To the 7th Why
We’ve all been there. That persistent 4 year old who keeps asking, “why?”. Over and over again, Why?, WHy?, WHY? Until, with...
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Leslie Merrell
- Jan 30, 2021
- 3 min
More Than Just a Dream
It was a dimly lit room. ... I was scared. ... No, I was terrified. ... And, I was hurting. ... I knew there was a monster behind the...
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Leslie Merrell
- Jan 6, 2021
- 4 min
The Unexpected Discomfort
When I woke from the anesthesia, I was in pain and a great deal of discomfort. I had just had a relatively minor outpatient abdominal...
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Leslie Merrell
- Dec 31, 2020
- 2 min
Charlie and the In-laws
My in-laws were with us over Christmas, and they brought their dog, Charlie. Charlie is an adorable, chocolate, mini-schnauzer. He is...
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Leslie Merrell
- Oct 20, 2020
- 5 min
How Far?
This is not one of those inspirational stories about the woman who overcame great challenges in order to hike to the top of a 14,446 foot...
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Leslie Merrell
- Oct 6, 2020
- 4 min
Just ... me
As a young 20 year old woman, I chose to serve a mission for my church, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I had 3 older...
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Leslie Merrell
- Jul 1, 2020
- 2 min
Your Future Self
I saw a clever video recently where a lady is visited by her 4-months-in-the-future self. She hilariously tries to give herself advice,...
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Leslie Merrell
- Jun 17, 2020
- 1 min
The Truth about Courage
Courage is such a desirable attribute. But, I think sometimes we mistakenly glorify what courage feels like. The truth is, courage feels...
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Leslie Merrell
- Apr 29, 2020
- 2 min
'Here' vs. 'There'
When I was 23 years old, I was about as busy as I’ve ever been. I was working about 30 hours a week, finishing up massage therapy school...
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Leslie Merrell
- Apr 24, 2020
- 2 min
The Price of Dreams
Your brain. It is a gift to you from God. With it, you can create the life you want. With it, you can learn anything. With it, you can...
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Leslie Merrell
- Apr 22, 2020
- 1 min
Are YOU Worried?
There is much that is different from what we had come to expect. There is much that is unknown about what is to come. Some opportunities...
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Leslie Merrell
- Apr 21, 2020
- 2 min
Feelings Are Fuel
There is actually not much that compares in importance to feelings, or emotions. Why? Well, because feelings are the fuel for ALL of our...
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Leslie Merrell
- Apr 16, 2020
- 2 min
Break Patterns of Negative Self-talk
Start by writing down all of the thoughts — uncensored. If you’re like me, this alone will take practice, because I would edit everything...
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Leslie Merrell
- Apr 16, 2020
- 1 min
Thoughts, not circumstances, create our feelings
From our childhood, we are taught and conditioned to believe that we are responsible for causing other people’s feelings and/or that...
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