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  • Why I’m Always Starting Again

    There is something both humbling and hopeful about beginning again. When I first started Always Starting, it was a place to write, reflect, process, and remind myself that moving forward does not always happen in a straight line. Life has a way of changing the plan. Sometimes we choose the…

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  • Seeking Normal – Day 10

    Day 10 prompt: Is crisis normal for you? Are you creating crisis in your own life? In the lives of others? Are others creating crisis…

  • Seeking Normal – Day 9

    Day 9 prompt: People talk about the “new” normal. What was the “old” normal? Did that label ever fit you? My answer: Well once again…

  • Seeking Normal – Day 8

    Day 8 prompt: Is wanting control in every single aspect of our life normal? Control over every emotion, person, stressors, etc. that are in my…

  • Seeking Normal – Day 7

    Day 7 prompt: Is your normal the same as someone else’s? Why? How do you separate the expectation? How does someone else’s normal inspire, intimidate…