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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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    Our Family's Secret to Maintaining a Real Food Diet
    Jaime Pollard-Smith
    • Jan 9, 2017
    • 6 min

    Our Family's Secret to Maintaining a Real Food Diet

    "During the weekdays, we prep and follow a plan, then we relax on the weekends. Preparing meals from scratch can be very time consuming
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    Simplifying in '17
    Jaime Pollard-Smith
    • Jan 2, 2017
    • 5 min

    Simplifying in '17

    “The trouble with simple living is that, though it can be joyful, rich, and creative, it isn’t simple.” -Doris Janzen Longacre We just...
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    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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    My Hips Don't Lie
    Jaime Pollard-Smith
    • Dec 19, 2016
    • 3 min

    My Hips Don't Lie

    I have been told we carry emotional stress in our hips. Evidently, many yoga teachers refer to this area of our bodies as “the junk drawer o
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    No, You Sign MY Sign Up Genius
    Jaime Pollard-Smith
    • Dec 13, 2016
    • 2 min

    No, You Sign MY Sign Up Genius

    "I'd like to be the ideal mother, but I'm too busy raising my kids." - Unknown I am about one sign up genius away from losing my....mind....
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    My #nomakeupmovement
    Jaime Pollard-Smith
    • Dec 6, 2016
    • 4 min

    My #nomakeupmovement

    “There’s a part of me that likes shoes, and likes dresses, and likes makeup, and likes books, and likes to write. I think that’s the case...
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    The Dumbest One in the Room
    Jaime Pollard-Smith
    • Nov 29, 2016
    • 4 min

    The Dumbest One in the Room

    “Don't be afraid to be confused. Try to remain permanently confused. Anything is possible. Stay open, forever, so open it hurts, and then...
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    She Knows and Loves Herself
    Jaime Pollard-Smith
    • Nov 22, 2016
    • 4 min

    She Knows and Loves Herself

    “You may give them your love but not your thoughts, For they have their own thoughts.You may house their bodies but not their souls,For...
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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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    Lost in Translation
    Jaime Pollard-Smith
    • Nov 1, 2016
    • 5 min

    Lost in Translation

    "As open communication is the foundation to almost any relationship, it is interesting to note that my whole family is built upon the s
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    Acceptance
    Jaime Pollard-Smith
    • Oct 24, 2016
    • 4 min

    Acceptance

    “Whoever is present are the right people. Whenever it begins is the right time. Whatever happens is the only thing that could have...
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    Jack Thompson
    • Oct 5, 2016
    • 0 min

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