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Today I woke up at 9am and quickly jet out on Mercury--my bike friend--into town for a hot yoga class. Yesterday after the co-op, I met a girl in passing who works at a new yoga studio that just opened a couple of months ago so I...
Posted at 03:41h
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Courage begets Courage
I need to let you in on a little secret. Sometimes I forget that you're here. Sometimes--as odd as it may sound--I forget that I pour my heart out onto open pages on my computer and then publish them for all of you...
Posted at 17:02h
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Thoughts from a yogi...
Posted at 16:55h
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I sat there in that sea of people...
Posted at 02:06h
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When I was a kid, growing up in church, I heard a lot about right and wrong. The whole stereotype message of the Baptist preacher "hell fire and brimstone." Yeah, I was buried deep in that. I remember when I was eight and realized I...
Posted at 02:27h
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What if you're not alone?
What if you're understood?
What if you're watched over?
What if you're protected?
What if you're loved?
What if that love has no conditions?
What if you have to do nothing to be accepted?
What if you're special?
What if you're beautiful?
What if beauty is inscribed on your...
Posted at 03:26h
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The other night I posted a picture of my tear-stained face on Instagram. (Ok...
Posted at 12:39h
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A friend sent me an excerpt from Naomi Zacharias's book, "The Scent of Water," a few days ago. In it she discusses the reality of fairy tales and how we are so quick to focus on the happy ending that we miss the struggle the protagonists...
Posted at 19:01h
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May today be the day that you remember your freedom in Christ. How spectacularly you are designed to be. May you know the love that is yours. May you recognize the looks from your friends and loved ones that say, "I am so grateful to have...
Posted at 18:48h
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My Nana always told me to not make any huge decisions until I was 25. Today commences the beginning of my twenty-fifth year. (I'm 24 today...