Purpose, Power, and Permission

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  • Change

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    Sha-shonda

    This is my first “requested” blog.  Until now, I’ve simply written “in the moment” from my own, personal/ creative/emotional/ spiritual/philosophical space.  However, I was recently asked to talk about “change,” and I’ve had to sit with that request for a moment.  I had to gather my thoughts, or as my…

  • Getting Back to Me

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    Sha-shonda

    Experiences and circumstances may shape who you are, but they do not have to dictate who you become.  I am not one to idly say, “Just get over it,” or “just forget about it and move on.”  I know personally that there are some situations that leave irreparable scars, and…

  • What Cancer Taught Me about Thankfulness

    What Cancer Taught Me about Thankfulness

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    Sha-shonda

    September 2010, I was diagnosed with stage 2, HER2 positive, invasive ductal carcinoma – breast cancer.  I wasn’t taken aback by the diagnosis; I knew in my heart, that I was going to be alright.    I had been what Christians refer to as “saved” for a long time before being…

  • Welcome

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    Sha-shonda

    Welcome to Purpose, Power, and Permission! Discovering and living in/with/on purpose is a journey, and it is one that I hope to take along with you.  Come back often to join in honest conversations about our journeys and becoming the people we were created to be.