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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
    • Jan 31, 2020
    • 2 min

    Airstream Dream

    “Home, when it’s inside of us, allows us to sit still.” -Allison Moorer I used to want to own an airstream. Now I want to be the airstrea...

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    Jaime Pollard-Smith
    • Jul 2, 2018
    • 5 min

    I to We

    When “I” is replaced with “We” even “illness” becomes “wellness.” (a source from the internet; accredited to a million different people) ...

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    Jaime Pollard-Smith
    • Jun 25, 2018
    • 4 min

    In All Things Give Thanks

    Good vibes only. Attitude of gratitude. Is it really possible that by focusing on what we have we can completely block out the negative s...

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    Jaime Pollard-Smith
    • Jun 4, 2018
    • 3 min

    Hide and Seek Peace

    Shelter in Place: To seek protection from an environmental hazard by sealing oneself in a safe and secure location instead of fleeing or ...

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    Jaime Pollard-Smith
    • May 21, 2018
    • 3 min

    Ode to a Baptist and a Buddhist

    “You are the sky. Everything else is just the weather.” – Pema Chodron My mother and I used to share the same devotional reading. We each...

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    Jaime Pollard-Smith
    • May 14, 2018
    • 3 min

    Happy Mother(ing) Day

    This past Sunday I felt more like a daughter than a mother. And when I looked at my husband, he didn’t look like a father; he looked lik...

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    Jaime Pollard-Smith
    • May 7, 2018
    • 3 min

    Life Lessons from Lady Bird and Lila

    This past week, I showed Greta Gerwig’s coming of age dramedy “Lady Bird” for my college film club. Faculty and students were able to dis...

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    Jaime Pollard-Smith
    • Apr 30, 2018
    • 4 min

    She's The Ann To My Lucy

    My best friend is from Mars, and I am from Venus. We compliment each other really well, but I have also threatened to take us to marital ...

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    Jaime Pollard-Smith
    • Apr 23, 2018
    • 3 min

    Turning Arrows Into Flowers

    “I'm not a body with a soul, I'm a soul that has a visible part called the body.” ― Paulo Coelho, "Eleven Minutes" I spend a large part o...

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    Jaime Pollard-Smith
    • Apr 16, 2018
    • 2 min

    Lockdown

    “Don’t worry, Mom, my school has a great lockdown plan. We have practiced.” I wish these conversations didn’t happen but they do. My twel...

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    Jaime Pollard-Smith
    • Apr 9, 2018
    • 2 min

    Sensoria is for Everyone!

    “What starves pain, what forces it to release its grip, is speech, the voice upon which rides the story, this is what happened; this is w...

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    Jaime Pollard-Smith
    • Apr 2, 2018
    • 5 min

    On Aging (Wildly)

    I have no desire to age gracefully. I plan to age wildly. I wrote the "On Aging" post about year ago. The message is still the same today...

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    Jaime Pollard-Smith
    • Mar 26, 2018
    • 4 min

    Love Yo Self

    “You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.” – Buddha I declared February to be Love Yours...

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    Jaime Pollard-Smith
    • Mar 19, 2018
    • 4 min

    Making It Right

    “She didn’t know how to fix herself….” -Bryn Chancellor, Sycamore I love the idea that we find in a book what we need to see or hear at t...

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    Jaime Pollard-Smith
    • Mar 12, 2018
    • 1 min

    Fresh Ink

    I took Mom to her final cognitive evaluation on June 4, 2015. After a certain point in the progression of the disease, it became pointles...

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    Jaime Pollard-Smith
    • Mar 5, 2018
    • 2 min

    Mother is a Verb

    “You have always been an example of strength to your friends. I say all this to say I love you so much, and I am so proud of you.” -email...

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    Jaime Pollard-Smith
    • Feb 26, 2018
    • 4 min

    If I Could Be Oprah For A Day

    Do you remember when Oprah used to do her free car giveaway? For one of her shows, every single unsuspecting audience member received a f...

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    Jaime Pollard-Smith
    • Feb 19, 2018
    • 3 min

    Becoming

    “At some point you have to start becoming something. You can’t just unbecome into nothing.” One of my coworkers and friends is a sociolog...

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    Jaime Pollard-Smith
    • Feb 12, 2018
    • 3 min

    Make New Friends And Keep The Old

    They say that the relationship we have with ourselves sets the tone for every other relationship we have in our lives. Gulp. My inner cri...

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    Jaime Pollard-Smith
    • Feb 5, 2018
    • 4 min

    Cry Me a River

    “...you know that a good, long session of weeping can often make you feel better, even if your circumstances have not changed one bit.” ―...

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