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The Perfect Body.
Trainer Cassey Ho, owner of Blogilates, created this video to show that, even as a fitness instructor, no one is immune to body shaming and the “perfect” ideal. This is something I personally struggle with, even still. For as long as I can remember, I’ve had a difficult relationship with my body. Growing up, binge…
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When Falling Apart is Falling into Place.
It never ceases to amaze me that way that, in life, each little thing you encounter prepares you for the next. I supposed that’s relativity in action, huh? It also has become increasingly apparent to me that we really do get to decide how our stories are told and how we want to handle things.…
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Mere Christianity.
I know, twice in two days. That’s practically a record for me. As a quick follow-up to yesterday’s post, Why I Believe in God (On My Own Terms), I thought I might address a few things that have come up in conversations since. First, let me say that I’m very overwhelmed and humbled by the…
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Why I Believe in God (On My Own Terms).
My life continues to amaze me. While I never would have imagined myself in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, everything has so far worked out in the best way possible. I have nothing I can complain about and very much consider myself to be a blessed person. That said, I do not attend church. I don’t have a…
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Choices & Expecting Perfection
I have talked about my generation before and I won’t reiterate my concerns with the ever present desire to “find oneself” and refuse to accept the position of adulthood. Instead, I want to discuss another issue that plagues not only my generation, but the entirety of western society: Choice. I recently watched a rather amazing TED…
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Burning.
And there’s this burning, just like there’s always been. I don’t know how many people read this or how well those of you that do know me, so I will take this opportunity to start at the beginning. I am often prone to dissatisfaction. As a result, I curate beautiful things and surround myself with…
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The Things I Once Believed.
It has been over two years since I moved to Oklahoma and nearly 3 since I started this blog. I started it thinking that “Hey, this will motivate me.” To stay in touch with friends. To track my diet. To stay on an exercise plan. To finally lose weight. I truly thought that all I…
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Eternal 20-somethings and the Modern-Day Adult.
To what are we aspiring? Almost every day, I wake up in the morning and check my phone to become either temporarily entertained (Facebook) or artificially inspired (Pinterest). I get ready and I come in to the office, where I switch between doing my job and reading articles that inevitably help to “form my opinion” on…
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Intentions.
I mentor a 10 year old girl through a volunteer program here in town during the school year, and I realized today that school will be starting up soon enough. So, naturally, I was thinking about the age-old wisdom I plan to bestow upon this soon-to-be 5th grader in the upcoming year. Now, my mentee…
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My body is a wonderland. Or something.
I am a healthy 24 year old woman. I have an amazing body. I am 5’4 and sit just under 150lbs. I’m curvy. I have cellulite. I have an hourglass figure, in that my shoulders are almost as wide as my hips. I have small, 27.5 inch waist that slowly billows out to a bodacious 41 inch…
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