Self Leadership

I Thought I Might Need New Friends {Havasu Adventures}

June 8, 2018 by Donloree 3 Comments

A few months ago, while the subarctic was still in its annual deep freeze, a conversation about running down to Havasu Falls started up with some of the Speedsters. Don’t ask me how, but I was included in the crazy adventure planning. For a few months I just let the conversation swirl, after all, there […]

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My Career As A Showgirl Is Over

April 19, 2018 by Donloree 2 Comments

Or, more accurately, never got started. Hearing that you are most likely not going to be a showgirl while a man is shoving needles into your hips and you’re trying not to scream is not what most women do on a Wednesday afternoon. Apparently I am not most women. I went back to the Bearded […]

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The Great Balancing Act

February 19, 2018 by Donloree 3 Comments

Earlier this month, I heard that one of my friends has stage 4 breast cancer. She is my age, full of life, fit as you could ever want to be, and lives an adventuresome life with her little family. For two days my mind was in a bit of a fog due to the shock. […]

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Life Is Like Riding A Bicycle …

September 23, 2017 by Donloree 3 Comments

… to keep your balance, you must keep moving. Einstein was wise in his admonition to keep moving in an effort to avoid complete disaster. This is great advice, even if you are a klutz like me. Seriously, I don’t know another woman who is as prone to fall over, trip or run into something […]

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Be Yourself? Umm… Maybe Try Again …

August 28, 2017 by Donloree 2 Comments

Some of the worst advice out there is, “Be yourself.” Want to know a secret? Sometimes ‘yourself” really sucks. Much better advice is to, “Be the ‘yourself’ you will be ridiculously proud of 30 years from now.” Unfortunately that slogan doesn’t fit nicely on a t-shirt or billboard. And it requires thoughtful consideration. Photo Personally, ‘myself’ […]

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The Art of Becoming {Sinister 7 Musings}

July 16, 2017 by Donloree 2 Comments

10 kilometers into my leg of Sinister 7, I wondered how in the world I could be THAT sweaty. Sure, it was a sweltering day in Crowsnest Pass, but how can a woman sweat so much that it drips down her legs and literally pours off of her like a mini Niagara Falls? She can’t. Or at […]

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May 27, 2017 by Donloree 3 Comments

Over the course of the past three years, I have grown and gone through more than I thought possible. Or wanted to. Contrary to how I would prefer to live, from time to time I have caught myself fearing the future, waiting for the other shoe to drop and imagining the worst. The problem is, […]

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Speedy Is Not My Middle Name

April 5, 2017 by Donloree 2 Comments

Last Saturday morning I found myself bear crawling up a set of icy stairs out of the river valley, wondering how I get myself into these situations. As I desperately tried to not start a domino effect of people wearing stretchy clothes, I had this sinking feeling like I didn’t belong. Actually I know I […]

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