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Roxanne’s Reflections

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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Beauty from Ashes: Wrestling with loss and renewal
  • Roxanne
  • April 11, 2025April 11, 2025

Beauty from Ashes: Wrestling with loss and renewal

How can something so horrific have such an earthy, almost sweet scent? How could devastation be so quickly clothed in green new life? My mind wants to rebel against the idea, yet I couldn’t help

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When Life Feels Too Hard
  • Roxanne
  • December 2, 2024December 2, 2024

When Life Feels Too Hard

Do you ever get weary? Like the weight of life’s demands is too hard to bear? Have you ever just wanted to quit the endless tasks and responsibilities? I’ve felt it too–the longing for life t

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Building something new requires that life gets messy for a while
  • Roxanne
  • May 3, 2024May 3, 2024
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Building something new requires that life gets messy for a while

Whether just starting something new or in the middle of the process, the mess is inevitable. Building something new requires that life gets messy for a while; however the benefit of the end result

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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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Posture and Mindset Matter
  • Roxanne
  • January 11, 2024January 11, 2024
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Posture and Mindset Matter

My son reminded me that the posture and the mindset is important. When doing a squat, he told me to look up and to think about “exploding upward.” Trust me, there was no exploding happening wit

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