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Blog #752: I Couldn’t Look Away

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

#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?

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

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

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?

“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?

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

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

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

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 #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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