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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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    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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    An Unbecoming Birthday
    Jaime Pollard-Smith
    • Jun 5, 2017
    • 2 min

    An Unbecoming Birthday

    My blog turns one today. They say you can only write what you would like to read. It makes sense; self-help books spill over onto the...
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    The Space Between
    Jaime Pollard-Smith
    • May 30, 2017
    • 3 min

    The Space Between

    Grounded. Centered. Balanced. I used to think these words were cliché and obnoxious. I was a busy, efficient person - a real go-getter....
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    Lost and Found
    Jaime Pollard-Smith
    • May 22, 2017
    • 2 min

    Lost and Found

    “Not till we are lost, in other words, not till we have lost the world, do we begin to find ourselves, and realize where we are and the...
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    The Details of Us
    Jaime Pollard-Smith
    • May 15, 2017
    • 4 min

    The Details of Us

    “How is your marriage?” She sat across from me, pen poised in hand, as she listened and studied my body language. My shoulders loosened....
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    Pros and Cons
    Jaime Pollard-Smith
    • May 8, 2017
    • 3 min

    Pros and Cons

    There in that moment she sat as a nine year old girl filled with wonder and dreams, completely absorbed in the bounty of my leftover lunch.
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    For Better or for Worse
    Jaime Pollard-Smith
    • May 1, 2017
    • 3 min

    For Better or for Worse

    In sickness and in health. We never know exactly how this line will play out in the real world. It might be quick like a bandaid being rippe
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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
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    Birth Coach
    Jaime Pollard-Smith
    • Apr 17, 2017
    • 5 min

    Birth Coach

    It has been said that you are the sum of the three people you spend the most time with in your life. If this is true, we have to carefully c
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    Change the Weather
    Jaime Pollard-Smith
    • Apr 10, 2017
    • 4 min

    Change the Weather

    “WE CAN CHANGE THE WEATHER IN OUR FLAT!” My husband does not even flinch when I burst into his office with a grand idea or revelation. I...
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    My Daughter Sees Me
    Jaime Pollard-Smith
    • Apr 3, 2017
    • 5 min

    My Daughter Sees Me

    There was the time that my daughter used writing to breathe new life into me. On this day, I realized my nine year old had seen me, the real
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    The Should Jar
    Jaime Pollard-Smith
    • Mar 27, 2017
    • 4 min

    The Should Jar

    Instead of a swear jar, I can create a “should” jar to hold myself accountable. Though it will take work and discipline, I refuse to enter t
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    The Other Side
    Jaime Pollard-Smith
    • Mar 20, 2017
    • 6 min

    The Other Side

    "We can strive for a whole that is greater than a part. When we relinquish our human instinct to blame and point an accusatory finger a
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    Those Were the Easy Days
    Jaime Pollard-Smith
    • Mar 13, 2017
    • 5 min

    Those Were the Easy Days

    It is easy for me to look at my early devotion as a mother and think I was “better” back then. If my kids slept, ate, and had on clean cloth
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    On Aging
    Jaime Pollard-Smith
    • Mar 6, 2017
    • 4 min

    On Aging

    Yes, I am older, weathered and scarred, but I am strong in a homegrown way that can only be earned. The resilience and personal strength I h
    145 views0 comments
    Line Them Up
    Jaime Pollard-Smith
    • Feb 27, 2017
    • 4 min

    Line Them Up

    "It turns out, I am terrible at self-compassion. A few weeks ago I took a self-compassion quiz that was linked to the book I was readin
    108 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
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    Have the Talk
    Jaime Pollard-Smith
    • Feb 13, 2017
    • 4 min

    Have the Talk

    I try not to dwell on the missed opportunity and perhaps consider it to be one last lesson my mom taught me. “Seize the moment, Jaime. Don’t
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    Be the Adult You Want Your Child to Be
    Jaime Pollard-Smith
    • Feb 6, 2017
    • 5 min

    Be the Adult You Want Your Child to Be

    “Are you the adult that you want your child to grow up to be?” - Dr. Brené Brown I just finished reading Brené Brown’s Daring Greatly:...
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    My Life is a Piece of Cake
    Jaime Pollard-Smith
    • Jan 30, 2017
    • 4 min

    My Life is a Piece of Cake

    That could have been me. I just can’t shake the idea that due to incredible luck beyond my control, I was born in the right place at the rig
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