03
Jun
Blackbird, The Beatles
Sometimes a song lives in your skin. It gets in there and takes up residence, making a new life for
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Laura Mikels
I'm a 40+ mom of two boys. I'm a former athlete. I'm a full-time professional. I'm still trying to figure out what I want to be.
20
May
Adjective, not Noun
I started writing these posts a few years back to make sense of who I was in my new context.
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06
May
Hope, Maybe.
Lately, I’ve been approaching my computer with hesitation. When I’m going about my day, I’ll think of
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22
Apr
Thoughts about this one life we get and how I want to spend it
This first thing that comes to mind is that I’m not spending my one life on this earth eating
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08
Apr
Four Years
April 12 will mark the 4 year anniversary of our younger son’s cancer diagnosis.
I’ve written about it
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25
Mar
I am large, I contain multitudes
51
The past and present wilt—I have fill’d them, emptied them,
And proceed to fill my next fold
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11
Mar
Everything You're Doing is Right
This past month was unusual for me. There was a lot of change and upheaval, but in a fun way.
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25
Feb
Pura Vida
I learned about this phrase a few years ago when my parents visited Costa Rica for the first time with
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11
Feb
Just Feeling Some Joy
I’m waking up.
I never had a problem with the term “woke,” but that’s not exactly what I
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28
Jan
Killing in the Name, Rage Against the Machine
Let me give a few disclaimers before I get into this. I coached rowing, a sport that often appeals to
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