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Two Trees
I left social media. I didn’t deactivate my accounts, but I left… Promising myself I would return when I felt I could consume without...

Amanda Winder
Sep 1, 20202 min read
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Simply Alive
Being alive… What a thought… I mean, you are alive right?!? I hope you’re always growing: spirit, soul and body. I hope you’re always...

Amanda Winder
Oct 14, 20182 min read
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Resurrected Life
You know 5 years ago this fall I decided Cultivate Life and I weren’t for each other. I was filled with utter confusion and deep pain as...

Amanda Winder
Aug 7, 20182 min read
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When the Darkness Ends
Four years have passed. Four years have passed and the view of my life has drastically changed. I’ve drastically changed. To say I’m the...

Amanda Winder
Apr 21, 20182 min read
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Death Halts Life....
Have you ever walked into a situation completely blind?… Believing in your mind you know the solution will be quick and simple, but then...

Amanda Winder
Dec 28, 20174 min read
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Life on the Line...
I found myself sitting at the cemetery today… Why?… I went with mom to pick up the deeds for dad’s plot and the plot she’ll eventually be...

Amanda Winder
Nov 13, 20172 min read
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Expectancy of Life...
Hope… I’ve been on this journey with hope for a few weeks now… Discovering exactly what it is and why it’s so important to place my hope...

Amanda Winder
Oct 23, 20173 min read
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Intangible Gains..
“Life looks good on you… On all three of you”… This was a comment someone made to my family the other day… Now, if you know anything...

Amanda Winder
Feb 14, 20172 min read
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God and Life... Interchangeable
Lately I’ve had this evolving thought… I believe God and Life are interchangeable… That one cannot do without the other… And that one of...

Amanda Winder
Dec 2, 20162 min read
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Quality of Life...
The day after my grandmother died, a comment was made to my sister… “Well, you know Bridget, it’s really about the quality of life”… If...

Amanda Winder
Oct 25, 20163 min read
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Life, the process...
Life… A journey… A process… A continual climbing of mountains and walks through valleys, with a lot of highs and lows… I believe every...

Amanda Winder
Sep 9, 20162 min read
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But It's Not Dead...
I am a firm believer that constant growth is simply part of life… That in order to move forward, even when we don’t feel motivated, we...

Amanda Winder
Jul 17, 20162 min read
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Life in Fireworks...
So much of life feels like a big firework show… I don’t mean the kind we have in the convenience of our backyards… I’m referring to the...

Amanda Winder
Jul 5, 20162 min read
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Orchestration of the Unknown...
Why does it so often seem like “living”… Living a full life of cohesiveness and togetherness means that we can’t worry… We can’t think…...

Amanda Winder
Jun 24, 20161 min read
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The Valuable Lost...
Last week I lost five things… On four separate occasions… And I don’t ever loose things… Especially what’s of value to me… So I decided...

Amanda Winder
Jan 11, 20162 min read
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Curve Ball...
When we live… When we just live… Moment by moment… A lot of times curve balls come out of nowhere… Or so it seems… And right now… Well a...

Amanda Winder
Jan 5, 20161 min read
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The Unraveling...
And then sometimes life presents itself to you in a way that you never dreamed possible but always hoped for deep within…. And the...

Amanda Winder
Sep 19, 20152 min read
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Life Giver...
A few weeks ago someone spoke the words “life giver” to me… And since then… Well they’ve just made sense… Because when I think about...

Amanda Winder
Aug 4, 20152 min read
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Success...
So… time away from the everyday routine…. The everyday shuffle of life… It’s good… And it’s good because it shows me that I’m fine… All...

Amanda Winder
Nov 30, 20143 min read
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Life Cues
What happens when you finally control your own life?… When you feel like no one holds the keys to your future anymore but you?… When...

Amanda Winder
Oct 18, 20143 min read
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