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Tag: resolutions

100 Word Challenge: Sorry

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December 28, 2016July 1, 2017 ~ Tara R. ~ 24 Comments

This time next week, 2017 will be underway and New Year Resolutions will already be broken. I stopped making Resolutions a long time ago. They became reasons to feel bad about myself when, for whatever reason - good or bad - I couldn’t fulfill my promises. Instead of making a list of things I wanted … Continue reading 100 Word Challenge: Sorry

Resolve

January 5, 2013January 6, 2015 ~ Tara R. ~ 5 Comments

In the coming year... I resolve to keep looking forward, paying no heed to the drama and turmoil surrounding me. I resolve to not let life swamp me, leaving me drowning in insecurities and doubt. I resolve to not be just one of the flock, but to follow my heart and reach for the sky. And... … Continue reading Resolve

I Will…

January 4, 2012January 5, 2015 ~ Tara R. ~ 15 Comments

I keep telling myself, and anyone else who’ll listen, that I don’t do New Year's Resolutions. All that does is set me up for failure. I’m hard enough on myself without adding more baggage to the situation. Instead of making a list of things I want to achieve that may be unattainable, I’m joining Aunt … Continue reading I Will…

Graffiti Wisdom: Breaking down walls

December 27, 2010January 6, 2015 ~ Tara R. ~ 10 Comments

“There are no constraints on the human mind, no walls around the human spirit, no barriers to our progress except those we ourselves erect.” ~ Ronald Reagan There are some walls I need to break down in the coming year. Walls built of fear ~ fear of rejection, fear of failure, fear of not being … Continue reading Graffiti Wisdom: Breaking down walls

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