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Blog #670: Machetes and Motorcycles

by Ana | December 12, 2024 | Blog Post | 0 Comments

Living. I have this magical opportunity to be here.I believe I get one shot at it. I get to do this ONCE. ______ There is HUGE power in that thought for me. It’s where my courage comes from. Every bold action I take in my life centers on that single thought: “I get...

Blog #669: The World’s Most Difference Making Word

by Ana | December 5, 2024 | Blog Post | 0 Comments

Every year... December is reserved for meto sharpen the vision for my life. And to create a few adventures. ______ This year… I’m hanging out in the Caribbean for a few weeks. But before I even got here, I was stuck sitting in airports.So I started creating...

Blog #668: My Perfect Flop

by Ana | November 28, 2024 | Blog Post | 0 Comments

Let's be real. This blog isn't like a zillion social media posts that share perfect meals, perfect smiles, and perfect moments. Real life isn't perfect. ______ Real life wears struggle. Real life wears disappointment. Real life wears defeat. And this week... I lived...

Blog #667: I Do. I Don’t. I Don’t. I Do.

by Ana | November 21, 2024 | Blog Post | 0 Comments

In finding my most inspired and inspiring life...It's the little things I do that make a big difference. Extra Mile Tidbits. (Here's four.) ______ #1. I live routines. For me... Routines find their value most on days when I feel like succeeding least. Absolutely... I...

Blog #666: Holding On to a Heavy Anchor

by Ana | November 14, 2024 | Blog Post | 0 Comments

Conversations.TWO of mine. ONE about the PAST.ONE about the FUTURE. Perhaps...ONE will change your PRESENT. ______ The PAST. She was still bitter about something that happened ten years ago. Her screw-up was not going away. In her head. "I should have done it!" (Over...

Blog #665: Two Words To Change Today

by Ana | November 7, 2024 | Blog Post | 0 Comments

This blog has readers from tens of countries. BUT... The largest percentage of readers are in the U.S.This week was a HUGE deal in our fifty states. ______ We elected a president. It's definitely true... Divisions on a multitude of issues run passionately deep in the...

Blog #664: The Day My Bike Grew Wings

by Ana | October 31, 2024 | Blog Post | 0 Comments

Every day... Life tosses us a series of seemingly simple moments. Occasionally... One of those simple moments has the power toprofoundly change the course of our lives. One did for me. ______ It's not new news... I've pedaled a bike solo across the U.S. Twice. The...

Blog #663: The Question That Rescues Tomorrow

by Ana | October 24, 2024 | Blog Post | 0 Comments

Wherever you are on the planet. Whatever job.Whatever age.Whatever health.Whatever anything. There's one question that rescues future regret. ______ From this day forward... "What do I wish I'd do?" Our answers are maps to guide our calendar, weeks, days...and hours....

AUDIO #662: Haunts That Keep Haunting

by Admin | October 17, 2024 | Audio | 0 Comments

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Blog #662: Haunts That Keep Haunting

by Ana | October 17, 2024 | Blog Post | 0 Comments

Into my email I reach.The topic is regrets. Anonymous has them.I'm asked if I do. ______ Shawn - I read your Thursday emails. You won't recognize this email address, however, because I'm ashamed to share my real identity. I recently had a milestone birthday, and I'm...

Blog #647: Hanging Out with a Fortune Teller

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Recently... I spent a moment with a scientist.Then a philosopher.And then a fortune teller. The guy was all three. ______ And he was only in 3rd grade. Uh, huh. Here's the story. The young guy was swimming back and forth in the giant Jacuzzi under the careful eye of a...

Blog #646: Hummingbirds, Mosquitoes and Grocery Bags

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I have two shorts for you today. One....About harmony. Two...About hummingbirds. ______ One... "There's no place I'd rather be." Those are magic words. They mark the point where we feel total harmony. "There's no place I'd rather be." If we can find that place once a...

Blog #645: A Friend. An Email. A Speck.

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Positive.Energy.Tidbits. I.Have.Three. ______ #1. A friend named Zee. At the end of late afternoon calls, she leaves with these words: "Tomorrow's going to be an amazing day!" Life positively changes a LOT when you walk through it thinking that a LOT. ______ #2....

Blog #644: Here’s Your One More

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For 30+ years...I was a runner. Rain? Cold? Wind? Heat?It didn't matter. I ran. Until one day...The nudges added up. And I walked. ______ From college until age 51... Running was my day-to-day exercise thing. I easily averaged 30+ miles a week, finished two...

Blog #643: Bike Ruts…and Hip Hop

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I was hiking on a trail near home. The trail is occasionally shared withmountain bikers and horse riders. This time...I ran into one extra unique. ______ Like most days... It started as a quiet hike. It was just me, the trees, and the sounds of nature. I was, however,...

Blog #642: Scribbling in the Margins

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It doesn't feel great to say...But the truth is what it is. Each day we live…We lose something. ______ Here are three biggies. We lose a memory. We lose a breath. We lose a day. Those are hard losses. But with a day's losses comes a chance for wins, too. Each day we...