Have you ever felt like your body was literally and figuratively itching to do something? Like, if you had to sit for one more second and NOT do it, you just might burst out of your seat and…I don’t know…do it twice as hard? (I know, I know–I could have…
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2019: The Year of JusB
Hello, good day, and HAPPY NEW YEAR, all! The fact that my posting date is also January 1, 2019, works out better than I expected. It allows me to not only set the tone for this new year, but it also allows me to introduce a newly refreshed, revised website…
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The One Question I Never Asked (aka Finding Life Balance)
I’m more excited than I should be typing this, but I can’t help it. By this time tomorrow, I will be out of Atlanta and in the company of my sisters, my mother, and my nephew on the other side of the country. It will be my first real chance…
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Writing Prompt: City of God
It’s been a while since I dropped some fiction on my blog. This year hasn’t been my best when it comes to writing and editing the work that I want to publish. However, while I am trying to rebuild my internal creativity, I’ll continue using writing prompts to keep my…
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The Creative Change Challenge
Several years, ago, while moving into my current house and unpacking the multitude of boxes that I’d brought with me from my apartment, I came upon an interesting piece of paper called “Creative Change.” On the paper was a list of 12 commandments of sorts, each instructing the user to…
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Being Different Sucks–and I Love It
As kids and adolescents, we’re told that being different is a wonderful thing. “You’re unique,” our parents gush, fluffing out the neon blue tutu we’ve refused to take off for eight days straight. “You want to stand out from the crowd. People will always remember you.” What they don’t tell…
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Five Signs an Introvert is Running on Empty (with GIFs)
Introverts, by definition, function the best when they are surrounded only by themselves or by one or two very selective friends. The more people they have to cope with, and the longer they have to cope with said people (especially when said people are talking a lot), it can quickly…
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Too Hard on Yourself–Stop the “One-Women Show”
As much as I would love to write a long, thought-provoking blog post right now, time constraints and the very reason I’m writing this is why I’m keeping this short. In fact, that first sentence may end up being the longest sentence in this whole post. So, let’s get right…