Tag: inspiration
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We All Need the Rejection Letter
Rejection. It can seem like the worst thing in the world, whether by one’s crush, a friend or boss or by someone who could hold the key to our success in his hands. Most writers worth their salt know it well, the sinking feeling of reading that standard rejection letter from a publisher or literary…
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Carrying My Weight
I remember how intimidated I was when I first walked into the gym a year ago. It was an undersized space, crammed with equipment, and I couldn’t help the awkward feeling of everyone’s eyes on me. I’m an average woman of 170 pounds, not necessarily overweight but certainly in need of some toning up, at…
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A Little Birdie Told Me
I didn’t have my father growing up, not my biological one anyway. My mother explained to me, at a very young age, that the two of them had married young and I was a bit of a surprise to them, one that he just wasn’t quite ready for, so he had elected to walk away…
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Resolutions
Today, I noticed some new faces in the gym, a few getting an early start on their New Year’s resolution to get fit. The start of a new year always seems to bring a flood of exercisers in for the same reason, some of whom will stay and many who will fade out by spring. …
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The Beautiful Side of Autism
Those of you who know me know that I have a stepdaughter with autism. It feels a little strange even calling her my stepdaughter because I have been in her life for nearly 15 years, since she was just eight years old. I have known her mother even longer (we were high school friends), and…
Author Jodi Clark 