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The Strings Are A Lie

By Li Posted on 09/26/2020 Posted in blog Tagged with growth, writing

“The sooner you accept that it was all a lie, the better off you’ll be. You can’t make sense of something so irrational.” Those words stung like hell the first time I’d heard them. In early 2018, in the throes …

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Coming Undone

By Li Posted on 09/14/2020 Posted in blog, memoir, writing Tagged with grief, legacy, loss, memoir, writing

“Sometimes the death of who we used to be is necessary to become who we were meant to be.”

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The Heavy Lifting

By Li Posted on 07/17/2020 Posted in memoir, writing Tagged with author, complex trauma, Lisa Mauro, memoir, narcissism, narcissist, sociopath, trauma, trauma bonds, writer, writing
The Heavy Lifting

I didn’t expect the layers of the onion to be so fucking heavy. I figured I’d been staring at it long enough. I carefully selected the knife, holding various ones in my palm and feeling the weight of it. Putting it …

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Stepping Into Growth

By Li Posted on 07/09/2020 Posted in blog
Stepping Into Growth

Lately, I’ve come to accept that my brain is wired in some fascinating ways and that for better or worse – from the positive experiences to the trauma – it’s all shaped me. And I hate to break it to …

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Sunday Seven – April 26th Edition

By Li Posted on 04/26/2020 Posted in Uncategorized

I’m pretty sure I’m not alone in feeling like this month has been the longest year ever. But here we are, barreling towards May, with no real end in sight for many of us as far as the status quo. …

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Promises of Spring

By Li Posted on 04/19/2020 Posted in blog, community
Promises of Spring
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It seems strange to think that I only took this photo a week ago. Since then, we’ve had a “traditional Colorado Spring”; which is to say we’ve had at least two more rounds of snow with wild temperature swings. It …

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The Sunday Seven – Mar. 29th Edition

By Li Posted on 03/29/2020 Posted in Uncategorized

If Real Life were a sitcom, I’d have solved some major puzzle or fixed some major roadblock in my life in the last seven days. Alas, it’s not and I think many of us are still trying to figure out …

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The Gift of Time

By Li Posted on 03/28/2020 Posted in blog, community, writing

A few weeks ago, when it became apparent that I’d be self-isolating, self-quarantining, social distancing or whatever it’s being called in this particular news cycle, I realized that maybe the struggles of the previous year had been a training ground. …

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The Sunday Seven

By Li Posted on 03/22/2020 Posted in blog, gratitude, writing Tagged with boulder, coaching, Colorado, denver, gratitude, health, life coach, Lisa Mauro, writer, yoga

Sometimes the world you thought you knew just crumbles and you’re left staring behind the curtain wondering what the hell just happened.

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Friday Five

By Li Posted on 07/07/2017 Posted in blog Tagged with blog, creative projects, gratitude, Lisa Mauro, writer
Friday Five

I’d like to kick off this week’s Friday Five Grats with a MAJOR thank you to the extremely talented Jodi Britten.  Jodi is a talented artist who just “gets me”.  For instance, I can reach out to her with a …

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