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Blog #732: I Give It 15 Names

by Ana | February 19, 2026 | Blog Post | 0 Comments

Sometimes...Some days...Some moments... Reality stings extra hard. ______ Stings have many names. Invalidated. Invisible. Ridiculed. Humiliated. Blamed. Heartbroken. Ignored. Insulted. Cheated. Forgotten. Devalued. Offended. Rejected. Disrespected. Betrayed. I have...

Blog #731: Shouldn’t We Ask?

by Ana | February 12, 2026 | Blog Post | 0 Comments

“Is it working?” Honest answers may be brutal to consider.But since we get only one shot at this living thing... Shouldn't we ask? ______ The question is not one everybody will answer. I mean, really... Who among us wants to take a walk through their own life crap and...

Blog #730: Belittle Yourself Much?

by Ana | February 5, 2026 | Blog Post | 0 Comments

I reached the end of my hike and came acrosstwo preschoolers playing on a giant dirt hill. With their dad keeping a watchful eye on them...I shouted to the boy who had reached the top. “Are YOU the king of the mountain?” He shouted back:“No. I'm the kin’ of the dirt!”...

Blog #729: I Sat Next To One

by Ana | January 29, 2026 | Blog Post | 0 Comments

We might not see them...But they're everywhere. They've risen from the ashes. On a recent flight…I sat next to one. ______ When you’re taller… You consider it a small miracle when you get a rare seat with extra legroom in the emergency section on Southwest. On Sunday,...

Blog #728: Do You See Both?

by Ana | January 22, 2026 | Blog Post | 0 Comments

"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

by Ana | January 15, 2026 | Blog Post | 0 Comments

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”

by Ana | January 8, 2026 | Blog Post | 0 Comments

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?

by Ana | January 1, 2026 | Blog Post | 0 Comments

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

by Ana | December 25, 2025 | Blog Post | 0 Comments

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

by Ana | December 18, 2025 | Blog Post | 0 Comments

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...

#472: Ask Her ONE Question

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Different in age, need and want...three students sat on the steps. The Teacher...a woman old in years and wise in life...sat in front of them. Each student had an opportunity to ask her ONE question closest to their heart. Question 1...from a 20-year-old (with a...

#471: When Stars Stop Shining

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Sometimes...you just have to BELIEVE extra hard. It was July 6, 2009, and... It was fifteen days before I was to start peddling a bike...yep, a bike... ocean-to-ocean across the United States on what I named the Extra Mile America Tour. My vision was to create events...

#470: What’s Inside the Box?

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At the end of each day...I ask myself this question: "What was today's highlight?" I reflect, write my answer on a small slip of paper, fold it...and put the day's highlight in my "Dream Box." Yep. I have a Dream Box. It stores my highlights and wishes.Every day I...

#469: Won’t Find It in a Hallmark Card

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Sometimes I get one. I receive a message that wouldn't be inspiring to read in a Hallmark card. Here's three I had fun with: # 1. In an email:"I've never heard of you. Who are you? If you're so motivating why haven't I heard of you?" My response:"Thanks for finding...

#468: Staring at a Monster

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There is a giant of GIANTS who lives in California's Yosemite National Park. He's a granite mountain named...Half Dome. Half Dome reaches 8,839 towering feet into the sky. To climb the final 400-crazy feet to the top, one is forced to inch up the mountain by using...

#467: My Shattering Screw Ups

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Most of us have screwed up BIG time...once or twice. Me?I've been there ten times. I spouted my mouth off at the wrong time in an election...and I lost.I made a bad business decision...and it cost me a $1,000,000+ in a day.I carried wallet and passport together in...