My #BeReal guest today is Briton Underwood. I have a deep like and respect for my guest today. I’ve watched as his writing found its groove growing edgier and more powerful. His writing is good. Really, really good. But it’s how he defends his friends, lifts them up, and helps them succeed I love the most.…
My #BeReal guest today is Gretchen Kellaway. It doesn’t really happen that often. At least not to me. I read a piece written by a stranger and feel it was MEANT for me at exactly the right time. Gretchen wrote this when she submitted the piece: “Here is The Dance! I believe it may have always belonged…
My #BeReal guest today is Jennifer Hildenbrand. Being real is so many different things. It is about who you are in every phase of life. Who you choose to be each moment. We are all real even when we are pretending to be someone else because pretending is a choice we make. Much of Jennifer’s…
My #BeReal guest today is Melissa Senecal. From one short person to another… Thank you for being real with us today Melissa! I have my reasons to #BeReal in my life. First of all I’m short (barely 5′ tall). I have taken lots of good-natured ribbing from people my whole life. Yes, I’ve heard all…
My #BeReal guest today is Matthew Blashill. When I think of good guys, Matthew is always on that list. He has a beautiful heart, a wonderful imagination, and he is a loving husband and father. OK this may sound like a eulogy but he is very much alive and I am so very grateful for that.…
My #BeReal guest today is Dawn Daum. This post is proof that the things we do and say really can matter. I continue to search myself every time I read a new #BeReal submission. I am finally realizing just how much of a work in process I am. Thank you Dawn for challenging us to call…
My #BeReal guest today is Denise Geelhart. For years, all I could think about was suicide. Then, one day, on Friday, September 13, 1996, after failing to overdose the night before, I found myself standing on an 11th story hotel balcony overlooking a beautiful beach and Diamond Head. In a moment of complete fear and…
My #BeReal guest today is Kristi Rieger Campbell. Kristi allowed me to share this piece, which on the surface of it, is a Monday of epic and immensely challenging proportions, and at the same time, is just another day filled with the commonplace, Mondayish things that fill each person’s world with a complex and ever-changing…
Please welcome my #BeReal guest today, Rebecca Lombardo. Many of my readers will relate to Rebecca. I know I do. All I can say is never give up. As I entered my senior year of high school, I noticed that my mood could change at the drop of a hat. I may get to school…
My #BeReal guest today is Martin Conterez. Today Martin tells us a beautiful story about being a father. I was just talking about how important I feel it is for us to be real for our children. Thank you Martin for participating 🙂 I was walking to the metro with my daughter. Normally we drive…
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