min read

22. Discovery

I have told countless teens that I don't care if they don't like to write. I have pleaded with them to give writing a chance or even a...

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Nov 2, 20221 min read

20. My new favorite p-words

Today is a big day for me. It is the first day in 24+ years that I haven't been employed by a big company with compensation and benefits...

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Nov 1, 20221 min read

19. Our need for love

The more time I spend time with humans who have no filter and a developing brain [I mean...the ultimate beautiful combination] the more I...

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Oct 14, 20221 min read

15. Restless Adulting Syndrome

I want to propose a new syndrome called Restless Adulting Syndrome (RAS). You know kind of like restless leg syndrome (RLS) where there...

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Oct 11, 20221 min read

14. Beautifully Complicated

Your public service announcement for today. XOXO Life may be complicated, but art is beautiful.

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Oct 10, 20221 min read

13. Free

Florence & The Machine is one of my favorite bands. Florence's song writing and music videos give me so much joy. Her latest album...

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Oct 7, 20221 min read

12. Bulk Encouragement

God gave us quite the daughter. She was born with a precious button nose and big brown saucer eyes in Heidelberg Germany. As a baby, you...

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Oct 4, 20222 min read

11. Togetherness.

Loneliness and sadness, with a side dish of depression and anxiety, seem to be conditions we have come to accept in this hyper connected...

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Oct 2, 20221 min read

10. A little irregular

Dear Jesus, Thanks for making me a little irregular. I trust you made us all a little irregular for good reason. But seriously, my...

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