On the day after I was left, I looked in the mirror. I saw a woman who had been discarded. Thoughtlessly thrown away like some worn-out or unfashionable sneakers. Good enough to be walked on, but no longer deemed worthy of the necessary closet space. Some days when I looked in the mirror, I sawContinue reading “Changing the Reflection in the Mirror”
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Why We Struggle to Believe Things Can Be Different
I recently turned (gulp!) forty. Something about those milestone birthstone birthdays encourages reflection. So I found myself thinking back to my thirtieth birthday… Ten years ago, I awoke with the determination to learn to run a mile. My first efforts were pitiful, as I barely managed to cover a quarter of my goal. But itContinue reading “Why We Struggle to Believe Things Can Be Different”