Category: My Life

Want to Feel Lucky? Do This.

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White blooms on a tree that the lucky author happened to see on a recent walk

Here’s a weird thing you probably don’t know about me: I always win things. Little things, I mean, like contests and giveaways. If I’m attending an event and they’re giving away door prizes, I’d say there’s about an 85% chance that I’ll be walking away with a door prize. It’s kind of uncanny. I’m lucky. I don’t know if it’s intuition or manifestation or what, but on numerous occasions, I have been certain that my name or number was about to be called as a winner seconds before the words were actually spoken.

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What’s Your Power Song?

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Screenshot from Natasha Bedingfield's Unbroken video, US version. Profile view of singer standing in evening sun.

Fifteen years ago this month, I was crouched down on the shiny white tile floor of an empty big box store, stocking shelves for hours on end while listening to the same few CDs on repeat. I’d finished my college course work in December but wouldn’t officially graduate until May. I was back in my hometown and needed to bring in some money while searching for a full-time position, so I took a job setting up a new Target store.

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How Do I Know Meditation is Working?

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A child in a red hat and blue coat walks down a neighborhood street with a dusting of snow in the grass

If you’ve read this blog for a while, you know I’m a regular meditator. But the “regular” part really only happened within the last year or two. Before that, I had meditated in fits and starts, trying it here and there for a few days or weeks at a time. Then I’d stop because I thought I didn’t have time, and I wasn’t sure if I was doing it right, and I wasn’t seeing obvious changes in myself, despite the research suggesting that meditation can have significant benefits.

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The Saving Strategies that Work for Me

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Close-up of twenty-dollar bills

Not all that long ago, I had quite a bit of debt and virtually no savings, aside from a couple of meager retirement accounts. Now, my net worth has flipped solidly positive, I’m debt-free aside from my mortgage, and I’m stashing away a lot of money for my future. Below, I discuss some of the saving strategies I used to get to where I am today.

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Preparing to Take the Big Leap

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Portrait of the author

Friends, I have something to tell you. I have a goal, a dream — a big one. I’ve had it for several years now, and while I’ve shared it with a handful of people, I haven’t exactly been shouting it from the rooftops. But I’ve decided to put it out there for all the world to see, so that you can hold me accountable, perhaps provide a bit of encouragement, and follow me on this journey.

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