Author: Melissa Harrison
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Why I Needed My Authentic Self
“The most authentic thing about us is our capacity to create, to overcome, to endure, to transform, to love and to be greater than our suffering.” ― Ben Okri “How would your life be different if…You approached all relationships with authenticity and honesty? Let today be the day…You dedicate yourself to building relationships on the…
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Why You Should Beware of Labels
I used to think that assigning myself a label would enable me to face whatever the so-called problem was and then powerhouse through it and be an overcoming-that-shit warrior. I have a new take on this. “What labels me, negates me.” ― Søren Kierkegaard I have come to greatly dislike labels, because in reality all…
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How Drama Taught Me That Perspective is Hella Important
“We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses.” ― Abraham Lincoln I received a wonderful compliment today. A friend sent me a message telling me how wonderful she thinks it is that I post photos on Facebook of my kids while they are on vacation with their dads,…
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How to Live a Kick-Ass Life (and be the strongest leader of it)
“What would you do if you weren’t afraid?” ― Sheryl Sandberg One way leaders in organizations can lose power and influence is by focusing on the power over others, or dominance. The same goes for losing the influence of leadership over your own life. You are the strongest leader in your life. YOU. You determine where you…
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Why You Need to Release Those Old, Stanky Patterns
Energy needs to move. It’s not supposed to stay stagnant. By resisting it, trying not to acknowledge it, it stays still. I realized something this morning. As in, to my core. Something I’d understood about myself already, but not to this depth. And then I felt the stagnant energy – in my chest. I believe I…