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Trust the process

My trauma says do not surrender.

1 min readOct 26, 2020

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Trust the process

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Excavating your life

This is your invitation to feel better than you have in a long time. I dare you.

The other day I was on a walk and suddenly something moved me to cut through a field of shin-high grass. I just took off. No overthinking…

3 min readApr 10, 2018

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This is your invitation to feel better than you have in a long time. I dare you.

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Excavating your life

The trap of If-Then thinking. It’s ruining your life.

I remember being about 6 years old and wanting a toy. I begged my mom to buy it for me. I told her, “If you buy it then I will be good for…

4 min readNov 14, 2017

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The trap of If-Then thinking. It’s ruining your life.

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Excavating your life

Everyone you meet is a mirror. How do you look?

A week ago, a deer, a territorial buck, saw his reflection in the window at the yoga studio I go to. He “fought” with this “presence” until…

2 min readNov 10, 2017

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Everyone you meet is a mirror. How do you look?

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Excavating your life

Are you struggling or in the flow of life? Maybe this story can change your perspective.

Something caught my eye on a walk today. A no-more-than-half-inch worm, perfectly camouflaged (yet somehow I saw it), was struggling, alone…

2 min readOct 4, 2017

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Are you struggling or in the flow of life? Maybe this story can change your perspective.

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Excavating your life

Caught in the web of our lives.

We’re all caught in a web of our own making. We live in it feeling somewhat safe. It’s a creation of stories and beliefs and experiences…

3 min readSep 18, 2017

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Caught in the web of our lives.

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Excavating your life

What are you hiding behind? Time to let it go.

I think I’m safe. Hidden from others’ sideway glances, judgments and my own harshness against myself. But the skin I hide behind is just…

2 min readSep 9, 2017

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What are you hiding behind? Time to let it go.

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Excavating your life

Being a control freak only gets you so far. Here’s how I know. (I took pottery.)

If you’ve ever wondered if you have control issues, learn how to throw pottery. (I don’t mean toss a coffee mug at someone, I mean take a…

4 min readSep 8, 2017

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Being a control freak only gets you so far. Here’s how I know. (I took pottery.)

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Excavating your life

Why what you believe is the problem.

A friend recently brought up this idea of Humanism. He was reading a book about it. (The idea that humans are basically good and in charge…

4 min readSep 7, 2017

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Why what you believe is the problem.

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in
Excavating your life

Why are we all so serious about life? Here’s 1 super simple way to find joy today.

I apologize. I’ve been waaaaay too serious lately with all my articles and social media posts about how to find your purpose and meaning…

3 min readAug 24, 2017

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Why are we all so serious about life? Here’s 1 super simple way to find joy today.

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laura black

laura black

Searching for that “something more” by being present, tuned in, open and creative. I love writing, marketing & helping make the world a better place.

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