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    "Maybe the journey isn't so much about becoming anything. Maybe it's about unbecoming everything that isn't really you so you can be who you were meant to be in the first place."  - Unknown

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    Jaime Pollard-Smith
    • Jun 10, 2020
    • 5 min

    In Her Corner

    In Her Corner will be a space where other voices can “come home” to share their story. It will be a soft place to land where listeners gathe

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    Jaime Pollard-Smith
    • Jun 3, 2020
    • 0 min

    Black Lives Matter

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    Jaime Pollard-Smith
    • May 27, 2020
    • 2 min

    A Place of Love

    This statement has become part of my mantra for the past month. It is a quick test to gauge my intentions. Spending more time in close proxi

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    Jaime Pollard-Smith
    • May 20, 2020
    • 3 min

    EVERY TREE IS THE FOREST

    These poetic words swirled in my mind this week. Cries and protests erupt as angry citizens come to blows over the rights of individuals, an

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    Jaime Pollard-Smith
    • May 13, 2020
    • 3 min

    It Would Not Happen To My Son

    It might not happen to my son, but it happened to her son.

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    Jaime Pollard-Smith
    • May 6, 2020
    • 11 min

    J'aime La Vie: Kathy Izard

    Introduction I first learned about this month’s guest several years ago through her book, The Hundred Story Home. A good friend chose thi...

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    Jaime Pollard-Smith
    • Apr 29, 2020
    • 3 min

    Time Traveler

    Traveling backwards lets me control the narrative— my take on the storyline. This very control is what I am practicing releasing on a daily

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    Jaime Pollard-Smith
    • Apr 22, 2020
    • 4 min

    The Shimmer Of Didion's Light

    If reading is in my inhale and writing is my exhale, I think I have been holding my breath for the past month.

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    Jaime Pollard-Smith
    • Apr 15, 2020
    • 3 min

    Befriend Yourself

    “Friendship with oneself is all important, because without it one cannot be friends with anyone else in the world.” -Eleanor Roosevelt Wh...

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    Jaime Pollard-Smith
    • Apr 6, 2020
    • 3 min

    Love Thy Neighbor

    Mother Teresa said if you want to change the world, go home and love your family. Yes, let’s go home to love our family, and let’s stay home

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    Jaime Pollard-Smith
    • Apr 1, 2020
    • 4 min

    J'aime La Vie: Amber Rosintoski Doty

    Introduction When I first conceived the idea for this project, I knew it had to be her. She had to be the leading lady. She is a magic ma...

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    Jaime Pollard-Smith
    • Mar 25, 2020
    • 2 min

    J'aime La Vie

    I had a project set to launch in 2020. Everything was clicking and coming together; I was riding that creative high. Then the world changed.

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    Jaime Pollard-Smith
    • Mar 15, 2020
    • 3 min

    Priming the Heart

    I prime my heart and soul from the inside. An open heart is ready to receive and give love throughout the rest of the day.

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    Jaime Pollard-Smith
    • Mar 11, 2020
    • 3 min

    Planting Progress

    Corpses of trees lay in piles as tall as they once stood. Rigamortis of the roots. The clay cries. It doesn’t feel like progress.

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    Jaime Pollard-Smith
    • Mar 4, 2020
    • 3 min

    Planned Partnerhood

    The four of us have been using Danielle LaPorte’s planner to set heart-centered intentions and priorities each week.

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    Jaime Pollard-Smith
    • Feb 26, 2020
    • 3 min

    When Words Disappear

    This is not the autism we have come to expect on sitcoms, the socially awkward child who knows an unusual amount of facts about sea animals.

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    Jaime Pollard-Smith
    • Feb 21, 2020
    • 3 min

    Laying the Realist to Rest

    Someone I love dearly recently said to me, “You’ve got to be a realist, Jaime.” No. No, I don’t. Here’s why. I was raised in a world of r...

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    Jaime Pollard-Smith
    • Feb 14, 2020
    • 3 min

    Listen Hear

    This year has been top heavy already— and it’s just mid-February. Some friends and I have lost loved ones and dear friends. Funerals, mem...

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    Jaime Pollard-Smith
    • Feb 10, 2020
    • 5 min

    Lessons From Jay

    On January 21, we lost a friend and athlete. This was the first loss of this kind at CrossFit Jane. For those familiar with our story, yo...

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    Jaime Pollard-Smith
    • Feb 8, 2020
    • 3 min

    Those Magic Words

    Today I took our puppy on the big loop around the neighborhood for the first time. This route involves a short trek on a main four lane r...

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