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10 Years?!
Where do you see yourself in 10 years? The thing about myself in 10 years is that I have no idea what that’s going to look like. About four years ago, my life was a certain way. If I had been asked this question then, I am certain that what my life is like now… →
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When the Power is Misplaced
How would you improve your community? Back in August, I started working at the local community college in a department that focuses on classes that usually older adults take for self-enrichment and not for a degree. I was only at the job for about a month when I got an invite from the associate vice… →
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Check On Your Strong Friends
What’s something most people don’t understand? As someone who tries to be as open as possible about my struggles with mental health issues, I feel that there is a lot that people don’t understand about people with mental illness. Helping to end the stigma around it is a big goal of mine. My objective right… →
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You May Praise Me Now…Actually Please Don’t
What was the best compliment you’ve received? Compliments. Oh how I hate them. I kind of actually really do hate them. I’m working on this in therapy. Compliments make me embarrassed and uncomfortable. Especially if they are given to me in person. However, that’s not to say I don’t appreciate knowing that people are pleased… →
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Independence Day
And talk about it I am. It’s getting close to March 28th. On that date one year ago, I was on the receiving end of a phone call that honestly changed my life. I only remember the specific date because it was on Holy Thursday. The day that my school got out for Easter break.… →
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I’ve Got a Feeling
Negative feelings have been a dime a dozen with me lately. I’ve written frequently about my experiences over this past year after leaving my job of 19 years. In fact, it’s coming up on the one-year anniversary of the phone call that changed everything. I fully intend on writing about it. To discuss what strategies… →
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Starter Pack
Write a letter to your 100-year-old self. Writing a letter to my 100-year-old self is a pretty neat idea. As I have been reading all of my journals, I have noticed that it’s like my younger self is talking to me across time. Although, when I wrote in those journals, I didn’t know who would… →
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Just Let Me Write!
You’re writing your autobiography. What’s your opening sentence? The last time we had this prompt, didn’t it ask for the title? I had a good title then, but as far as an opening sentence, I don’t have one. I am indeed writing a book that tells my story. When I started writing it, I didn’t… →