#OTR50 Day 83: To Sock or Not to Sock

My Socks Don’t Match Every so often, I wear my favorite mismatched socks. Every so often, someone tells me how awesome they are. Sometimes they are hidden like the parts of me that are invisible to the world. Then, no one says anything. Even when no one notices . . . I know. I am […]

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#OTR50 Day 81: Half the Resistance

I use the slow morning of a vacation day to prep myself, to convince myself. To try and be better than I was the day before, and the day before that, and again and again the day before so many times over […]

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#OTR50 Day 79: Survived by . . .

Survived by . . . I read about you In the news today The story of your life The people that you left behind I never knew you You knew people I know You were loved and you loved People that I know You were a parent a sibling a spouse a friend When I […]

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#OTR50 Day 78: Bring Us Back to Us

I watched a movie on one of my several flights these last two week. I was enjoying the somewhat uplifting love story. Then the vibrations of the large engines and significant exhaustion took over lulling me to sleep.  I awoke to landing and didn’t get to finish the film. The portion of the story I […]

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#OTR50 Day 76: Home

Smiling puppy in the yard!

I am thrilled to be heading home! This has been perhaps the longest back to back travel stint in my 12 years with this job. I write this from the Montreal Trudeau Airport awaiting my flight. I’m worn out from many long days and not a great deal of sleep, but I am also energized […]

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#OTR50 Day 73: Friendship Reconnected

Friendship Reconnected Plated food and broken bread Stories spanning months and mere moments Laughter filling the evening air Dessert and coffee stirring and swirling True friendship does not require constant feeding It has the power to hibernate Hugs that hold the power to melt away chilled frost regardless of the season Spring for the soul […]

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#OTR50 Day 67: Panic Attack

Panic Attack Words. Words. Words. Words have power Words have pulled my strings Words hold me close Words take over When I cannot breathe When I cannot speak I can write 298 Days to go #OTR50

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#OTR50 Day 65: 300 Yet to Come & a Poem

Can you imagine how motivating it would be if more of our personal ideas and inspirations had that kind of reaction? While I know not all ideas are worthy of an all-in rah-rah friendship reaction.  However, imagine if most of them did. […]

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