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The City of Salt

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Take me back to the cabin & lake where I kyacked and fished everyday.

Being at my favorite childhood vacation spot nourishes my soul like no other place in the world.

This year I'll be going back and my dad will come up, and this will be his

The ability to have hard conversations builds your resilience and capacity muscle. You may not like hearing how you hurt someone or maybe you don't agree but avoiding hard conversations doesn't allow for growth and accountability.

We need to learn

Don't ever be afraid to 'ask'. If you get a no, that's just data.

You NEVER know who could say yes to you in your network or know someone who knows someone that can either work with you or is aligned with what you're looking for.

Those who are af

People share their highlight reels and then caption how much they struggled silently. I think there's really no such thing as an eventful free year, just like its unrealistic to be happy 24/7. I think our year is meant to be both sunshine and storms

My Endometriosis surgeon team isn't like any other team.

They've been there with me from the beginning.

@drliu_endometriosis_surgeon was the first doctor in my life (after struggling for 22+ years) to believe my symptoms. She didn't even flinch a

While this hysterectomy recovery has been rough, it doesn't even compare to my excision surgery in 2023. I only planned on staying in the hospital 1 day but wound up staying 3 because my bladder wasn't waking up which is normal after surgery, plus I

I'm happy we have conversations now about trauma and once taboo topics. We have names for things now, that was once hidden and people suffered in silence.

But pop psychology has gone too far. It now teaches people that any level of discomfort is wr

The most important thing in life is your health. People take it for granted or don't think it'll happen to them. But then it does or maybe to your closest loved one and then you're hit with reality.

You realize the mortality of yourself and others

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