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Roxanne’s Reflections

After writing a column for my small town newspaper for 6 years, I want to continue sharing my reflections on life’s lessons through metaphors and analogies that are realistic and relatable.

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To all my beautiful sisters…
  • Roxanne
  • April 12, 2024April 12, 2024

To all my beautiful sisters…

As a woman, I want to do a better job of supporting other women in whatever form they choose to show up, while also accepting myself in whatever form I choose to show up.

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Did anyone notice? You’re not alone in your struggle.
  • Roxanne
  • April 4, 2024April 4, 2024
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Did anyone notice? You’re not alone in your struggle.

I haven’t written in a while. No blogs have been posted this past month. Did anyone notice I was gone? When someone is struggling, I think this is a common type of question. A person may ask if w

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Do you ever think, “This is too hard, I quit!”?
  • Roxanne
  • March 9, 2024March 9, 2024
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Do you ever think, “This is too hard, I quit!”?

This blog is being written later than usual because I felt like I didn’t have anything positive to share. Hiding, disengaging, and running away felt safer, easier and more appealing.

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Let the words roll like water off a duck’s back
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  • February 29, 2024February 29, 2024
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Let the words roll like water off a duck’s back

Interestingly, a duck has a gland near its tail that secretes a wax-like, oily substance. As the duck uses its bill to spread the substance over its feathers, it creates a water-resistant coating.

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Sticks, stones, and words can be painful
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  • February 22, 2024February 22, 2024

Sticks, stones, and words can be painful

When I was growing up, I never believed the saying, “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can never hurt me.”

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Be open to wild grown love
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  • February 17, 2024February 17, 2024
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Be open to wild grown love

I planted a wild flower garden last summer. It was exotic and beautiful. It was wild and unruly.

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Being alone can be scary but empowering.
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  • February 9, 2024February 9, 2024
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Being alone can be scary but empowering.

Someone once told me that I am the only one with me when I am born and when I die. No one can experience my entry into or my exit from life except me. I know my parents were there when I was born a

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It’s Okay to Applaud Yourself
  • Roxanne
  • February 1, 2024February 1, 2024

It’s Okay to Applaud Yourself

Go ahead, join me in applauding yourself and others. 

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Sometimes life feels a bit like snow.
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  • January 25, 2024January 25, 2024
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Sometimes life feels a bit like snow.

Sometimes life feels a bit like snow. At times it can be light and fluffy. Other times it can feel sharp and biting. It’s beautiful when it is a freshly fallen pristine white. The glimmer is mesm

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Happiness is an Equation
  • Roxanne
  • January 18, 2024January 18, 2024

Happiness is an Equation

Have you ever heard of the happiness equation? Yep, that’s right. There’s an equation for happiness. If you don’t believe me, just google it and you’ll find a couple. The one I was introduc

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