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What I Do When Fear Tries to Take Over

What makes me nervous? Bugs that jump—grasshoppers, crickets, frogs. I’m not even joking. I still remember this one moment so clearly. Junior year of high school, summer, windows down, driving my 1969 VW Beetle, feeling free—and then a massive grasshopper landed on my passenger seat, facing me. I can still feel it in my body.…
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The Moment You Realize It’s You

There’s a moment that doesn’t get talked about enough. It’s not the beginning.It’s not the breakthrough.It’s not even the rock bottom. It’s the moment in the middle—when you start to see things differently…but your life doesn’t reflect it yet. And that’s where it gets uncomfortable. Because you can’t unsee what you see. You start noticing…
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Finding a Way (Even If It Feels There Is No Way)

Today didn’t go the way I thought it would. I sat down wanting to write. Instead, I spent hours trying to figure out how to build something I’ve never built before. Buttons wouldn’t align. Things didn’t look how I wanted. At moments, I felt frustrated, defeated, and honestly… tempted to quit. And that’s exactly why…
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Ready. Set. Grow.

I’ve been thinking about writing again for a long time. Not in a dramatic way.Not in a “one day I’ll write a book” kind of way.Just… quietly. In the background. The kind of thought that keeps coming back, even when you ignore it. I’ve started and stopped more times than I can count. Got in…