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people are hard to hate close up

It’s Hard to Hate People Close Up

Anne Wade May 2, 2018 Yourself Leave a Comment

It’s easy to hate people when we depersonalize them and keep them at arm’s length. But when we get to know them, when their troubles …

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hold hands with strangers

Holding Hands with Strangers

Anne Wade April 26, 2018 Yourself Leave a Comment

When we are in crisis… when we are feeling utterly lost and tested… when life feels like it’s crashing all around us… we still have …

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SPEAK truth to bullshit. Be civil

Speak Truth to Lies (Be Civil)

Anne Wade April 26, 2018 Yourself Leave a Comment

According to Carl Jung, paradox is essential for understanding. How would we know hot without cold? How would we know up without down? How would …

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Where are you Hiding?

Where Are You Hiding?

Anne Wade April 20, 2018 Yourself 1 Comment

Is your sense of belonging dependent upon feeling in control? When her husband offered her the trip she had longed for, instead of getting excited, …

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braving the wilderness - brene brown

True Belonging

Anne Wade April 19, 2018 Yourself Leave a Comment

True belonging. Those words conjure up a very specific picture for me as a recovering fitting-in person. Striving to fit in had only created a …

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show up as yourself

Are You Showing Up as Your True Self?

Anne Wade April 19, 2018 Yourself Leave a Comment

Most of my career was spent in a world dominated by men, tough men, primarily engineering types. I’m a smallish woman who danced ballet, played …

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Never Underestimate the Power of Being Seen. _ Brene Brown

Never Underestimate the Power of Being Seen

Anne Wade April 18, 2018 Yourself Leave a Comment

In Braving the Wilderness, Brené Brown speaks candidly and transparently about using self-destructive behaviors to soothe the lack of belonging she so keenly felt. She …

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becoming a memory guardian

Becoming a Memory Guardian

Anne Wade April 16, 2018 Friends, Family, and Pets Leave a Comment

We recently sold our childhood home.  As I stood in front of it for the last time that it was still part of our family, …

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What Does Belonging Mean to You_

What Does “Belonging” Mean to You?

Anne Wade April 16, 2018 Yourself Leave a Comment

What does “belonging” mean to you? The dictionary defines it as being a member or part of a particular group, organization, or class. As children, …

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Brene Brown Braving the Wilderness

Braving the Wilderness – The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone

Anne Wade April 9, 2018 Yourself Leave a Comment

I’ve been reading Braving the Wilderness – The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone, the newest book from social scientist Brené …

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almost famous marinara sauce (recipe included)

Almost-Famous Marinara Sauce – Good for the Body and Soul (Recipe Included)

Anne Wade April 7, 2018 Health and Fitness Leave a Comment

The calendar may say April, but the weather is once again chilly, rainy, and utterly dreary. It feels more like Day 97 of January than …

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the yes diet - how to stop saying yes when we want to say no

The YES Diet – How to Stop Saying YES When You Want to Say NO

Anne Wade January 21, 2018 Mindset and Personal Growth 2 Comments

It’s that time of year again. The internet is full of people making resolutions, posting their Word of the Year, and committing to saying YES …

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Self-Care, Watchword 2018

My Word of the Year (Watchword) for 2018 is Self-Care. What’s Yours”

Anne Wade January 8, 2018 Holidays, Traditions, and Rituals Leave a Comment

My personal word of the Year (Watchword) for 2018 is Self-Care. But not the chocolate and bubble bath variety that seems to pop up everywhere. …

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Understanding Ho'oponopono - the Ancient Hawaiian Art of Forgiveness

Understanding Ho’oponopono – the Ancient Hawaiian Art of Forgiveness

Anne Wade January 7, 2018 Forgiveness 5 Comments

Ho’oponopono came on my radar around 2008. It was time for another deep dive into self-healing and I sensed that forgiveness related to men and …

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10,000 Steps and Counting – My Fitbit Anniversary

10,000 Steps and Counting – My Fitbit Anniversary

Anne Wade January 1, 2018 Health and Fitness Leave a Comment

My husband gave me a Fitbit for Christmas 2017.  I suspect he was weary of listening to me whine about becoming sedentary and brag about …

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why this agnostic looks forward to putting out the Christmas creche

Why This Agnostic Looks Forward to Putting Out the Christmas Creche

Georgene Clower November 27, 2017 Holidays, Traditions, and Rituals 2 Comments

(originally written at the beginning of Advent in 1998, updated  in November 2017) Although I’m agnostic, every Christmas season as our children were growing up …

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happiness

7 Secrets to Success in Anything or How to Be Happy in 7 Simple Steps

Anne Wade November 20, 2017 Mindset and Personal Growth Leave a Comment

This post can only begin with a confession. Two confessions, actually. Confession # 1 –  This little gem is paraphrased from an article in Southern Living …

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Need a Little Help Getting to Sleep? Sip this Delicious ZZZ Powerhouse

Need a Little Help Getting to Sleep? Sip this Delicious ZZZ Powerhouse (Recipe Included)

Anne Wade October 5, 2017 Health and Fitness Leave a Comment

Starting around age 40, I began having trouble getting to sleep. That had NEVER happened before, and I might have even been called the Sleeping …

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The Case for Spoiling Our Four-Legged Friends

The Case for Spoiling Our Four-Legged Friends – Soulmate Pets

Anne Wade October 3, 2017 Friends, Family, and Pets 4 Comments

When Steve and I first met, I was owned by a rescue kitty named Callie Mae who had come into my life as a hostess …

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relieve stress with mindful yoga walking

To Relieve Stress Practice Mindful Yoga Walking

Anne Wade September 26, 2017 Health and Fitness 2 Comments

Ah, stress. It has been my constant companion for several years now. Some is good stress. Some is not. All is exhausting. And it’s just …

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