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What I do have…seeing what is real in the midst of the storm

May 23, 2017October 10, 2012 by Shay

No matter how positive you strive to be, the funk will find you, it’s inevitable. Yet, even when our mind only wants to see the negatives and see all that we think we are lacking, we have a choice; the choice is up to us. Last night before turning in, I chose to write down …

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Categories Midlife Changes, personal growth 3 Comments

Kill the poor police!

May 7, 2020October 9, 2012 by Shay

I grew up in a house with no cable television (granted cable barely existed when I was younger) and we rarely ever had more than one television set at a time. Most of the time, our televisions were only black and white and if we were lucky we were able to receive more than five …

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Categories class, Poverty Tags Marketplace Money, policing the poor, Tess Vigeland 2 Comments

My wheel of seasons…

May 23, 2017October 7, 2012 by Shay

I have a confession, of all the seasons, it’s summer that I hate. Summer is sensory overload for me; summer is like that crazy hazy state of falling in love where there is so much potential you miss the truth because you are strung out on the feel good feelings.  Summer makes me lose my …

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Categories personal growth, Random babble Tags wheel of seasons 6 Comments
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