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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...

#511: The Day a Bike Looked Sexy

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The agitated horse lifted his front legs into the air. In 60 seconds...I was expected to get on him and ride. Scary. The truth is... I'm not a horse-riding rookie, but I wouldn't consider myself a very good amateur rider either. "Keyo" was the horse identified as...

#510: Today I Rode Hades

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Today... I rode a camel.On an ocean beach.Wearing a white flowing headdress. In Mexico. Camel riding in Mexico? I thought it sounded like a cool, different kinda' experience...so I decided to go for it. I jumped on a trip to a camel ranch near Cabo San Lucas. It was...

#509: Knock the Mud Off

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As I dive into this week's blog...it's key to know I'm a news junkie. I want to know what's going on in the world...every day throughout the day.I devour multiple news lines - world, national, state, sports and entertainment. If it hits the news, I've read about it....

#508: The Day I Joined the Circus

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The dogs and I were sitting on the sidewalk curb taking in the Circus when I felt it. A sharp biting sting. It hit me up the left leg of my exercise shorts on my upper inside thigh. My brain shouted immediately "You've been stung!" Being in public, however, I was...

#507: Question Two is the One

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Each day...there are TWO miles we can choose to walk. The FIRST mile.The EXTRA mile. The FIRST mile is the 5,280 feet that life requires us to walk every day - as parents, friends, spouses, partners, employees, bosses, bill payers, pet owners...and in checking off the...

#506: I Didn’t See That Coming

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"Go the Extra Mile." If you've read, heard or know me...you know the extra-mile message is my thing. I wrote Extra Mile America: Stories of Inspiration, Possibility and Purpose. I created a non-profit called Extra Mile America. This newsletter is called Extra Mile...