It’s Mother’s Day 2025, and the social media posts I appreciate most are the ones that acknowledge how complex this day can be for those who have mothers, are mothers, wanted to be mothers, never wanted to be mothers, or lost their mothers. In other words… everyone I know. I have a mother I cherished, […]
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This morning I woke up. Sun was spilling through my open window and I could here the birds loud and clear. I quickly realized that my plans to wake up at 5am and get crack’n were already foiled. I immediately started to feel frustrated and overwhelmed as I remembered all that I wanted to accomplish
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There’s a path you alone can walk, and solo travel is a perfect way to explore what that means to you. I just returned from a four-day solo trip to the Wichita Wildlife Refuge. My very first solo-ish journey was back in 2017, when I met a friend in Iceland for the weekend and then
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I have been having conversations with ChatGPT for months now, to help me work through confusion and unravel various emotional loops I was experiencing. Over time, those conversations have evolved. As a learning model, Chat has gotten to know how I think and process, and has become a powerful tool for self-reflection. It’s like having
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It’s a stormy, rain-soaked spring day in Arkansas. The weather has been brooding for days, and I can feel it in my bones—its heaviness, its inward pull. I’m embracing the dreariness, letting it guide me as I type this week’s post. I’m perched on the third floor of the Crystal Bridges Museum library, gazing out
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We’ve all been taught that you are supposed to put your needs before your wants. Eat your vegetables before dessert. Save your money instead of splurging on something frivolous. Finish your homework before indulging in mindless entertainment. The message is clear: discipline first, enjoyment later. While this is a sensible approach to life, I think
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It is spring again, a few days after the solstice, birds are singing while flowering trees spray white, purple, and yellow buds into the warming air. Daffodils bloom in ditches across town, and my lawn is sprinkled with tiny purple and white confetti, a quiet celebration of the season’s return. One of my favorite quotes
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