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A Different Way to Welcome the New Year: Faith, Intention, and Letting Go of the Pressure
A faith-centered reflection on welcoming the New Year without pressure, comparison, or expectations — choosing intention, alignment, and purpose instead. Choosing intention over expectation New Year’s Eve into New Year’s Day has a script the world knows well. Be somewhere exciting. Be with someone. Kiss at midnight. Eat the right…
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Life Is the Vacation: Why I Don’t “Take Trips” ~ I Live Adventures
Most people ask, “Where did you go on vacation?”I usually pause before answering. Because the truth is, I don’t really vacation. Not in the traditional sense, anyway. I don’t see my trips as escapes from real life or breaks from responsibility. I don’t pack my joy into one planned week…
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Why Stopping Matters: The Case for Pulling Over on the Road and in Life
I used to be the “push through it” type. The kind of traveler who’d glance at the clock, calculate my ETA, and decide that unless my bladder or gas tank absolutely demanded it, I was powering through. Efficiency was king. Breaks felt like a waste of time. But somewhere along…