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Confessions of An Outgoing Introvert During a Pandemic

Confessions of An Outgoing Introvert During a Pandemic

I am an introvert. I never thought I was when I was younger, in fact every personality test I took told me otherwise. I was an extrovert with a capital ‘E’ and I was proud of that fact.

This may seem confusing to the people who know me. I’m very outgoing and can talk to anyone. I don’t have any problem speaking in front of groups, can dance at any point in time, and will lead a spontaneous…

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If You Could Go Back in Time.....

If You Could Go Back in Time…..

If you could go back in time, what is one thing you would do differently? 

This is a question I’ve heard asked of people, often, in one form or another over the years. 

I would sit on the edge of my seat awaiting their answers; trying to take it all in, making mental notes to be sure I would not do whatever it was they recommended not doing, or do moreof whatever it was they didn’t do…

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Parenting the iGeneration

I have been thinking lately about how different the world is now from when I was a child. 

What’s it like to grow up in a world where you have never experienced life without a smartphone? Or social media?  

Will my children have an understanding of privacy? Of boundaries?

What’s it like to have bits and pieces of your entire life on display for people to see? 

Sure we have privacy…

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A pattern

My soul will realize itself over and over again. The paths I am pulled down that seem so thick with thorns lead to the most glorious of gardens, greater than I could've thought up.