Month: October 2020
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Overcome Negative Thinking Patterns
I’m a negative thinker. From what I understand, negative thinking patterns are pretty common for people with depression and anxiety. It makes sense, really. My thought patterns feed me. I want to get healthier, so I’m working on identifying and rebutting these negative thinking patterns. Frankly, I’m struggling with it all. Negative Thinking Patterns According…
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Books from My Childhood
In follow-up to my post about five facts and five books that impacted my life, I pulled out my Laura Ingalls Wilder collection. The Little House on the Prairie books played an enormous role in my childhood. I wanted to be a writer and a teacher like Laura. My parents even took me to De…
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5 Facts & 5 Books
Five is the number! Here are five random facts about me, and more importantly, five books that have inspired me in some way. Five Facts about Me I lived in a town of 150 people from birth to 18. Yes, it was quiet. Yes, you couldn’t get away with anything as a kid because someone…
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To Listen or Not to Listen: Audiobooks are the Question
Do you listen to audiobooks? I’ve only started listening to them in the past two years, primarily during the walking portion of my daily commute to my Chicago office. The pandemic turned that upside down, of course. (I miss you, Chicago.) Now, as I’m trying to get healthier, I’ve started using audiobooks on my walks…
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Crows & The Zombie Apocalypse
What happens when the zombie apocalypse hits and a domesticated crow must seek out survival alongside his pal, Dennis the Dog? I’d never considered the answer to this question before, but Kira Jane Buxton takes us on a quest to find resolution for S.T. (Sh*t Turd) and Dennis in her book, Hollow Kingdom. I’m not quite…
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