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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
Hugging It Out
When someone you love… someone you care about… someone that’s close to you is gone… you make a choice…. Mom said last month that she’s at...
Amanda Winder
Nov 26, 20143 min read
Grateful for the Pain
Now I’m not gonna lie and say being home is a breeze…. It’s painful and there are certainly tears… But if I could really describe this...
Amanda Winder
Nov 25, 20143 min read
Fear on a Plane
Fear… such an interesting state of mind… Such an interesting emotion… The things it can do… The lengths it can drive us too… And it...
Amanda Winder
Nov 23, 20142 min read
Valuable Perceptions
I had a conversation two days ago that hasn’t left my mind…. My boss was telling me that someone broke into the neighbors house and...
Amanda Winder
Nov 21, 20143 min read
The Holidays are Coming...
It’s an overwhelming thought to think…. the one that includes my mom having to sort through her life…. Knowing that she shouldn’t have to...
Amanda Winder
Nov 17, 20143 min read
Crossing the Speed Bump
And then the speed bump causes unnecessary chaos…. And I’m left wondering… Why do I even bother worrying?… Worrying always takes me to a...
Amanda Winder
Nov 14, 20142 min read
Another Speed Bump Ahead
Moving forward… moving forward… moving forward… Bam…. all of a sudden a moment of stress hits me… a moment where I have to choose to let...
Amanda Winder
Nov 13, 20142 min read
Dinning with Self-Pity
I’ve gotta be honest with myself for a moment and admit the fact that I frequently dine with self-pity… really I do… and it’s beginning...
Amanda Winder
Nov 10, 20142 min read
The Provider
Yesterday I starred thinking about the Yarbrough house…. the house I lived in for 16 years… the house my parents lived in for 20 years…...
Amanda Winder
Nov 7, 20144 min read
Peace: Confident Yet Satisfied
I had a thought yesterday that went something like this…. If someone offered me a million dollars to change myself… To stop being...
Amanda Winder
Nov 5, 20142 min read
New Normal
I feel guilty… guilty because dad’s been dead for 5 months and I let the day slip by me without remembering…. November 2nd came and...
Amanda Winder
Nov 4, 20142 min read
Response
What are we here for?… What’s our purpose as humans?… I feel like there are so many answers to that question… and who’s to say any one of...
Amanda Winder
Nov 1, 20143 min read
Just Walk
Faith… That’s what I need… It’s what I need a long with peace… And after a phone call with mom night before last it’s even clearer to see...
Amanda Winder
Oct 29, 20142 min read
It's Not Concrete Anymore
Can I do this day without as much drama as I did yesterday? Can I take the stress I felt from yesterday and decrease it? God how can I...
Amanda Winder
Oct 28, 20142 min read
It's Real...
If you know me really well…. well you know my thoughts on jewelry…. I love it… But I don’t wear just anything… I’m super particular about...
Amanda Winder
Oct 27, 20142 min read
Follow Your Arrow
Follow your arrow where ever it points…. That’s basically how my best friend sent me off to L.A…. my side of the apartment empty… my car...
Amanda Winder
Oct 26, 20142 min read
Forgiveness from Babes
Sometimes I wonder what it must’ve been like to be a child… to have to learn so many complex skills like taking, walking and reading… How...
Amanda Winder
Oct 23, 20142 min read
Death Lessons
Death keeps teaching me so many lessons…. I wonder if it is one of the greatest teachers… There are so many facets to it… The absence of...
Amanda Winder
Oct 21, 20143 min read
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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