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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...

#505: Twisting Turning Twins

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Within 51 minutes...my inbox was met with two vastly different emails. At 8:37...someone was sharing the most euphoric news of her life.At 9:28...someone else was living the most brutal moments of her life. One was crazy emotional...up.One was crazy emotional...down....

#504: A Traveling Fly Hotel

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In 2018... I staggered across Italy in sneakers...walking 375 miles from Milan to Rome. Before I started leaving footprints in the Italian countryside, I thought:"This walk will be my most amazing adventure yet!" On paper, it definitely had all the makings. The magic...

#503: What Am I Going To Be?

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I confess...I've spent a lifetime pondering the question. "What am I going to be when I grow up?" In elementary school...I was sure I was going to be an animal photographer and take pictures of all the dogs at dog shows. In middle school... I became a good golfer, and...

#502: Follow Your Knows

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What good does it do...if we don't DO what we know? My quirky stumbles often find their way into Extra Mile Thursday. Like today. So let's start with three things I know about a particular pair of exercise shorts. 1. I know it has short pockets.2. I know things have...

#501: Worms and Beer Bottles

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Finding purpose. It's easy to overthink it.It doesn't have to be complicated. Feeling unmotivated to get out of bed?Feeling directionless with work or retirement?Want to connect with something bigger...just not sure what bigger is? TWO thoughts. 1. Get up.2. Go...

#500: Comedy. Mystery. And the Absurd.

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When I'm in Southern California...I own box seats in an amazing arena. I use them twice a day. The seats are not available to see a Dodger's or Angel's baseball game.Nor do I have to go all "suit and tie" dressed up to sit in them. But every time I use them, the show...