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IF I COULD BE ANYWHERE ELSE

In Glioblastoma Cancer, Inspiring & Encouraging, Stories & Reflections  •  by Amanda Herring, Writer, July 2, 2025  •   Leave a Comment
If I could be anywhere else… I would be at Lake Ouachita camping with my kids and Keith, laughing around a campfire. Campfire smoke smells so good. I would be on Bleeker Street in Greenwich Village, NYC, on the look out for a place with...
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Why we say nothing…

In Stories & Reflections  •  by Amanda Herring, Writer, July 10, 2024  •   Leave a Comment
We don’t say anything. We just try to keep going. There are no words, at least not any we could string together to make sense of it all. Solutions evade us, or brains are clouded with confusion, and about the time we think we have...
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Thank you for peace. Finally.

In Stories & Reflections  •  by Amanda Herring, Writer, February 4, 2024  •   Leave a Comment
Seated on the floor, feet criss-crossed, my lower back a little uncomfortable, palms up, I started to breathe deeply and purposefully. In and out. The room was quiet. My eyes were closed, but I could detect the flicker of the candle nearby. My tummy growled,...
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Newsflash About Your Brain

In Stories & Reflections  •  by Amanda Herring, Writer, June 28, 2023  •   Leave a Comment
Fun Fact: Your brain will choose familiar crap before it will choose unfamiliar good. This is is why fear is “easier” than faith. Your brain actually prefers it. Really? How do I know all this? Well, I read a lot. And I have spent the...
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GASLIGHTING

In Stories & Reflections  •  by Amanda Herring, Writer, January 16, 2023  •   Leave a Comment
“Etymology” is the study of the origin and evolution of words. I love words. I always have. “History & Grammar of the English Language” was one of my favorite classes in college. (Nerd alert!) I like reading about how words and phrases came to be,...
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Strength

In Stories & Reflections  •  by Amanda Herring, Writer, January 11, 2023  •   Leave a Comment
When I think of “strength”, what comes to mind? Muscles. Hercules. Brut force. Maybe pushing and pulling, carrying a heavy load. Sometimes I think of emotional strength. Standing stoically at a funeral. Walking into a first chemo treatment. Testifying in court against an assailant, in...
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Underdogs. Resilience. Choice.

In Stories & Reflections  •  by Amanda Herring, Writer, January 3, 2023  •   Leave a Comment
I admire people who make come backs after huge losses. I admire people who went through some seemingly impossible-to-survive storm then used that storm as motivation to grow and get better. I admire people who have suffered yet somehow managed to keep their faith strong...
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Get Real About Suicide. Please.

In Stories & Reflections  •  by Amanda Herring, Writer, December 14, 2022  •   Leave a Comment
An icon in the dance world died today. He killed himself with a single gun shot…in a hotel room…away from his home, away from his children, away from his wife, away from the community of dancers, artists, and people who loved him. It seems he...
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You’re salty, too.

In Stories & Reflections  •  by Amanda Herring, Writer, October 16, 2022  •   Leave a Comment
Gee, I didn’t know I had so many ladies going through the hormonal mess that I’m going through until I posted about being salty over the whole thing. Yep, you’re salty, too. Today is one of those days. Everything hurts. I could be tearful, but...
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Back to Blog

In Stories & Reflections  •  by Amanda Herring, Writer, October 14, 2022  •   Leave a Comment
Well…if ain’t your girl who tries to have a blog but fails to post?! Here I am! Can you tell my dance season started last Monday? Can you tell that I’ve run nonstop from task to task, appointment to appointment, meeting to meeting, and activity...
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