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Ahas

“Ahas” are the golden nuggets of self-discovery. The eureka moments when you recognize that this Wisdom Lesson is something big.

Like this one I had recently about my brain.

And It All Comes From Believing You Can’t
Ahas | Daily Shalagh

And It All Comes From Believing You Can’t

ByShalagh Hogan February 3, 2023April 29, 2024

Yesterday, I made some efforts and worked on my work and ended the day on a proud note. Easily written but know how this action has been hung up in my head, and in my life, by the inaction resulting from saying the very same thing to myself over and over and over again. You…

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Is There Such a Thing as Too Much Extra Time
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Is There Such a Thing as Too Much Extra Time

ByShalagh Hogan October 14, 2022April 29, 2024

I finally vanquished the constant chatter of fear in my head, and now I seem to be able to get more done. I show up wherever I think I need to and do what needs doing, often without listing it on a to do list. Yesterday I cleaned out the downstairs closet in need of…

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“PEERspective”
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“PEERspective”

ByShalagh Hogan September 7, 2022April 29, 2024

High self-esteem has never been a given for me. Even having mediocre self-esteem was not guarenteed. How about you? The untold story Is that many people are faking their confidence. You can just sense some people’s desperation and neediness more than others. Lifting my self-esteem has been a lifelong struggle for me. Initially, when we…

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For the Love of Me
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For the Love of Me

ByShalagh Hogan August 23, 2022April 30, 2024

It saddens me to think of all that power I have given away to others in my life. To my ex-husband and the bosses who were unkind to me. To the people who rejected my creative submissions or didn’t hire me or follow through for me. I made choices based on what I thought people…

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And Then I Ran into Shame
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And Then I Ran into Shame

ByShalagh Hogan August 9, 2022April 30, 2024

What I’ve been experiencing, this coming back to myself and my creativity, is like I’m attempting to reboot and recover my files after a power shutdown. In the old computer days, that was a big pain. Or like an earthquake hit my heart. As if I have to remove rubble to begin seeing myself again….

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Gaining Perspective by Giving Up for a Bit
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Gaining Perspective by Giving Up for a Bit

ByShalagh Hogan August 2, 2022April 30, 2024

By the time we left for our vacation a week ago, I was all done. I had been couped up in the house without a car for an entire week. And the extreme heat outside had made me feel like I was inside the lockdown again. Not cool. I no longer wanted to cook or…

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As Summer Rolls On
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As Summer Rolls On

ByShalagh Hogan July 8, 2022May 1, 2024

I have continued to remain somewhat unplugged as Summer has set in and taken hold of my family life. A continuation from my last post in which I spoke of letting things sit and seeing what they mean and where to go from here. My intuition told me that in order to understand, I needed…

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Re-finding and Redefining Yourself
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Re-finding and Redefining Yourself

ByShalagh Hogan May 31, 2022May 1, 2024

I find myself once again, for the seemingly thousandth time, doubting my reason d’etre. I have been experiencing a bout of ennui, not feeling motivated or inspired by my life. Again. Of course, it’s always The Fear Mother, the fiendish shadow in the soul that crawls in and darkens my thoughts. Casts spells of forgetfulness…

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My Worth as a Woman and Mother
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My Worth as a Woman and Mother

ByShalagh Hogan May 20, 2022May 20, 2022

” Wow ”, I said, “How do you find all that time to read”, I ask. She says, “Well, I don’t have children to take care of. When I did, I didn’t have time to read either.” Validation there for the taking. Women are the best supporters and the worst critics. My Mom was a woman…

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Asking for Help without Shame
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Asking for Help without Shame

ByShalagh Hogan April 12, 2022April 12, 2022

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text single_style=””] This weekend, I worked very hard to help a friend and mentor out from a tough spot. And what I remembered about, and perhaps you have felt this one too, is the internal battle to ask for help. The struggle with our vulnerability and pride in asking and receiving.   The last time…

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