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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 #529: 2,000 Miles In the Middle

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As you read this...I'm 2,000 miles off the coast of California. In the middle of the ocean. However... Because of touch-and-go Internet in the middle of the Pacific...I'm writing this blog one week BEFORE you read it and I leave. On March 27... I will leave San...

Blog #528: Now…the Rest of the Story

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If you've read me long...you know I've walked across several countries. I'm at eight. None of them have been cakewalks...but my most recent walk in 2021 was extra hard for me to even get to the starting line. I'm now brave enough to tell the rest of the story. ______...

Blog #527: Bitter, Sour, Salty

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The cutie hiding in the blanket?Meet an awesome little dog named "EMi." She's a "relisher." A "relisher"? "It's one who sees and celebrates life's simple moments." EMi does that. Let me share how breakfast and dinner play out. After every meal, EMi goes into "That was...

Blog #526: She Hasn’t Read This…YET

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"Dear Mr. Shawn,"(That's how her email begins.) I heard you speak when you came to Bacolod and have read your emails since then. I've learned a lot from you and print out your emails and share them with my coworkers. I would like to ask for your help. I'm a single mom...

Blog #525: Brain Camping in Bonkersville

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This week...I was thrown a huge personal challenge. The specifics of my challenge aren't important or even what this week's blog is about. BUT what this blog IS about is sharing a tool that helped me...and maybe it will help YOU... get through whatever challenges...

Blog #524: My BEST Squirrel Talk…Ever.

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In water-thirsty California...automatic lawn sprinklers are hoggish. So mine are turned OFF. But... In order to keep some resemblance of green grass, I give a little lawn love by lightly watering with a handheld hose. Today was water day. I was watering my thirsty...