intentional living
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Integrity or Bust (Because I’m Too Grown for Anything Less)
Let me just say it plain: I want integrity in my life, and I’m not willing to settle for anything less. At this point in the game, 47 years old, freshly navigating a divorce, starting over in just about every area of my life, I don’t have the energy or…
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Coffee in Bed and the Power of Slow Mornings
Every morning, sometime between 3 and 5 a.m., I wake up. Not to an alarm clock. Not to chaos. But to the quiet sound of Oscar bringing me a fresh cup of coffee, still steaming, delivered with a kind smile while I’m still tucked in bed. It’s such a simple…

