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Blog #732: I Give It 15 Names

by Ana | February 19, 2026 | Blog Post | 0 Comments

Sometimes...Some days...Some moments... Reality stings extra hard. ______ Stings have many names. Invalidated. Invisible. Ridiculed. Humiliated. Blamed. Heartbroken. Ignored. Insulted. Cheated. Forgotten. Devalued. Offended. Rejected. Disrespected. Betrayed. I have...

Blog #731: Shouldn’t We Ask?

by Ana | February 12, 2026 | Blog Post | 0 Comments

“Is it working?” Honest answers may be brutal to consider.But since we get only one shot at this living thing... Shouldn't we ask? ______ The question is not one everybody will answer. I mean, really... Who among us wants to take a walk through their own life crap and...

Blog #730: Belittle Yourself Much?

by Ana | February 5, 2026 | Blog Post | 0 Comments

I reached the end of my hike and came acrosstwo preschoolers playing on a giant dirt hill. With their dad keeping a watchful eye on them...I shouted to the boy who had reached the top. “Are YOU the king of the mountain?” He shouted back:“No. I'm the kin’ of the dirt!”...

Blog #729: I Sat Next To One

by Ana | January 29, 2026 | Blog Post | 0 Comments

We might not see them...But they're everywhere. They've risen from the ashes. On a recent flight…I sat next to one. ______ When you’re taller… You consider it a small miracle when you get a rare seat with extra legroom in the emergency section on Southwest. On Sunday,...

Blog #728: Do You See Both?

by Ana | January 22, 2026 | Blog Post | 0 Comments

"Where am I?""Where do I want to be?" Two questions honored with honest answers. ______ Do you know yours? When I sincerely assess my life with heart, mind, and time…I see two photos of myself as I look into myself. Photo #1: I see what I love about my life. It’s good...

Blog #727: The Ones That Haunt

by Ana | January 15, 2026 | Blog Post | 0 Comments

Maybe…We screwed up big in life a couple of times. And maybe…Those moments still haunt our core. (If you relate, I wrote this blog for YOU.) ______ Brutally bad decisions come in many forms. Some majors? She totaled her car.She missed her insurance payment.She has...

Blog #726: An Email from “Dude”

by Ana | January 8, 2026 | Blog Post | 0 Comments

Ready or not...Our 2026 adventure has begun! What will you create this year? Change?Consistency?Opportunity?Inspiration?Happiness?Harmony?Health? ______ Choose one. Or two.Or three. Or choose all seven. As you begin to ponder and plan 2026...Let me nudge your brain...

Blog #725: My 2026 Secret?

by Ana | January 1, 2026 | Blog Post | 0 Comments

It goes by too fast. I graduated from college in 1985.It's 2026. That's 41 short years. ______ It seems... A new calendar gets tacked up more quickly the older I get. I often feel the quick movement of time. And life. That's why many of my blogs are extra direct. I...

Blog #724: My Letter to Santa

by Ana | December 25, 2025 | Blog Post | 0 Comments

In this blog on Thursdays... I often share emails I writein response to emails I receive. But this week... I'm sharing an email I'm initiating.It's to a guy named Santa. ______ Me writing to Santa? Can we ever be too old to wish for a bit of magic in our lives? I...

Blog #723: One Last One

by Ana | December 18, 2025 | Blog Post | 0 Comments

Over the years that I've written this blog… My heart has been pincheda few times by readers’ emails. But the email below pinchedharder than any I’ve ever received. ______ My friend Shawn, You are my friend, though we’ve never met. We’ve bonded over the years through...

Blog #517: Spilling My Guts

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Twice...I screwed up big time. Of course... I've had 1,000+ baby screw-ups where I've said the wrong thing or done the wrong thing and it embarrassingly or painfully cost me...but TWO distinct screw-ups hit my life extra hard and deep. Let me spill my guts. #1. Thirty...

#516: I’d Take It in a Second

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It's almost sci-fi crazy.It's (almost) 2022. The number once seemed like a far-away year in a sci-fi movie.Now it's not. It's OUR year. And you and I are about to live in it.______ I used to really get into January 1 moments with planning the year ahead... and I still...

#515: Dear Santa…

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"Dear Santa..." I'm pretty sure...this is my first letter ever to you. As I reflect now, I think "That's strange!"...because really, you're an awesome Superhero. Anybody who gives everything in his bag to a world that gives him only cookies, milk and the occasional...

#514: If I Wore Different Eyes

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It's Monday.It's 5:30 p.m. as I start to write this. It's been a really good day. "A really good day?" Well... That's how I see it. I recorded a fun podcast with an enthusiastic host.I brainstormed 2022 and "How to reach more people."My fingers, brain and heart came...

#513: Cry, Cuss or Mope

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It's definitely not highlighted on my resume, but...since sending my first blog in 2008... 5,000+ readers have unsubscribed or unfollowed me. It must be because I write too many blogs about my super awesome dogs. Ya' think? (This is where I'd insert a GIANT yellow,...

#512: That’s Freakin’ Crazy

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This week...I turned 59. That's freakin' crazy to me. 59? Isn't that supposed to be the age of my parents? I mean zero offense to readers older than 59...but I'm pretty sure each of you has felt what my heart means. I'd bet you've also been sacked with the thought:...