Self-Esteem is Like an Ever-Leaking Blow-up Mattress
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Self-Esteem is Like an Ever-Leaking Blow-up Mattress

ByShalagh Hogan

I feel like I’m always searching for the secret recipe to “Normal”, or what my ideal definition of normalcy is. But there are shades of white male idealism so entwined in this word that I’m pretty sure that ideal is a spoiled mirage, neither obtainable nor desirable. My low self-esteem hasn’t done me any favors…

My Now Normal and What’s to Come
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My Now Normal and What’s to Come

ByShalagh Hogan

I’m perhaps a little stunned that this year is feeling so much more normal. The flower garden is growing and asking me for the attention that usually overwhelms me as we head into May, the super busy month. I’d like to have gotten more done before the heat wave hit but I’m hoping for some…

What Life Will You Choose When This is Done?
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What Life Will You Choose When This is Done?

ByShalagh Hogan

The incessant busyness that was our lives, a way of living that we didn’t realize we were in over our heads with, has ceased. As many still battle the voices in their heads that tell them they aren’t being productive and earning their worth, there are other voices that are rising that say “Create”. There…