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I am a mom, a wife, a daughter, a friend, a teacher, and a writer. Above all, I am someone who loves deeply and hopes for the best. I am most proud of my family and the relationships in my life that I strive to keep. Through my story, I hope some will feel comfort, a connection, and maybe even a realization about life.
https://wildandpreciousliferightnow.wordpress.com
Keywords: attachment , connection , emotional intimacy , healing , personal growth , recovery , relationships , self-awareness , toxic relationships , vulnerability
There is something strangely freeing about finally being able to separate the person from the need. Because the need itself wasn’t wrong. Wanting closeness wasn’t the mistake. Wanting genuine intimacy wasn’t the mistake. I simply attached those completely human needs to somebody who happened to arrive while I was vulnerable and appeared, initially at least, to be offering what I was missing.
https://echosilently.wordpress.com/2026/08/16/it-was-never-him
Keywords: Food Stories
No matter where life takes us, homemade food has a special way of making us feel connected. A familiar recipe can remind us of childhood, family gatherings, or someone we miss. That feeling of comfort is something no restaurant can truly replace.
https://mummasmagictaste.wordpress.com/2026/06/28/the-recipe-that-brings-us-home-why-homemade-food-is-more-than-just-a-meal
Keywords: Becoming , Faith , children , christ , faith , Growth , kindness , love , serve , youth
When I was first called, many of the girls were quiet and reserved. Then we spent a week together at youth camp, and something changed. It wasn’t only my relationship with them that grew—it was the way they began connecting with one another. The walls between “church friends” slowly disappeared as they laughed together, supported one another, and chose to spend time together outside of Sunday meetings.
https://fragmentedwallflower.com/2026/08/05/becoming-together
Keywords: Leading with Moral Authority
I want to help my community and others like it be better, stronger, more prosperous, more connected, more real. I want to help neighbors reconnect with each other, find their common cause and go after it together. I want to help local governments, small businesses, non-profits and and public service organizations develop strategies and models that encourage a clear and strong community identity, one that attracts positive energy, and provides opportunities for all members to not just survive but to thrive, to grow, to prosper, and to dream about a future where their children can do even better than they did.
https://nicolederr.com/2026/01/07/reflecting-on-a-year-in-transition
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I understand that my goal of creating a loving community with the help of Vipassana is different from the organizations goal of preserving and sharing the technique of Vipassana. I’m hopeful that there can be synergy between these goals rather than division. I look forward to continuing to nurture my personal practice and the social connections in my life. Time to meditate.
https://livingvipassana.com/2023/06/07/nurturing-subtle-social-connections
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Keywords: article writing , attract audience , blog writing
I believe that writing is a powerful tool for connection and communication. It allows us to share our experiences, insights, and perspectives with others in a way that can be transformative. Even if only a handful of people read my articles, I believe that the act of sharing my ideas is worth it.
https://mycrazytrade.wordpress.com/2023/04/21/my-unpopular-articles-writing-for-the-love-of-sharing-ideas
Keywords: codependency , empty-nest , exercise , fitness , health , mental-health , motherhood , self-care
This morning I gave myself two years to prepare for my empty nest when my life will no longer be required to support another life so entirely. Small baby steps toward disconnection in an effort to connect more easily each time. More gently. More consensually. To disconnect from the illusion of connection to others and connect more fully with myself. Sounds fully weird and kind of lonely. But it feels right, somehow. I love you guys. And letting you go is the first step toward recovering myself … [after all], how can I expect you to connect to me if I keep denying my own worthiness? I’m tired of striving toward a mirage. I’m going to sit in this space and take care of myself. And then invite you in to warm yourself by the glow that I’m hoping will emerge. Two years.
https://herstorycal.wordpress.com/2023/12/17/two-years
Keywords: adventure family session, authentic family photography, documentary family photographer, louisiana family photographer, new orleans family photographer, pensacola family photographer
These are the memories you’ll look back on and recall fondly with a smile on your face. Authentic family photography isn’t about simply documenting what your family LOOKS like, it’s about capturing the essence of who you are.
https://walkingbetweenmountains.com/authentic-family-photography
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The next 2 years were hard. It was probably the hardest thing I’ve done. I walked that line of ineligibility every single semester until I (finally) graduated. Just one semester late, I might add. Back and forth between being able to play the sport I love and not. Retaking classes 2 or 3 times to just get a C-. Killing myself every day just to be average at school and volleyball. I won’t even lie, it sucked. Bad.
https://headsoverhearts.wordpress.com/2022/11/01/to-the-day-i-lost-my-scholarship