The Journey

Daily dispatches from the trail — inner and outer. Newest entries first.

  • Day 5: Finding Your True Self

    Today’s Pivot Year reading is talking about how we each have two rivers inside us. One is what we are told by society we should be (or our culture, family or anything else influencing us), and the other is our…

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  • Day 4: The Power of the Pause and Emotional Control

    I will be posting almost the entire paragraph in today’s reading because it was that impactful. Let’s start dissecting it. “Self-protection is learning how to take a pause between what you feel and how you react.” My first that was…

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  • Day 3: Embracing Self Love and Growth

    In The Pivot Year she writes “Happiness is not having the best of everything, but the ability to make the best of anything.” I can honestly say I did the best I could with the experiences and knowledge I had…

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  • Day 2: Squeaked It In

    The day is almost over but I am getting this in under the radar. Yesterday I was talking with my son about how when I was running I had to stop because I could tell I was about to throw…

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  • Hello World!

    Welcome to day 1 of my “Pivot Year”. I am spending every day reading a page from the book “The Pivot Year” by Brianna Wiest. I am training my mind to be strong, but I also need to train my…

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About This Journey

A personal growth blog following one woman’s pivot year — healing, hiking, and finding her way back to herself.

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