by Kathy on June 18, 2015 · 0 comments
in Accountability, Change, Communication, Courage, Hope, Life, Loss, Relationships, Sadness, Sensativity
It’s not enough. Listening is good. Empathy is admirable. But, we need to do something. I get why it’s important to pick our battles. However, that’s not an excuse to never stand up for what we believe in. Without taking a stand, then they are just words. So what? I wish I had an answer. […]
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by Kathy on June 11, 2015 · 1 comment
in Accountability, Anticipation, Background, Change, Communication, Coping, Courage, Decisions, Expectations, Faith, Family, Friends, Game Changers, Grief, Hope, Inspiration, Journey, Life, Loss, Love, Memories, Milestones, Mistakes, Podcasts, Reality, Relationships, Sadness, Serial, Social Media, The Future, The Past, Time, Undisclosed, Waiting
Where were you on Wednesday, January 13, 1999? Seriously. Do you remember? Anything? I was in grad school at the University of Illinois in Urbana Champaign, getting my masters in Leisure Studies (for real, that is something one can major and get multiple degrees in). I am pretty sure I was back from winter break, […]
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by Kathy on March 6, 2015 · 5 comments
in Birthdays, Change, Dreams, Faith, Family, Friends, Gratitude, Happiness, Hope, Journey, Life, Loss, Love, Milestones, Optimism, Reality, Time
You are a wife. You are a mom. You are a daughter. You are a sister. You are a friend. You are a woman of faith. You are a group fitness instructor. You are a health and fitness coach. You are a writer. You are a blogger. You are living the dream. In many ways […]
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by Kathy on February 27, 2015 · 5 comments
in Anticipation, Anxiety, Background, Change, Communication, Coping, Friends, Game Changers, Grief, Hope, Journey, Life, Love, Memories, Reality, Relationships, Sadness, Time, Transitions, Writing
I was sitting across the table from her, in their kitchen. I asked how she was doing. She said, “really busy.” I said, “I know what you mean.” She replied, “I’m not sure that you do…” And then she told me. He got an amazing new job offer, the opportunity of a lifetime. High risk […]
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by Kathy on February 23, 2015 · 4 comments
in #MicroblogMondays, Blog Hops, Blogging, Communication, Courage, Hope, Inspiration, Life, Mental Health, Quotes, Reality, Sensativity, Social Media, Suicide Prevention, TV Shows, Writing
If you watched the Oscars last night, hopefully you got to hear The Imitation Game screenwriter Graham Moore’s moving acceptance speech. I love this excerpt from an Entertainment Weekly (EW) article about Moore and his speech today: Backstage, Moore addressed what it was like for him to be so personal in front of a global audience. “The […]
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One of the things I am passionate about is affordable access to mental health care, so that people can receive the services they need. So I was very pleased to see this paragraph in my husband’s 2015 Benefits Open Enrollment Information: Effective January 1, 2015, office visits for psychotherapy consultations will be subject to the […]
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