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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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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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Promises of Spring

By Li Posted on 04/19/2020 Posted in blog, community
Promises of Spring
Photo Credit: Lisa Mauro, 2020 All Rights Reserved

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 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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Homesick

By Li Posted on 07/04/2017 Posted in blog, cooking, travel, writing
Homesick

There is a certain amount of humility that comes along with moving almost 2,000 miles away from the part of the country you’ve lived most of your life. Packing up what you think are the essentials and driving cross-country, perhaps …

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Redefining Importance

By Li Posted on 09/03/2016 Posted in blog, charity, community Tagged with downsizing, tiny house
Redefining Importance

Photo Credit: www.thenonconformingprofessional.com Despite an abrupt push into adulthood – and let me be clear from the beginning that this was of my own volition, my parents didn’t give me any ultimatums at 16 – I’ve reached far beyond what anyone’s …

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90 Days

By Li Posted on 03/03/2016 Posted in Advocare, blog, business, diet, weight loss, weight loss surgery, WLS, women Tagged with 24 Day Challenge, Advocare, challenge, diet, weight loss

Wow, there’s been crickets here lately, huh? I promise you that the silence has been neither intentional nor without good reason.  I’ve spent the last few months getting adjusted to a new job, staring at two manuscripts in progress without …

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