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Blog #728: Do You See Both?

"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

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”

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?

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

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

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 #722: My Race Against the Clock

Two nights ago…I was urgently racing the clock. I hadn't finished my book. ______ I had checked out an e-book from the library. It's perhaps uncommon knowledge that e-books CAN be borrowed from the public library. It's my #1 way to access books. For this book... I had...

Blog #721: The Greatest Balancing Act of All

"What do you want?" It's a seemingly easy question...Yet the answer rarely is. ______ There are two directions to go with this answer. 1. The head's answer. It whispers of the immediate, the pressing, the needed, and the crushing. "I want to get the shopping done. And...

Blog #720: This One Is For YOU

It's Thursday.It's Thanksgiving. Two reasons I'm grateful today. For YOU. ______ #1: You show up here. I'm hugely aware that in 2025's crazy information-overload climate, you have a billion ways to spend your online reading time. But you show up here on Thursdays....

Blog #719: Yelling Screaming Shouting

How do I keep going through disappointment? (Read on.) ______ A reader’s question… I have paid lots of money to attend too many failed motivational seminars and read too many books that were supposed to change my life. Most got me nowhere but more debt. Success is not...
Blog #704: Do You Hear the Bell?

Blog #704: Do You Hear the Bell?

If I'm living a stretch of unproductive days and am having trouble taking action and getting things done... I get back on track with this accountability reminder. ______ I put this question continually in front of my brain. "How am I going to live this next hour?"...

Blog #703: The Regret I Think About

Blog #703: The Regret I Think About

I was asked..."What are your regrets?" My answer wasn't what she expected. ______ "My regrets?" I started. What good does carrying that baggage do me? Regrets only serve to grow my bitterness, anger, sadness, and disappointment. And how do any of THOSE feelings add to...

Blog #702: The Shapeshifting Question

Blog #702: The Shapeshifting Question

The Shapeshifting QuestionFinding purpose can feel like trying to solve a puzzle that constantly changes shape. In The Shapeshifting Question, Shawn Anderson explores how our sense of purpose isn’t fixed — it evolves as we live, learn, and grow. Each stage of life...

Blog #701: Avoiding the Termites

Blog #701: Avoiding the Termites

Avoiding the Termites.When life doesn’t go as planned, frustration can eat away at our peace like termites in wood. In Avoiding the Termites, Shawn Anderson reminds us that sometimes, even when we’ve done everything right, things still go wrong — and that’s when our...

Blog #700: Let One Run

Blog #700: Let One Run

Let One Run Begins With One Quiet Step.In Let One Run, Shawn Anderson shares a story about choosing calm over conflict—but the message runs deeper. Sometimes, all it takes is one quiet decision to shift the entire tone of our lives. Let One Run is about starting...

Blog #699: Written for You

Blog #699: Written for You

Written for You: Cherishing Health and Hearing Life’s Whispers.In Written for You, Shawn Anderson reminds us that life often speaks when we’re still enough to listen. Whether it’s a quiet nudge or a powerful realization, the message might be to slow down, to breathe,...

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