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General Shelby McGuire Canlas General Shelby McGuire Canlas

Letter to a Friend

I’m sure it’s no surprise that I’ve been feeling more anxious than usual. I’ve been working really hard lately to keep my anxiety at bay and it was going really well. I was feeling such a sense of relief at having figured out a way through something that has been a struggle for as long as I can remember. Which is why, when it descended on me quite ferociously this week I was caught off guard.

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General Shelby McGuire Canlas General Shelby McGuire Canlas

Less Resolutions, More Plans!

Admittedly, when I hear the word resolution, my hackles raise a bit.  Unfortunately our media has embraced, and spread, this concept with glee. If I hear one more New Year, New You ad my head might actually explode. And those images that accompany the ads: beaches, bikinis, and general frolicking about as if they have found the secret to eternal happiness.  It's just a bunch of ‘after’ pictures. Here’s the deal, it’s not the before or the after pictures that are the problem, it’s the total dismissal of a ‘during.’  

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General Shelby McGuire Canlas General Shelby McGuire Canlas

More Than Just the First

It was December 6th, and we were the last house on the block to make the outside of our house merry. Which means that even though it was raining, we got the lights up and the candy canes in the ground. Covered in mud and freezing cold, I hopped in a very warm shower.  Just before this, as we were hanging the wreath on the door, I had briefly thought of Shalini.

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