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expectations are rules that may not apply

identity memoir perseverance relationships

The Truth About Expectations I Wish I had Known Sooner

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  • August 5, 2019

Life is full of irony. Shortly after I published my last post “Since Divorce My Relationship Expectations Have Changed“ I was given some interesting perspective on “expectations” from a coach I was working with that punched me right in the face. And I use punched deliberately. This insight that was provided to me made me…

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Playing inside the grove

identity memoir writing dreams

Life Inside the Trees: Childhood and Playing Inside the Grove

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  • January 21, 2019

I grew up on a small court. Despite it’s size, there were two groves of trees. One grove next to my parents and the other next to my grandparents. In some respects, I grew up inside these trees more so than from within the walls of my home. So long as there were not ridiculous…

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