Never lost a battle. I get choked up every time I hear this song. I wrote in an earlier post talking about how, in certain seasons of my life, there have been specific songs that just speak to my soul. ‘Never Lost a Battle’ is this for me right now.

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Grandma, it’s been 10 years.

I have always believed in God and heaven, but not in guardian angels. I thought of guardian angels as the roles played by actors in movies or fictional characters you read about in books.

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26k

26,000+ words. YES.

Over the past 3ish weeks, I’ve been able to pick up writing for my book again. It feels SO good to be adding word count and getting my story up to the present day (literally).

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Jack

Most of his grandkids called him ‘papa Jack’, but to us and to Harvey he was ‘Great Grandpa Fisher’

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My faves: Anthems

During challenging times in my life, there has always been a song that speaks directly to my heart and circumstance.

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BA

I’m simply blown away. Blown away by the response, outpouring of love, and support from my friends + colleagues + family. One of my goals in starting this blog was to share my life experiences (good, bad and pure ugly), and in that, creating community and support for those that may need it.

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Here.

Since late October, it’s been a dark season. I truly didn’t think I would be here again, but here I am. I’ve needed to pull back from all that I had excitedly put into motion—my book, my business, my first representation on a Board of Directors, my volunteering.

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14,000 words

I’m at 14,000 words for my book. I feel like I’ve gotten a lot of both my son’s story and my down, but I also feel kind of stuck.

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chapter: shock factor

I recently left my position to pursue a writing career. A writing career that includes a book, a new business and whatever new partnerships come about. As my friends and social network come into contact with me, the typical first question is “so, what’s your book about?”

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DBFF’s

You are your community. You become like the people you hang around with. If your friends/family complain, and bitch and are Nancy negatives…you’ll probably have these tendencies, too. Given COVID-19 or where we live, good influences IRL might be hard to come by. <insert digital media>.

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COVID-crazy vs. COVID-clarity

COVID-19 has been the ugliest b!tch and the most magnificent blessing. It has, no doubt, been one of the most challenging seasons for me personally, but has also brought the most clarity and calm that I have ever experienced.

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Poem: Signs

I put on a new lens.

I see different symptoms and signs.

These signs go unnoticed to someone who hasn’t been exposed.

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Calling my shot

I’ve always let other people have so much influence on my life— my profession, especially. Much of my work life has been driven by money and climbing the ladder. I’m also an extremely hard worker, so I throw myself fully into each role, trying to rock the sh!t out of it like no one else has.