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Author Archives: Arete Warriors
Dear Nadia
You asked me tonight how I would feel if you quit gymnastics. It felt like someone punched me in the gut, but without missing a beat I responded, “Good!” “But not until after state.” “And just so you know, you won’t be sitting around snuggling with dogs all day. You’ll have to pick another sport.”Continue reading “Dear Nadia”
Fighting On All Fronts
If our body is wasting valuable energy in one area, another area will suffer.
My Experiment with Fasting
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Our Biggest Parenting Fail Yet.
I am often amazed by my daughter’s ability to be so focused on what she’s doing that she doesn’t hear or notice anything around her. She will forget the world around her and just submerge herself in whatever she’s doing. Imagine that kind of freedom! It is fascinating to watch and frustrating to parent. IContinue reading “Our Biggest Parenting Fail Yet.”
I Can Do Hard Things?
Maybe a year ago my husband started talking about moving us to Puerto Rico. It started as little conversations over dinner, here and there a mention…just dreaming. Then, one day I realized . . . OMG. . . he’s serious. I was instantly mad. I pitched a fit. I had a 3 day tantrum. IContinue reading “I Can Do Hard Things?”
This Will Never Happen Again
We are in a unique situation right now. Never in our lifetimes have we been forced to seclude ourselves from “unnecessary” work, activities and socializing. We have been hearing for years about how we should get our noses out of our phones and in front of each other, and now, we’re being forced to doContinue reading “This Will Never Happen Again”