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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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    Drum Roll Please: Yes, I've Changed
    Jaime Pollard-Smith
    • Apr 19, 2021
    • 3 min

    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...
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    No Bad Days
    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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    Perky Pollard
    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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    How I Became A Sponsored Athlete
    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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    Sitting by the Door
    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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    Time Traveler
    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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    Befriend Yourself
    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...
    239 views0 comments
    Unplugged
    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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    It's Just a Phase
    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
    167 views0 comments
    Elephant Work
    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
    107 views0 comments
    What I Learned about Life in a Watercolor Workshop
    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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    A Pilgrimage from Pouting to Presence
    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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    Giving Myself Permission
    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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