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Blog #752: I Couldn’t Look Away

by Ana | July 9, 2026 | Blog Post | 0 Comments

I was flipping through TV channels...until one of them stopped me cold. I didn't know the singer.I didn't know the song. But I couldn't look away. ______ It wasn't his voice that caught me. It was how completely he gave himself to the moment. He wasn't just singing.He...

Blog #751: I Pressed Send Anyway

by Ana | July 2, 2026 | Blog Post | 0 Comments

#750 is behind me.#751 is right now. Still going.Still showing up.Still giving it my best. Every.Single.Thursday. ______ #751. That’s a lot of Thursdays. More than I ever imagined when this began. And although I'm acknowledging #751... I'm celebrating #1 more. That’s...

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 #567: The Guy Who Got the Crumbs

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I'm in Panama City, Panama. But this week's blog isn't about having my inspiration sparked by a person, the history or the culture. It's about being mesmerized by a one-legged bird. ______ From the pier where my ship is docked... I navigated my way into Old Town...

Blog #566: The Big Gun-Carrying Big Guy

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A few days ago...I spent eight hours in Acapulco, Mexico. However... The first three hours of my quick visit, I quartered down at a local WiFi spot, and spent the time writing and scheduling last week's blog. It was about a powerful moment that happened the day AFTER...

Blog #565: I’m #6 in Line

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At this moment... I'm on a cruise from Los Angeles to Miamithrough the Panama Canal. If you've read me long, you know traveling is one of my things. I stopped counting new countries I've visited once I hit fifty...but I know that when my days left become few...I'll...

Blog #564: Dancing on the Venice Beach Pier

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So here's the scoop on me following sports.I haven't for 30 years. Except for... The Connecticut HuskiesCollege Women's Basketball Team. No other sporting event or team do I watch...or get caught up following. The Super Bowl? No big deal.The World Series? Haven't seen...

Blog #563: I Thought I Knew

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Once Upon a Time...I thought I knew what "gratitude" meant. Until... I discovered I wasn't even close. Of course... My brain KNEW the definition of the word "gratitude."But what my brain knew, my heart didn't. Until... One magical walk through a Spanish valley... in...

Blog #562: I Speak Mosquito

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Three nights ago... He snuck into my life with bad intent.And now he won't go away. Actually... Maybe it's a "him."Maybe it's a "her." I can't be certain. A little Googling research teaches me... The "hims" only get about 7 days.The "hers" live up to 48 days. I hope...