The Redesigned Mom

A Stay at Home Mom’s Journey to Self Fulfillment

Entries for the ‘My Personal Journey’ Category

My Favorite Quote

“…I’ve come to believe that there exists in the universe something I call “The Physics of The Quest” – a force of nature governed by laws as real as the laws gravity or momentum. And the rule of Quest Physics maybe goes like this: “If you are brave enough to leave behind everything familiar and [...]

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Being Brave and Listening to your body

Not only is Tasha a brave and amazing blogger, she speaks to a topic that is close to my heart and a message that I think it is important for you, my readers, to hear as well. She learned to listen to her body and do what was best for her, even when it bumped up against everything she believed in and thought was right and true in the world.

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Training For My First Triathlon

I can do this. I have been procrastinating and giving myself outs and making excuses for months because I was terrified of failing at this and now I know I can do this.

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Frustrations and Small Steps

Never in my life did I think that I would become so paralized in my own skin, but I am working on it (and working on it and working on it). I was expressing my frustration at my continuing struggles at therapy the other day. I have licked the depression and anxiety, poof… gone. I have battled old demons, healed old wounds and gained unforeseen perspective. I have finally grown up and faced the real world. So why is everything still so hard?

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25 Days of Extreme Measures

Well, here it is. Today I begin a 25 day plan that is supposed to burn an extreme amount of fat in an extreme way.

At this point I am hopeful and skeptical at the same time. Although this is a 25 day fast fat loss program, it is no magic pill. This program is on the extreme end of the spectrum and will take some serious dedication to make happen. But, it’s only 25 days and I am in dire need of a metabolic shake up so I’m giving it a fully dedicated go.

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I Finally Made the Mental Shift

Although the Gabriel Method didn’t “work” for me, the underlying principles are very sound and I don’t think it had anything to do with The Gabriel Method itself.  It was all me.  I had some serious emotional issues to deal with and large mental blocks standing in my way.  I couldn’t even see that it [...]

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Where The Hell Have Your Been?

After several people have left very nice comments, but are also wondering what has happened to me and why I haven’t written anything in a while, I decided it is time for an update.

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Landmark Education – My Personal Opinion and Experience

Before I get started there are a couple of things I need to say about Landmark for preface and transparency. I have taken the first two Landmark curriculum classes.  The Forum and The Advanced Course.  I also signed up for and completed the first work day of the third and final course (Self Expression and [...]

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Self Inventory #23 – Who am I Deep Down Inside

The last set of cards to discover are the latter half of the Major Arcana Cards. These cards include… XX Judgement XIX Sun XVIII Moon XVII Star XVI Tower XV Devil XIV Temperance XIII Death XII Hanged Man VIII or XI Strength (this card is swapped with Justice in some decks – for me it [...]

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Self Inventory #21 – What’s in the Mail?

In the last reading the Pages and Knights warned me what to look out for, but they are also very good at delivering news about messages that may be coming.   This reading will examine what those messages might be and from whom? The Layout This card uses the Page and Knight of each suit, [...]

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