I also realized that, as a woman, our given names are never actually ours, technically speaking; they are always the name of our male counterparts…it has been this way for centuries. Why? Tradition. And I respect traditions to some degree. But I am also not my father's, nor anyone else's.
Read MoreThis weighing of happiness is only for your measure, not society or someone else’s gauge. And there is no limit placed on how much happiness you are allowed to have.
Read MoreI had it all. A farm, two barns, an in-ground swimming pool, a four-bedroom three-bath two-story house with a basement and four acres. I had a John Deere mower, a snow blower, an in-home gym, and a view out to my horses below. I had a husband, three dogs, and a life. But it wasn’t my life
Read MoreWe teach ourselves and condition ourselves to believe that we have the ability to break and, more importantly, that others have the ability and power to break us. But it isn't true. No one has that power over you. Our inner being, soul, spirit, identity - whatever you decide to call it - is, in fact, entirely whole and untouchable; that is, unless you allow it to be. It is a matter of perception.
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