A gift can be given and taken away. Is that how it goes? Well, that’s basically how this story goes. Two years ago or so my dad texted me out of the blue, asking to meet up soon. Because we had not had any kind of relationship for 5 about years before that, he clarified that “Everything is okay” and he wasn’t dying. I appreciated him saying that. One of deepest fears is his death before reconciliation. During our awkward meeting- because none of us really knew each other anymore – my dad did the one thing I had ...

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Have you ever let another person’s opinions about your work stop you in your tracks? Maybe to the point where you gave up your craft entirely. Well, let’s be friends. Because I’ve been there! Family, friends, internet trolls, strangers in church…. you name it. They have all come at me in some shape or form and the result: I quit. So don’t be like me. Instead, own your power house of your work and keep going. It’s okay to be unavailable for what does not serve your purpose. I am unavailable. I am unavailable for toxicity. I am unavailable ...

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