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Memories, Goop and Transformation

February 20, 2022 by Shandra Filed Under: 7 Apples on a Saturday Night Leave a Comment

Once we’ve changed, transformed, become something altogether different, there is no going back. Things will never be as they once were. Nor should they be.

7 Apples on a Saturday Night

January 23, 2022 by Shandra Filed Under: 7 Apples on a Saturday Night Leave a Comment

I keep wondering who we think we are that we get to pass judgment on every other human that doesn’t agree with our way of thinking. I’m not saying we can’t disagree. I’m saying we can disagree and still love on each other, be decent.

Two Awareness Campaigns, One Month, One Kid

September 30, 2020 by Shandra Filed Under: Human Connection, My Stories Leave a Comment

September is one of those months that comes with mixed emotions for me. I absolutely love Fall, it’s my favourite season, and it’s also a reminder for me that sometimes life becomes bare before it becomes beautiful again. Right now, the wind is blowing our stunning leaves into the abyss and my heart is both […]

I Don’t Know How to ‘Title’ Human Connection

July 20, 2020 by shandracarlson Filed Under: Human Connection 9 Comments

I bawled my eyes out, the tears streamed for an entire morning, I was spent. Sometimes you just gotta cry, get it out. For days I had been contemplating my place in this world and whether it was time to recognize that my dreams were a thing of the past.

Reaching Me

February 28, 2020 by shandracarlson Filed Under: Human Connection 2 Comments

I have a deep desire to reach the world with goodness and hope, but right now I’m trying to reach me. As I navigate my fifties I find myself falling deeper into the realm of feeling invisible, unattractive, over the hill and unwanted. Let me explain. In my twenties I had a day job I […]

Craving Connection

February 13, 2020 by shandracarlson Filed Under: Human Connection 2 Comments

con·nec·tion | \ kə-ˈnek-shən \ Merriam-Webster’s Definition of connection \ 1 : the act of connecting : the state of being connected 2 : something that connects 3 : a person connected with another especially by marriage, kinship, or common interest 4 : a political, social, professional, or commercial relationship 5 : a set of […]

Remnants of Hope

January 7, 2019 by shandracarlson Filed Under: Be Different Do Different 25 Comments

As I sit waiting for some brilliant, creative idea to drop from the heavens so I can start writing again, I find myself reflecting over the past few years. In October of 2015, I was invited to contribute as a blogger for Huffington Post. In December of that same year, I sustained a life-altering concussion. […]

Don’t Let Fear be Your Decision Maker

February 11, 2016 by Shandra Filed Under: Be Different Do Different, Huffington Post Leave a Comment

I read a book recently that was fantastic yet horrible at the same time. It’s bringing out the raw part of me that I’d prefer to keep hidden. One of the reasons I subject myself to this kind of ‘opportunity’ is to get better at being me, and to get rid of some of my […]

7 Lies of Perfectionism to Ditch in 2016

January 6, 2016 by Shandra Filed Under: Be Different Do Different, Huffington Post Leave a Comment

Does the pressure of perfection weigh you down through the Christmas Season, only to slap you in the face again come the New Year because you just can’t seem to measure up, at least not in your estimation? Why not make 2016 the year you break free from the insanity? Ditch perfectionism and find peaceful-ism! […]

Here be Dragons | Can Yours be Trained?

December 4, 2015 by shandracarlson Filed Under: Be Different Do Different, Huffington Post Leave a Comment

The brave men did not kill dragons. The brave men rode them. — Game of Thrones Stick with me. Toothless dragons. Sure, why not? When you’re the creator of a blockbuster movie you can do whatever the heck you want! Have you seen, How to Train Your Dragon – 1 or 2? I adore […]