Tag: life changing
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Loving Me and Hating You – An Open Letter to My Ex.
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Your love was like looking in a mirror: My soul reflected back to me. Only, I didn’t realize it. That is why it hurt so badly when you didn’t look back. I never chased myself, so why would you? Loving you was work. When you disregarded my feelings it was…
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Making Friends as An Adult Is Harder Than You Think.
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You know, making friends was a lot easier when you were in elementary school. We all just played together and had fun and the worst crime was not sharing your chocolate bar. As an adult, making friends isn’t so easy anymore. It’s almost a game of Russian Roulette. Ok, maybe…
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How the One True Love I Had Almost Destroyed Me – Ignoring Red Flags
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I moved to a new town and fell in love. I mean, doesn’t that happen to everyone? I imagine it does. I fell in love, true love, and I fell hard. Really hard. Days weeks and months went by and I fell deeper and deeper. My thoughts, most of the thoughts I…
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How to Pick Your Divorce Battles Without Going Crazy.
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It came down to three things, all of which seem so silly right now: a nice car, new furniture, and when to drop off the dogs on the weekend. These things were my lines in the sand—what I had chosen to fight over during my divorce. I wasn’t as good…
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This Is How The Word NO Can Affect You
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You know, no is a funny word, right? We hear it and we stop. You ask a question, the answer is no, you accept it and walk away. The end. You may not like the answer no, but it’s too late, really, you’ve already acknowledged the fact that that’s what…
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An Inspirational Story That Will Surely Change Your Life.
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I am writing this from my motel room in Toronto. Tomorrow morning I fly out to Costa Rica for a 3-week volunteer mission. Just typing that out feels weird to me. I can’t believe this day is here and I’m actually really doing this. I’m still in a teeny bit…
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Stop Living a Mediocre Life. You Are Better Than That!
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The gym I used to go to in Sudbury had a huge logo, or mural, painted clear across the 40 foot wall (I think it was 40 feet, what do I know?). It said Achieve Legendary Greatness. I absolutely loved seeing and reading that. It excited me. I needed to…
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Why Your Comfort Zone is a Lie and How to Get Out of It.
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Get out of your own way! Get out of your comfort zone! Stop flatlining! Get a grip for God’s sake! How many times have you heard that? Maybe some of you have never heard that and have no clue what I’m talking about. Get out of your own way. What…
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How to Stop Fear From Robbing You of the Life You Deserve
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Did you know that right now fear is stopping you from living the life you yearn for and deserve? Yup, it sure is. There are so many things you want to do, try, achieve, attain, or whatever the case may be but fear won’t let you have it. Your fear…
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Being a Mean Girl Changed My Life Forever (and I don’t regret it)
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My name is Iva and I used to be a mean girl. There I said it. You know, nothing changes if nothing changes, right? How many times have you yelled out at your spouse or partner or child “You’ll never change!!”? Chances are, if you keep shouting that to them,…