What is Authenticity?

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Hello all!  I can’t believe it has been over a year since my last blog post.  I have been itching to write again and I have quite the list of blogs to write.  Over the past year I have been thinking about what authenticity is and how some people may not have thought about it much since it isn’t something that is taught very frequently.  For this post I am using the definition of authenticity as: “authenticity is the degree to which one is true to one’s own personality, spirit, or character, despite external pressures”.  So why have I chosen… Continue reading

Dakota Access Pipeline

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This is something I would like to talk about because it has been heavy on my heart for many reasons.   For those of you who don’t know what this is here is a quick description.  It is an 1,172 mile long underground pipeline that starts in North Dakota and will end in Illinois.  It will carry 450,000 barrels of crude oil every day.  Currently there are over 100 Native American tribes and people from all over the world that have joined together to try and stop the construction of the pipeline in North Dakota.  If you would like more… Continue reading

Kids

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Feels like I have not written a blog post in so long…  I have been meaning to write this one for some time now.  These are my thoughts on raising children in these interesting times we are living in. My blessings I have been blessed with two awesome kids.  One girl and one boy, ages 9 and 7.  I would say they are fairly normal to today’s societies standards.  They are both smart and are excelling in school.  Both are athletic and enjoy sports, they enjoy watching movies, and playing video games.  My daughter is creative and loves to do… Continue reading