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  • Why Wait?

    Why Wait?

    The Cost of Waiting It has been a few days since I finished reading The Top Five Regrets of the Dying by Bronnie Ware and my overall feeling…

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  • Authentic Self-Expression

    Authentic Self-Expression

    Thoughts in Progress I don’t want to get ahead of myself with this post, but I do want to get my thoughts down. All three of the books…

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  • Book #3- Reflections on “The Top Five Regrets of the Dying”

    Book #3- Reflections on “The Top Five Regrets of the Dying”

    Book #3 The Top Five Regrets of the Dying By Bronnie Ware Unfortunately Relatable Content When I was reading this book, I was immersed in the stories within…

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  • What’s in a Name?

    What’s in a Name?

    The Complication of Sharing a Name With Your Abuser My latest post was a review about The House of My Mother by Shari Franke and something about it…

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  • Book #2- Reflections on “The House of My Mother”

    Book #2- Reflections on “The House of My Mother”

    Book #2 The House of My Mother By Shari Franke Normally I Am Late to the Book Party Normally I am late to read popular releases. It has…

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  • Hesitation and Perfectionism

    Hesitation and Perfectionism

    My last two posts have been musings on the book The Creative Act by Rick Rubin. As soon as I clicked “publish” for my latest post about four…

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  • Why Do I Have Low Creative Self-Esteem?

    Why Do I Have Low Creative Self-Esteem?

    I drew this picture the other day but will regularly tell people “I am not an artist”. Sure, I do it as a hobby but I’ve never been…

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  • Book #1- Reflections on “The Creative Act”

    Book #1- Reflections on “The Creative Act”

    Book #1 The Creative Act: A Way of Being By Rick Rubin Creative Struggles This was the perfect book to start my 2025 Reading Challenge with. It captures…

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  • The Types of Books I Will Choose

    The Types of Books I Will Choose

    The goal of my Reading Challenge is to see an overall improvement in my life. What will that look like to me? Hopefully better relationships, greater happiness, increased…

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  • How I Will Write

    How I Will Write

    My Writing Approach During This Book Reading Challenge As I sat down to write my thoughts on the first book of my 2025 Reading Challenge, I felt myself…

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  • Measuring Success

    Measuring Success

    Similar to my previous post about the rules for my 2025 Reading Challenge, I wanted to give myself a general direction for how to measure my success. This…

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  • Challenge Rules

    Challenge Rules

    I wanted to create a set of guidelines for my 2025 Reading Challenge, which is to read 52 books in 2025. I have decided that I am not…

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  • Getting Started… Late

    Getting Started… Late

    What Am I Doing? My challenge to myself in the year 2025 is to read 52 books. I didn’t start the year off with this challenge in mind.…

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