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Blog #750: What Are You Leaving in Them?

by Ana | June 25, 2026 | Blog Post | 0 Comments

At first... This blog was about a frog named Camino.Then it became a question. Ready to see where this leads? ______ First story... There’s a little frog that’s lived outside my front door in Sacramento for as long as I can remember. I call him “Camino.”Named after...

Blog #749: The Email Said She’s a Ghost

by Ana | June 18, 2026 | Blog Post | 0 Comments

I read her email.I stopped breathing for a moment. "People don't say things like that." ______ The email read: "I’m a ghost. People don't see me. I don't even see myself anymore. I read your blog and maybe I'm not changing, but at least I see I don't want to be a...

Blog #748: It’s Time to Go

by Ana | June 11, 2026 | Blog Post | 0 Comments

Moving forward. Not because it's easy.Because staying changes who you become. ______ The past has a powerful pull. A favorite memory.A former relationship.A great success.A missed opportunity.A different version of ourselves. It's easy to revisit what was. Especially...

Blog #747: Where Did You Stop Creating?

by Ana | June 4, 2026 | Blog Post | 0 Comments

“Get creative!” That thought that never leaves me. The trail I walk.The travel I take.The conversations I have.The work I do. Stale living and I don’t get along. ______ Forty years ago… I introduced telemarketing to businesses. It wasn't common.I thought I was on to...

Blog #746: Why Does This Keep Happening?

by Ana | May 28, 2026 | Blog Post | 0 Comments

Check my thoughts.Change my thoughts. ______ There are mornings when I wake up already ahead of myself. And there are mornings when I wake up already behind my thinking. Same life. Different direction before the day even starts. I’ve learned this the hard way… Nothing...

Blog #745: My Tighty-Whities Moment

by Ana | May 21, 2026 | Blog Post | 0 Comments

Let’s talk about getting engaged. Not married.Engaged. To your life. ______ Most people aren’t disconnected from life. They’re just not engaged in it. A slightly perturbed email landed in my inbox: “It’s easy for you to have a life. You have money to do things.”...

Blog #744: What I See Every Thursday

by Ana | May 14, 2026 | Blog Post | 0 Comments

I think my signature sign-off is sticking.Many emails coming back now close with: “Gratitude…" ______ I love the people who read this blog. Not because they see me. But because they are kind—even when the world isn’t.They are passionate—even when life drains them.They...

Blog #743: When Showing Up Starts Costing You

by Ana | May 7, 2026 | Blog Post | 0 Comments

Some questions don’t need advice.They need clarity. Especially when your heartis pulled in two directions. Like this one. ______ “I keep showing up for someone who keeps taking from me. Am I right to keep hanging in there with this person?” ______ My answer: Dear...

Blog #742: What’s Heavier Than Luggage?

by Ana | April 30, 2026 | Blog Post | 0 Comments

Some emails carry more than words.They carry crossroads. This one asked me: "Should I move to Spain for 60 days...and change everything?" ______ The email: "My partner wants to move to Spain. As a trial, he wants us to take LOA's from our jobs and move for 60 days as...

Blog #741: If Your Goals Keep Dying…Read This

by Ana | April 23, 2026 | Blog Post | 0 Comments

When I consistently fail in going after a goal…My brain knows why. Not one reason. Three. ______ And every time... I pause long enough to stare in the mirror and be brutally honest with myself... The answers are there.Written in invisible ink. And once I stop making...

Blog #631: Moving Like a Zombie

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Walk with me. I'm talking about transitions.The ones that change our lives. ______ I see it clearly now. Life IS transitions. From graduating to the next grade to the next school to the next stage. From learning to re-learning to re-learning again. From being young to...

Blog #630: Did You Like Today?

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Walk with me. And as we walk this week...I have a question: "Did you like today?" ______ And if you did... Why? Did you listen to music that made you move?Did you eat a favorite food that brought out your "Mmm!"?Did you learn something that made you whisper "Wow!"?...

Blog #629: Brake Or Break

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Timeouts.It's not lazy to take 'em. It's wise. ______ Timeouts. From work.From stress.From news.From people. From the hard.From the heavy.From the push.From the pull. Without timeouts, we can assuredly expect.... Higher stress.Faster burnout.Worsening health.Disrupted...

Blog #628: Sipping Lemonade with Bears

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Walk with me. But as we do...keep a lookout for bears. ______ No date has been set, but walking across... Country #10 is definitely on my mind. I haven't fully committed in my head which country to walk yet... but I'm diligently exploring options in Wales, Greece and...

Blog #627: We’re All One of These

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Walk with me.And count. ______ How many people did you interact with today? Whatever your number... That's the minimum number of chances you had to make a difference today. Let's count some more. Count the people on your phone, on your email list, on your street, in...

Blog #626: Bare Feet. Hot Coals. Jumpstart.

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He wasn't the first to say it.But it was the first time I'd heard it. "I'm sick and tired of being sick and tired!" ______ Tony Robbins. 1994. The guy was probably THE most famous motivational person in the world. I wanted to feel him in action. I attended his...