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Notes from the Road

Honest writing on grief, faith, and walking beside people, from Joe McGarry.

How Living In The Moment Can Help With Your Grief grief Dec 09, 2022

When you're living in the moment, your focus is on that moment only. The past and the future can't touch you. 

It can be a difficult task to put your feelings about the past or future aside. It's lik...

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Are You Living A Purpose Driven Life? Nov 11, 2022

One of the great things about finding your why is discovering your life’s purpose.  

Are you living a purpose-driven life? Or are you living daily, just moving along wherever life chooses to take you...

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Your Actual Self And Issues Of Authenticity actual self authenticity Oct 14, 2022

Authenticity is the sense of living to be the truest version of yourself. Rather than sticking to expectations and conventions of others, you want to push against what others expect from you in order ...

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You Cannot Be Your Actual Self Without Personal Development actual self personal development Sep 09, 2022

 If there is one thing that will hold you back from achieving your goals it's complacency. If there's one thing that will hold you back from becoming your true self it's a lack of personal development...

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What Stops You From Being Your Actual Self? Aug 12, 2022

Many people aren’t living their lives as their actual selves. For a variety of reasons, people choose to not live their lives as openly and authentically as they could. 

Besides dampening your person...

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5 Ways To Get To Know Yourself Better May 13, 2022

A lot of people don’t know themselves that well. Because they can’t articulate their preferences, goals, and desires, people who don’t know themselves well often feel lost or directionless in life. To...

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Do You Know Your Actual Self? actual self self coaching Apr 08, 2022

When you look in the mirror, who do you see looking back at you? Although the answer to this question may seem easy, this is actually a very complicated question. This is because knowing your true sel...

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"Actual Self" Verses "Public Self" Mar 11, 2022

Every person has a true, actual self at the core of their being. However, this version of yourself isn’t always the one that gets presented to others. Have you ever done something and then immediately...

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