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Reeling with Gratitude
I confess: I’ve spent a lifetime playing it “safe.” Unless I could spy a clear-cut path to assured “success,” I shied away from “risky” opportunities. In regards to my writing, I surmised, better to...
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Postponing Life for a Braver Day…
Ah, that exhilarating dream… Abounding with infinite possibility You courageously hover Heart booming Butterflies swarming Unknowns blazing upon your cheeks Yet you swallow, unflinchingly, against a...
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Hometown Tourist
Melting into your trance We scamper aboard Eager passengers In pursuit of surprise Sweep us from the ordinary Rivet our senses Broaden our character Unearth perspective anew Many dream of traveling...
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Not Goodbye — Just So Long for Now
I remember lugging my backpack around Europe in the summer of ’88, enviously eyeballing the tour operators in their air-conditioned buses and thinking, must be nice. Soon though, it became clear that...
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Interacting Impeccably
With every word spoken Opportunity unfolds A magical mechanism Weaving the story of our days Intent Feelings Dreams Who we truly are An unparalleled energy force Powerful seeds planted in fertile...
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Sky-high Dreams
I wanted to be a flight attendant for as long as I can remember but postponed my dream until I was almost thirty. Nearly twenty years later, I still pinch myself from time to time. Sadly, the airline...
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Somehow… I’m Enough
Celebrating our fifteenth wedding anniversary recently, someone asked, “Did you guys ever think you’d make it this far?” As a flight attendant/pilot couple, we’re well aware our odds of marital...
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To My Cherished Airline Passengers,
First of all, I want to thank you for making my job so rewarding. Many of you have visited my galley to share tales of love, loss, hope, heroism, military sacrifice, business innovations, health...
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You Are My Other Self
“You are my other self” ~ traditional Toltec greeting 💕 What if Before each encounter I paused? Allowing Toltec wisdom to wash away Insecurity Negative energy Fears of being rebuffed or of...
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When Parents Opt Out
“They say that abandonment is a wound that never heals. I say only that an abandoned child never forgets.” ~ Mario Balotelli 💔 Working the last couple flights of a three-day trip, I’m organizing the...
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