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It Counts, I Count
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It Counts, I Count

ByShalagh Hogan December 14, 2021December 13, 2021

It occurred to me that even showing up once counts. Everything cannot change overnight but you are worth beginning to show up for.

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Do You Rage or Resign Yourself ?
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Do You Rage or Resign Yourself ?

ByShalagh Hogan July 22, 2019March 13, 2021

Have you ever found yourself frustrated because you have a chore to do and you just don’t feel like doing it? It’s too hot to take the trash out. There’s dishes piled in the sink and it’s late. My feet are dirty and I’m too tired for a bath. There’s nothing to eat in the…

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The Truest You is in the Next Thing You Do
Daily Shalagh | Self-Discovery | Wisdom Lessons

The Truest You is in the Next Thing You Do

ByShalagh Hogan March 20, 2019

Ah smart girl, you long to fulfill your earthly purpose, to prove you have a right to exist. If you could just validate your life with just the right choices, it would all make sense again. But you no longer know yourself and you feel more and more lost. I get it. Repeat after me….

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Why Make the Effort?
Daily Shalagh | Midlife Motherhood | Self-Discovery | Wisdom Lessons

Why Make the Effort?

ByShalagh Hogan May 4, 2018July 9, 2024

When you don’t feel you are worth it, like the effort to go to the doctor or make those changes to your diet or get more education for a better paying job, why and who you are making the effort for may be your key to motivation. You don’t value yourself enough for the effort?…

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Placeholder People
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Placeholder People

ByShalagh Hogan April 28, 2017August 19, 2024

Some people embody placeholders. They see themselves as having no purpose, no fate that betters the world. That their purpose is to just keep quiet, keep moving, have a couple of children, make money to feed their family, and just be. Their subsistence and distractions are their definition of happiness. Perhaps those babies will grow…

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Defining Myself in Negatives
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Defining Myself in Negatives

ByShalagh Hogan October 1, 2014March 1, 2021

Seems my inner voice can be quite contrary. When I pay attention to the louder conversations I am having in my head, I notice that I’m often using negatives to stop the conversations. As in, ‘I can’t do that because’ or ‘I don’t have time’ or ‘I’ll never have enough’. We gave our 9 year-old…

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