Jaime Pollard-Smith
Summer of Settling
I decided to pull the emergency brakes and call a halt for the summer. My mind replayed the image of a cartoon where characters use a...
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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
- Jul 24, 2017
- 3 min
Mom's Long Journey Home
“Where is your dad?” My kids were in a trance staring at the television. I just finished cleaning up after feeding everyone dinner. My...
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Jaime Pollard-Smith
- Jul 17, 2017
- 4 min
Textual Wasteland
I have 401 unread text messages on my phone. I never notice that number. Occasionally, someone will glance at my phone and see it. They...
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Jaime Pollard-Smith
- Jul 10, 2017
- 3 min
Big Fat Liar
Last week, we had a scale at our CrossFit gym. We were filling sandbags and needed exact weights. It did not take long for the scale to...
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Jaime Pollard-Smith
- Jul 3, 2017
- 4 min
The Real Reel
I don’t ever speak to my high school friends, rarely converse with my college friends and seldom talk with my New York City or Colorado...
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Jaime Pollard-Smith
- Jun 26, 2017
- 4 min
Time to Saddle Up?
My dad used to say, “If one person calls you a jackass you can ignore him. If three people call you a jackass, you should find a saddle.”...
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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
- 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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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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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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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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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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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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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
- 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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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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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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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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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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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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