Tag: life lessons
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28 Years Of Life! On Easing, Leaning, & Clinging
I’m 28 years young. Emphasis on the young — because I don’t want to acknowledge, nor embrace, the fact that 30-years is only two years away. I turned my young 28 on August 31. The past weekend I spent in Austin with close friends and family, bopping around and having a blast. This morning I…
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Lately: Updates On Life, Love, & In-Between Moments
Life has been good and sweet lately. But it’s also been emotional and hard. It’s been a little good here, a little sad there, a little up here, and a little down there. I’m constantly learning and re-learning that the intermingling between joy and sorrow isn’t a bad thing, but a common trait of life.…
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Older & Kinda Wiser: Takeaways From Year 26
I turn 27 this month. 27 years!!! 27 years of growing older and kinda wiser, of making mistakes, finding joy, and seeking Truth. 27 years of laughing at myself, rejoicing and weeping with others, and finding out who I am. Year 26 was a big one: I moved into and out of my parents’ home,…
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One Month In: Life Lessons From A Future Attorney
I’ve been a law student for a month now. Yes, folks!!! Four weeks! 30 days! Late nights! Early mornings! That is an entire month of study sessions, introductions, office hours, Zoom classes, and power naps. All the things! And guess what? I haven’t even cried once! Now that I am essentially a practicing attorney (100%…
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Hello, 26: Takeaways During My 25th Year
Well I’ve (almost) made it another trip around the sun! I turn 26 on August 31. Year 25 was a big one: I pursued attending law school (and got in!!), quit a job, started two new jobs, became a dog and plant mom, and experienced quarantine with this pandemic. A lot of life happened this…
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The Monthly Update: July
July highlights: Fourth of July was a blast! I spent the entire day at my sweet friend Emily’s lakehouse with her husband and family. It was wonderful spending time in the sunshine with people who are practically a second family to me. I went climbing in Austin at Reimer’s Ranch in the middle of the…
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It Takes A Village: On The Value Of Deeply-Rooted Community
I used to feel awfully alone. When I first returned to Dallas from Nashville, I felt awfully alone. Not the kind of loneliness that comes and goes with varying moods or circumstances, but the kind of isolation and desertion that leaves you feeling empty and saddened. Only a handful of my hometown and college friends…
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Leaving Behind & Looking Ahead
2018 is gone. I’m not going to miss it much. Yes, there was much excitement — like becoming an aunt, solo-tripping to Prague, getting promoted, going on dates (after a long, long dry spell). But there was also a lot of hurt — saying goodbye to friends who passed, letting go of a big dream,…
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2018 Lessons & 2019 Resolutions
2019 is here. It’s amazing how quickly 2018 came and went. A lot of life happened in that year, including becoming an aunt, going on my first solo trip and receiving my first promotion. Lots of good, bad and in-between. Thankfully, 2018 didn’t leave me stagnant or stale. Instead, it sculpted me more into the…
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The Benefits Of Solo Travel
I recently traveled to Prague. Alone. Before going, I was scared. I pictured my life turning into a very real, very awful version of Taken. I hoped my dad would have a special set of skills to save me. But right before I left and on the bus ride from Munich, I began to feel…
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