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I know there are people – “friends” – who are beginning to see me as a lunatic for simply being empowered to think critically about my health and well-being. I have done all of this without judging, berating, or insulting anyone else for their own choices. People who know me know that I am generallyContinue reading “From Inspirational to Lunatic”

Back during my undergraduate degree, I had to take a course called “Consider the Source,” which if I remember correctly was a one-credit class aimed at teaching us to discern the validity of different sources as we were putting together a persuasive case. We didn’t actually have to make any arguments, but instead we hadContinue reading “Consider the Source”

With everything going on right now in the country it is worth it, I believe, to throw my hat into the ring of millions of opinions, knowing that I am a rational person with a good heart and want all people to live in peace and freedom. I have said it before when it comesContinue reading “Troubling Times”

Freedom is beautiful. Freedom in life, freedom in love, freedom to be ourselves. And it is not a privilege bestowed upon us by our leaders. It is an inherent, God-given state that springs from our soul. That is why we are so drawn to freedom. That is why so many people have sacrificed everything inContinue reading “Freedom”

 A few years ago, when I decided that I wanted to get into better shape, I didn\’t do so with some wild \”thirty-day transformation\” goal in mind. In fact, my goal was literally to reach the highest point of my potential that I could before my 40th birthday.  I turn 40 in 671 days andContinue reading “The Best Version of Myself”

When it comes to \”fitness stuff\” I always feel like an imposter. I\’m not a fitness motivator or influencer – I\’m a nerd with a desk job who writes poetry books as a hobby. But at the end of the day, I have worked very hard. I\’ve put in hours and hours perfecting what I doContinue reading “Review: NCN Synergy Preworkout”

People are so hungry for instant gratification. Technology has trained us that we can have what we want no later than next day shipping. We fall for this in everything. Sacrificing what we really want down the road for some cheaper, faster, less satisfying version of what we can get our hands on today. YouContinue reading “Instant Gratification or Long Term Success?”

The last eight months have been by far the most challenging of my life. Divorce is so much more than just being sad. It is the dismantling of a life. It is the resignation of some dreams. It is a costly, bureaucratic nightmare. It seems that every event in life that brings the most sadnessContinue reading “Even at My Worst”

I read a quote that said, \”make sure everybody in your \’boat\’ is rowing and not drilling holes when you\’re not looking.\”  I had a friend that I had known for a very long time, since I was about fifteen. She and I had a tumultuous friendship, and I think to some degree we bothContinue reading “If You\'re Not Rowing in My Boat, Get Out!”

My dad always used to say, \”little Annie is a fraidy cat.\” I was not a brave child. This was not helped by his insistence that there were sinister elves living under the stairs! I wasn\’t brave. That was my little sister. She would talk to bees to reassure me that they meant me noContinue reading “Do It Scared”