We were All Beginners Once
Intimidation Like an eerie stillness it can steal the wind right out of our sails. We may be curious, spectating at what could be...
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Jen Labesky
- Nov 8, 2022
- 3 min
It's Not Your Job to Like Me
“It’s not your job to like me, it’s mine.” – Byron Katie This quote popped up as the daily quote on my Insight Timer app last week and...
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Shelby Logsdon
- Oct 17, 2022
- 3 min
Running As Meditation
By Shelby Logsdon Marriage and Family Therapy, MMFC/T, MPA, CHHC Did you know that moving our bodies helps maintain our mental health? It...
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Chandra Marshall
- Jul 19, 2022
- 2 min
Keeping promises to ourselves, by Chandra Marshall
Team GritChicks team member and GritChicks Community Blogger Chandra Marshall on keeping the promises we make to ourselves: Hi, I’m...
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Jen Labesky
- May 25, 2022
- 3 min
ready, fire, aim!
Jack Canfield is one of my absolute favorite motivational authors. In his book, Success Principles, he makes a powerful point that “too...
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Jen Labesky
- May 25, 2022
- 3 min
We are not our past
Am I the girl who suffered abuse at the hands of a man I loved? Am the girl who has been in a boxing match with depression her whole...
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Jen Labesky
- May 21, 2022
- 3 min
Slow is strong
“I’d be so frustrated with myself if I were you. You should be able to run faster than that.” “How can you even call yourself a runner...
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Jen Labesky
- May 20, 2022
- 2 min
the little voice that knows
“He needs to follow his passion.” This is the thought that woke me a few days ago. I was in Colorado visiting a university with my son,...
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Jen Labesky
- May 20, 2022
- 3 min
When they tell you "You can't"
When I turned 40, I decided I wanted to try running. I had heard about the benefits to body, mind and spirit, and I wanted to see what it...
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Jen Labesky
- Apr 1, 2022
- 3 min
When We Don't Feel Gratitude...
Have you ever created a daily gratitude list? I’ve tried a few times in my life, and every time it seems to last no more than a week....
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Jen Labesky
- Mar 9, 2022
- 2 min
Growth comes from struggles
I’ve always been open about my struggles, and today is no different. One of the things I’m struggling with right now is the fact that my...
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Jen Labesky
- Feb 16, 2022
- 3 min
grit
I’ve never been the most talented athlete. As a child, I was a gymnast, long jumper, softball player and diver, but I was always mediocre...
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Jen Labesky
- Jan 1, 2022
- 4 min
releasing toxic people
As we continue exploring the areas where crap has built up over the years, muddying our vision of our true power, there is one influence...
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Jen Labesky
- Sep 15, 2021
- 3 min
burnout
I’ve been struggling with burnout lately. I think many of us have. Whether with work, exercise, having no desire to cook yet another...
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Jen Labesky
- May 25, 2021
- 2 min
self-doubt is a lie
In addition to the incredible bonds and face-numbing laughter, one of the things I love most about hosting retreats is witnessing as...
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