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Wading In.

It doesn't take many years of living on this earth to learn life isn't fair. Whether you're the one to discover an empty box after your siblings beat you to the Little Debbie's hiding place, or you find yourself on the receiving end of hurtful, dishonest words as a result of someone else's pain- it … Continue reading Wading In. →

caroline Uncategorized 2 Comments February 12, 2019December 1, 2020 2 Minutes

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The latest podcast ep features a convo I had earlier this year with my friend/neighbor, Briana Mueller, all about what it’s been like for her to live with Type 1 Diabetes for most of her life. People. I knew this was an intense diagnosis, but I did not realize quite how demanding this disease can be until having this convo with Bri. Despite years of too many daily shots and finger pricks & a constant demand for her attention to this day, this girl does everything she can to keep this disease from ruling her life & she is so full of grit because of it. Case in point: she also biked 100 miles with her fiancé this summer to raise money for @jdrfhq....nbd. 😉 Link in bio/listen anywhere under I choose grit!
When it comes to feeling our feelings, grief & joy or hope & sadness or courage & fear or whatever else we find ourselves experiencing, we humans like to think it’s gotta be one or the other. But. This weekend, when I accepted a (part-time) job that’s so very catered to who I am & what I need...the exact same day my family & I found out we had to say goodbye to our pup of 12 years...all right before we celebrated a (Zoom) baby shower for my sis with such anticipation for this new babe coming soon....I was reminded this is so not the case.
And on day 1472847772222 of the global pandemic, she decided not to let herself look at her phone in her room & instead read & journaled & just went to sleep. And it was good. 💤
Finally back to cranking out some podcasts! On Monday this week (MLK Day), I published a slightly abbreviated version of a talk my friend, Aaron McCoy, gave to our local, young-adult crew over the summer.
After a convo with a mentor of mine recently, she commented on how, while a number of people have grown more discouraged during this strange time, it seems like I’ve gotten stronger. // She’s right, & there are a few different reasons this is the case.
the past week has had me remembering the importance of giving ourselves grace. Obviously not a new concept, but one I forget over, and over, and over again. & based on much of our worlds’ response to 2020, I don’t think I’m alone in that.
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