Jaime Pollard-Smith
Drum Roll Please: Yes, I've Changed
“People look at you strange, say you changed. Like you worked that hard to stay the same.” Jay-Z This one time at a drum journey… If I...
"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
- Apr 12, 2021
- 3 min
No Bad Days
I never have a bad day. And while that statement sounds like an obnoxious brag, it’s true. You might think the pandemic, separation,...
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Jaime Pollard-Smith
- Mar 29, 2021
- 2 min
Perky Pollard
Hey! Enneagram 7 here. The enthusiastic visionary. I’m supposed to be uplifting, a light bringer, an eternal optimist. Jazz Hands Jaime....
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Jaime Pollard-Smith
- Mar 15, 2021
- 3 min
How I Became A Sponsored Athlete
“I really think you need to do the Open this year, Mom. It would be good for you.” My son is nothing if not persistent. For the last...
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Jaime Pollard-Smith
- Mar 8, 2021
- 3 min
Sitting by the Door
Fifteen years ago I met one of my best friends, Robin, in New York City at an Irish pub. We were there with our dates who happened to be...
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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 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...
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Jaime Pollard-Smith
- Jun 16, 2017
- 2 min
Unplugged
My blog was empty this week, but my heart was full to the brim. I am thankful and present recharging with friends and loved ones while...
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Jaime Pollard-Smith
- Apr 24, 2017
- 3 min
It's Just a Phase
Perhaps this new beginning comes with a toddlerhood of its own. Each new phase demands fresh-tilled soil to start anew with a tiny seed. In
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Jaime Pollard-Smith
- Feb 20, 2017
- 4 min
Elephant Work
It is a painful process of unbecoming and learning everything we thought was a given - an unchanging truth - might not be set in stone. We d
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Jaime Pollard-Smith
- Dec 26, 2016
- 4 min
What I Learned about Life in a Watercolor Workshop
This past week we were given a rare opportunity. Faculty members were offered two hours of professional development credit for attending...
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Jaime Pollard-Smith
- Nov 15, 2016
- 5 min
A Pilgrimage from Pouting to Presence
"Each new person I take time to come in contact with has the potential to leave a lasting brick in the wall of me."
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Jaime Pollard-Smith
- Nov 8, 2016
- 5 min
Giving Myself Permission
“The Work of You” No one is coming to save you, to give you permission, to choose you, or validate you. This has always been your job....
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