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Say hello to my leetle friend, The Negativity Monster Actually he’s not so little. He’s pretty big and…if you’re being honest with yourself…you’ll probably have to admit that you have the same friend. This friend…he takes all of our negative feelings and expands them. Every time we get mad…anxious…scared…sad….every time we feel anything negative andContinue reading “Please Don’t Feed The Negativity Monster”

I can’t love this meme enough. ❤️ On 9/11 We all shared the horror of watching the towers fall. We held our breaths, collectively, as the next hours unfolded. We all cried as the names came rolling in. We all breathed sighs of relief as we found loved ones that were still safe. We allContinue reading “Live Like It’s 9/12.”

This blog brought to you by my absolute hatred of Jim Carrey. Weird, huh? There’s a point. So, I got to the gym this morning knowing that all I can really do today is walk on the treadmill. I accidentally ran 18.2 miles yesterday (#whoopsie) so anything else would have been dumb. ANYWAYS, I gotContinue reading “The Good”

I will never forget the day that someone looked at me…as I was playing with my camera…and said, “You know…they say you can really tell what someone loves in life by what they take pictures of. Some people take a lot of pictures of people. And then there’s you…and trees.” 😆 Touche. I deserved that.Continue reading “The Willow”

I rarely use my blog to brag on my boyfriend but something happened this weekend, that honestly was SO fundamentally different from what I’ve experienced in life, that it has stayed in my mind since then. To him…it was probably nothing. It’s just who he is. To me…it was…what I’ve always looked for without evenContinue reading “Respect…The Missing Ingredient”

Life lessons…They can hurt. Actually, they usually do. And we all accept that, but….yet…we all also eventually wonder why they still hurt after the lesson has been learned. Here’s why…and why it’s a good thing. A friend and I were talking yesterday. She was telling me about the first time she found REAL adult friendships.Continue reading “Positive Ghost Pains”

We all have them…those days when you wonder, “What’s wrong with me?”. I’m having one today, so this message is for me as much as it’s for you. IT’S OK. It’s ok to be sad. It’s ok to be scared. It’s ok to feel temporary. It’s ok to feel different. It’s ok to feel lacking.Continue reading “It’s Ok”

Preface: This blog is a whole hodgepodge of thoughts regarding faith, our gifts, my voice, etc. Sorry if its erratic. I have been asked many, many times how my faith has never wavered no matter what life threw my way. I have been asked how I can possibly believe SO STRONGLY that there is aContinue reading “When We’re Silenced”

Today’s Random Thoughts By Sheri got…REALLY random. So. In the field of Environmental Science, there is a phenomenon called The Tragedy of the Commons. (Not a joke. Look it up. But I do have a related story about how I’m surprised I passed this course in college AND my professor’s head didn’t explode.) ANYWAY. WhatContinue reading “Fucks: The Ultimate Finite Resource”

I’ve been thinking about grief today. Which wound up being ironic, as I end my day questioning what grief I have a right to. I shall explain. I’ve had this weird little thought in my head for many years now. “Oh what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to believe.” <—-I know.Continue reading “We Grieve What We Believe”