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Words help us heal, help us feel less alone, make us laugh out loud, and help us find joy in the little things. Here are a few of mine I hope you enjoy....
And just like that...I'm 60....
60 years. 6 decades. Born in another century (THAT one!). I’m not really sure how I feel about this whole turning 60 thing that’s...
Sasha
May 30, 20232 min read
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Winners Never Quit....or do they?
If you’ve seen many business quotes on motivation out in the world, chances are you’ve seen this one. Winners Never Quit and Quitters...
Sasha
Dec 13, 20223 min read
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Change = Personal Growth
Personal Growth is one of my Favorite things in the whole world and when you toss a little creativity into the mix, well....it's just...
Sasha
Dec 8, 20223 min read
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It's the Most Wonderful Time of Year...for Emotional Chaos!
It’s the most wonderful time of year…. Except when it isn’t. The emotions are running high right now with more people, more money, more...
Sasha
Dec 3, 20222 min read
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The 3 R's of Habit Change
Habits. Depending on who you ask, what you read, or who you talk to, it takes 21 days to change a habit. In my experience as a...
Sasha
Nov 24, 20222 min read
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A Little Grace is Good for the Soul
It’s time to introduce Grace Cottage…. But first, I need to take you on a little journey. Ten years ago, I launched on this speaking gig...
Sasha
Oct 7, 20212 min read
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My hiking days are over...
Y'all might have heard I don't outdoors. Like, I'm comfortable saying I prefer to be indoors except when the temperature is between 40...
Sasha
Sep 7, 20213 min read
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I am not alone
I am not alone. We walk in the faith we choose, belief in the universe, karma, the unknown or the hope in our heart carrying us through...
Sasha
May 27, 20211 min read
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We don't start from the same place...
Failure. Such an ugly word but it's tossed around like candy at halloween. We're quick to claim something we do as a 'failure' if it...
Sasha
May 6, 20211 min read
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What would you say....
If you could sit down with your 24 year old self, share a coffee or wine and have a chat, what would you say? Would you share the...
Sasha
Apr 4, 20211 min read
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8 hours doesn't define me
1993 or 94…. I had just started a new job in a new town in a new state. The first few days we were ‘getting ready’ for all the...
Sasha
Mar 30, 20212 min read
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The path continues...
Out of nothing more than habit and a memory of mama stuffing notebooks with everything from 4 leaf clovers to recipes, I picked up the...
Sasha
Mar 22, 20212 min read
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As long as it takes...
The rules are made up. I don't even know who made them up, but they are TOTALLY made up. Just because something worked for someone else,...
Sasha
Mar 5, 20211 min read
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You didn't give up
One day you wake up and it’s not the same. You feel….lighter. You realize you no longer give quite as much thought to what others judge...
Sasha
Feb 20, 20211 min read
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Duct tape days
My friend.... Some days are most definitely stitched together with duct tape instead of pixie dust. They are barely held together with...
Sasha
Feb 9, 20211 min read
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Snowman, tank tops, and mummies....
It snowed last night. Most of the snow was already melting by the time we got up this morning, but because we're in the South, any snow...
Sasha
Feb 9, 20212 min read
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The evidence of your own power...
You hear that? That's the mean girl in your head and she's whispering in your ear, telling you crazy things. Things like, "You can't do...
Sasha
Feb 5, 20211 min read
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We can do hard things...
We can do hard things. And we all do, every single day. But sometimes we're just beebopping along, living the life of the things we do,...
Sasha
Jan 30, 20211 min read
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Scents of yesterday....
My hand brushed the small chain first, and then felt the engraved glass and knobby lid. As I peered into the old, flimsy box, my breath...
Sasha
Jan 23, 20211 min read
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Happy 2021...
December 30, 2020.... Nothing is like it should be, and we're desperately trying to see over the edge of the new year into the abyss that...
Sasha
Dec 30, 20202 min read
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All the me's....
Hey y’all…I’m Sasha. Let’s talk about perceptions…..and maybe misconceptions and then if we feel like it, we’ll toss in a little...
Sasha
Dec 7, 20202 min read
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Oh Christmas Tree....
Best laid plans or something like that... Our goal today was to get a Christmas tree. We’ve had a real tree for the last 12 years of...
Sasha
Nov 28, 20203 min read
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Traditions old and new...
Traditions weave through generations like a ribbon of hope, carried forward with care, gently reaching into the past to make sure pieces...
Sasha
Nov 25, 20201 min read
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