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Glad you're here! đź’ś From Evolution to Survival: navigating the beauty and challenges of midlife all while fighting glioblastoma terminal brain cancer with grace and dignity.

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You don’t have to fix everything.

In Stories & Reflections  •  by Amanda Herring, Writer, July 16, 2023  •   Leave a Comment
You don’t have to fix everything. Nope. You don’t have to do anything. You don’t have to even address it. You can just…let it be. It’s ok to not respond. It’s ok to give your mind and your heart a rest. It’s ok to protect...
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Evolution, Authenticity, Random Thoughts

In Stories & Reflections  •  by Amanda Herring, Writer, July 15, 2022  •   Leave a Comment
It’s funny how I’m going through this big life change, this evolution of thought, this reprioritization…all while the world keeps turning. I write about all that here for many reasons: writing practice, journaling, tracking my progress, accountability, to hopefully relate to others, to motivate people,...
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Peace, Not Dread

In Stories & Reflections  •  by Amanda Herring, Writer, June 27, 2022  •   Leave a Comment
Mondays should hold peace, not dread. They should be an optimistic look forward at all that’s in store for the week, rather than a reluctant look downward at my shoes as I muster the wherewithal to just get through the coming days. I want my...
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Open heart. Open mind.

In Stories & Reflections  •  by Amanda Herring, Writer, May 19, 2022  •   Leave a Comment
You know what people do? They opinion shop. They feel-good shop. They justify shop. They comeraderie shop. Not only does misery love company, but so does contentment. People are out shopping for connectedness. They want to feel good about themselves and their choices. They want...
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Weight Loss & Accountability…just no.

In Stories & Reflections  •  by Amanda Herring, Writer, March 20, 2022  •   Leave a Comment
So I’ve been thinking about telling y’all that I’m going to start trying to lose weight. Telling you would mean accountability, though, and accountability means…um… having to be accountable…for actually doing it. *sigh* Why is weight loss hard? It’s not hard to eat birthday cake....
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20 Ways To Love Yourself

In Stories & Reflections  •  by Amanda Herring, Writer, March 16, 2022  •   Leave a Comment
1) Don’t respond to that email, text, or phone call. 2) Let that housework wait; it will still be there later. 3) Take a shower, smell good, and show up with your chin up. 4) Say “no” with a smile, because you really are too...
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Kids, Insults, Harm

In Stories & Reflections  •  by Amanda Herring, Writer, March 1, 2022  •   Leave a Comment
Think of the worst insult you could fling at someone. Go ahead. The worst possible thing you could say to another person. What would it be? F*** yourself. Go to hell. How bad could you get? You’d want to cut deep, right? Really give it...
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Vulnerability Is Terrifying

In Stories & Reflections  •  by Amanda Herring, Writer, October 4, 2021  •   Leave a Comment
“Vulnerability is terrifying.” That was the first line of a meme I saw this morning. So true. To be authentic takes vulnerability, and because it truly is terrifying to put yourself out there, that may explain why people don’t seem very “real” these days. They’re...
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Different. Nice.

In Stories & Reflections  •  by Amanda Herring, Writer, September 8, 2021  •   Leave a Comment
We can be different if you’re nice. If you’re nice, we can be friends. If we are friends, you can expect my loyalty, grace, and support. We can be different if you’re not nice. If you’re not nice, we can’t be friends. If we are...
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Things I Learned Today / Sunday, August 15, 2021

In Things I Learned Today  •  by Amanda Herring, Writer, August 15, 2021  •   Leave a Comment
Things I learned today… I started to crochet a blanket last night, and I had forgotten how much I loved it. While I was yarning over and hooking and turning, I realized that a crocheted blanket is one continuous string of yarn that is continuously...
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