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Category: Liz’s Stories

Throwing Out the Welcome Mat to Pain

By lizjansen Posted on July 3, 2020 Posted in Liz's Stories 6 Comments

Rather than mounting an armed resistance to pain, have you considered throwing out the welcome mat instead? Pain comes in many forms—physical, emotional, spiritual—an unwelcome and uninvited intruder. We use a variety of strategies to resist and fend it off. …

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What a Ride! Navigating During Times of Transition

By lizjansen Posted on June 26, 2020 Posted in Liz's Stories 4 Comments

I learned to ride a motorcycle at age sixteen, when you’re invincible. What could go wrong? It’s easy to learn a new skill. No one told me I could or couldn’t do it or what might happen. It started out …

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Motorcycle Memories and an Unforgettable Dad

By lizjansen Posted on June 19, 2020 Posted in Liz's Stories 13 Comments

Dad was well into his eighties when I stopped at the farm for an overnight visit on my way to spend American Thanksgiving with friends in Georgia. Having ridden two hours, I could make it down in two days, an …

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When Everything Changes, Even Motorcycling

By lizjansen Posted on June 12, 2020 Posted in Liz's Stories 2 Comments

It’s hard to imagine a realm when everything changes. Each year, my heart soars higher when I ride my motorcycle. It takes flight as soon as I turn the key in the ignition and ascends as I pull out of …

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Path into the Unknown: Dealing with Uncertainty

By lizjansen Posted on May 29, 2020 Posted in Liz's Stories 16 Comments

Falling into the Unknown Finding ourselves on the path into the unknown rattles us. Remember the past? Life felt predictable, consistent, secure, and we knew the rules of engagement. Whether we were absorbed in an established career, off on a …

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Unearthing The Surprise of a Lifetime

By lizjansen Posted on April 24, 2020 Posted in Liz's Stories 8 Comments

If there’s one thing I have learned by now, it’s to expect the unexpected. Still, I didn’t see this surprise of a lifetime coming. I’m not talking about COVID-19, although the virus has precipitated a time of collective and personal …

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Spring Equinox and a Return to Balance

By lizjansen Posted on March 20, 2020 Posted in Liz's Stories 4 Comments

It’s been more than two weeks since a fender bender impacted (pun intended) an otherwise placid day. I gathered the lessons and wrote about them last week, yet the experience continued to gnaw at me. Although my initial reflections stand, …

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When a Fender Bender Smashes into your Day

By lizjansen Posted on March 13, 2020 Posted in Liz's Stories 4 Comments

In my dream, I rented a car for the day, got involved in a fender bender on a major highway, rode pillion in a luxury tow-truck, rented another car, the same model as the first, and arrived home six hours …

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Celebrate You! Strength Through Diversity #IWD2020

By lizjansen Posted on March 6, 2020 Posted in Liz's Stories No Comments

In spite of the deep snow that still covers the backyard and surrounding woods like a thick, downy, duvet, signs of spring are everywhere. With temperatures climbing, daylight increasing, and snow melting, spring flowers will soon be poking their heads …

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If not now, when? 7 Questions to Help Navigate the Unknown

By lizjansen Posted on February 28, 2020 Posted in Liz's Stories 10 Comments

Twenty years ago, I began to stir from a thirty-year sleep. Other than the forty pounds I’d packed on, there was nothing to indicate life was anything other than picture-perfect. But I was miserable and felt like I was living …

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