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A thank you, 10 years in the making

December 9, 2017February 22, 2021Leave a comment

Ten years ago, cancer almost killed me. Blood donors saved my life. And for that, I just want to say thanks.

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Practicing gratitude: Lessons learned from duct tape and diarrhea

October 10, 2017February 22, 20211 Comment

Gratitude. What’s so special about it, how can we cultivate more of it in our lives and what does it have to do with a wicked case of diarrhea?

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What goes around comes around: Lessons from butt clay

May 9, 2017February 22, 2021Leave a comment

You gotta love instant karma…

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The power of words: Lessons from mushy French cauliflower

May 1, 2017February 22, 2021Leave a comment

Forget the Eiffel Tower: the most memorable parts of my trip to France were trying not to vomit on my host family and learning to choose my words carefully.

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What Meghan in the mud taught me about letting go

February 22, 2017February 22, 2021Leave a comment

In the spirit of this story, this week’s Badge of Awesome goes to Caroline D. James for her article on Tiny Buddha “How High Expectations Can Lead to Disappointment, Depression, and Anxiety.” Thanks for the inspiration, Caroline! Continue reading →

Keep it Simple: Lessons learned from an idiotic Christmas tree

December 24, 2016February 22, 2021Leave a comment

Putting in extra effort to make an event or experience extra special is great. But sometimes — like my disastrous attempt to find the PERFECT Christmas tree for my mom — you can overdo it.

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What a snowy beat-down taught me about success

December 15, 2016February 22, 2021Leave a comment

In this video story, I recount the fateful winter day my nearly naked brother and I ran a snowy gauntlet in an attempt to win five bucks… Yeah, looking back it doesn’t make much sense to me either.

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What cancer taught me about minding my MIBs

December 7, 2016February 22, 2021Leave a comment

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