I scribble about fumbling through these middle years of my life and about what makes my heart sing.
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I write because it’s what comes naturally for me. It’s how I process things, how I figure things out and how I savour experiences that I never want to lose.
I hope something here makes you smile – or maybe think about something differently.
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Sometimes lines that take the shape of a poem is a better expression. I can’t quite call these poetry yet, but it’s a work in progress.
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No, you’re not too old to enter your first mountain bike race
In the week following my race, Matt Miller of Singletracks.com reached out to ask if I’d like to chat about my race experience. “Who wants to hear about a middle aged, overweight woman dabbling in racing, Matt?” I asked. He said he suspected it might more people than one might think. So we chatted –…
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But what if I fail ….
How many of us are afraid to try new things because they’re hard and we’ll be shit at it, or worse, we won’t be able to do them! Whether it’s piano or a complex knitting pattern or learning a new sport. I could tell you a story about skate skiing and I, but there is…
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Success? What IS success?
I have a quote saved that says “Success is making progress in the things that matter to you”. Matter to you are the key words there. What matters to you? What does success look like for you? I used to flip flop between euphoria over my full, abundant life and holding my head in my…
