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I Can Make That - A Recipe for Confidence
Delicious Slice of Apple Pie I baked a pie. A kick-a$$ apple pie if I do say so myself. The crust was flaky and the filling had just the right amount of cinnamon. The apples were sweet and firm enough to hold up when slicing, so as not to spill out everywhere. Why am I sharing this? Because as I ate the pie, I realized that there is one area in my life where I don’t doubt myself and that is when I bake. I have no formal training. Just curiosity and the joy of creating yummy t
Victoria Wright
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The Plane I Almost Didn't Board
Two months ago, I almost didn't get on a plane to Greece. I know it sounds crazy. It wasn’t because I didn't want to go. Greece had been on my bucket list for years. But life had become so overwhelming that taking a week away for myself felt selfish and wrong. Back then everything seemed uncertain. The family had decided it was time to move. Colorado had lost its shine. Between experiences of discrimination, concerns about our son's sports career, the dry climate, and simply
Victoria Wright
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Healing Starts Where Hiding Ends
Woman hiding behind a curtain Being visible can feel daunting and scary when you don’t fit the norm or feel like you stand out. Maybe it’s because you live an alternative lifestyle, hold different beliefs, or simply look different from the people around you (too much melanin or not enough). In situations like that, the safer option is often to make yourself small, conform, or disappear into the background. Why does it feel safer? Because you are less likely to be noticed. It’
Victoria Wright
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To honor the women who spoke belief into us before we could speak it ourselves.
Woman holding tulips and a card. May is a beautiful month. Spring has sprung, flowers are in bloom and the weather is warming up. As you may know, I speak often about limiting beliefs and the things that hold us back in life. But what about the beliefs that empower us, propel us to new heights. When I think of these beliefs, I think of how my mother has been an instrumental part of my positive mindset and can-do attitude. In this month’s inspirational reminder, I would like t
Victoria Wright
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Growth through Reflection
Whether we like it or not, change is inevitable. We are not the same person today as we were yesterday, nor will we be the same person tomorrow. The real question becomes: how do we intentionally do better, become better, and feel better? Not by doing more, but by reflecting on where we have been and being honest about what we see. The assumption is that we must do more to be more. More goals. More discipline. More strategy. More effort. While those things have their place, g
Victoria Wright
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Claim Your Voice
Woman in nature with outstretched arms Last year, I participated in a three-day women’s event. A friend had attended earlier in the year and encouraged me to do the same. To sweeten the deal, she gifted me a complimentary pass. What would it hurt? If I didn’t like it, the only investment would be my time. Generally, women’s events are not my cup of tea, though I value their purpose and impact. As an introvert, being in a room filled with high energy and a large group of women
Victoria Wright
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A Little Discernment Goes a Long Way
Decisions - go left of go right Recently, I was almost scammed. Last September, I applied to have my company name - Healing Words Creations -trademarked. If you’ve never been through that process, it can take a long time. A few days ago, I received an email that appeared to be from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, stating there were issues with my application and that I needed to respond to the attorney assigned to my case. At the time, I was preparing for a spe
Victoria Wright
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What does it mean to create beauty?
Beautiful Artistic Flowers I recently joined an entrepreneurial group dedicated to amplifying member businesses. One of the first exercises we were given invited us to go beyond strategy and into imagination. We were asked to write a letter from our future selves to our present selves -from the place where the business is built, the life is lived, and the vision has already come to fruition. In my letter, I stated that I create and share beauty in all forms. Not truly underst
Victoria Wright
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Magic Lives in the Freefall
Tandem skydiving Have you ever jumped out of a plane? 🪂Many moons ago I was given a skydiving lesson for my birthday. After being trained and fitted with a parachute I met the instructor who would accompany me. As we walked out on the tarmac to the small propeller plane my nerves kicked in. What am I doing - kept running through my mind. We took off and as the plane climbed higher, the pilot mentioned something about cloud cover, and how we may not be able to jump. (Side no
Victoria Wright
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Google How Old Am I?
Person looking confused. “Google if I was born July 1967, how old am I?” Why would I ask Google such a question? Can’t I do simple subtraction? Yes, I can, however, I didn’t trust the answer that I came up with. The answer is 58. I am 58 years old. How can that be? Honestly, last time I checked I was 56. How did I forget how old I am? Prior to my grandparent’s death, my grandfather started off older than my grandmother then somehow as time went on, he ended up being younger.
Victoria Wright
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I Wonder How We Got Here.
Falling Autum Leaves I see him now, strong, confident, good-hearted and I wonder how we got here. There were times when I wanted to rage against the kids that tormented, teased, and ultimately bullied him. I remember crying because I knew he was hurting. All he wanted, just like any kid, was to be accepted, to have friends, and to have fun. I can honestly say I didn’t know if that day would ever come. Time, love, and constant encouragement were the tools we used to help him r
Victoria Wright
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Find Your Purpose
Sign that says Find Your Purpose In 2009, leadership expert Simon Sinek gave a TED Talk that shook the business world. His message was simple but profound: companies that start with why—their purpose—can inspire people and create a greater impact on customers, communities, and even the world. At that time, I was deep in corporate America, where it felt like every meeting included a conversation about the company’s “why.” To be honest, I didn’t think much about it since that d
Victoria Wright
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Limiting Beliefs Are Normal
My life was altered dramatically in 2017. What I thought I knew fell apart, and I realized I’d been pretending without even knowing it. Since that time, I have become acutely aware of the beliefs that have kept me from doing and being more in life. Limiting beliefs, like worthiness and not being enough have kept me in a box and ultimately became part of my identity. Now that I acknowledge these beliefs, I am focusing on unwinding and replacing them with more empowering ones,
Victoria Wright
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Balance - A Dance of Opposites.
When life feels overwhelming and harder than it should be, looking closely at our patterns or how we act is a way to determine where things are out of balance. Balance is the beautiful dance of opposites. The equilibrium that fosters harmony within oneself and the world. Energetically, balance comes from the feminine and masculine energies contained within each of us. The Yin and Yang of life. Through my studies I am being guided to step more into my feminine energy, somethin
Victoria Wright
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The Trials & Tribulations of the Unpaid Tech Help
Every year when I return to my childhood home, there is a request from my mother or her husband to help with some kind of technology issue. They admit to being technology challenged but over the years their negative visceral reaction to learning new technology has been growing. Normally, I serve as tech support but this year my son is old enough to take over the reins. In all candor, having this role can be challenging. After one difficult tech help session that was filled wi
Victoria Wright
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The Blame Game
The blame game happens when one person blames another for something they may or may not have done to escape responsibility or trouble. The dog ate my homework example comes to mind. It can also apply when blame is put on someone else for the emotion they are feeling. Let’s say you had a long day at work, and you come home to a mess of white synthetic puffs strewn all over the house. Your dog is sitting there wagging its tail as cute as can be with the smoking gun, the remain
Victoria Wright
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A Journey from Doubt to Confidence
Anytime we venture towards something new many emotions can follow, excitement, confidence, fear, or doubt. Recently I have embarked on a new adventure. Inspiration hit hard and excitement flooded in, then doubt sauntered through sitting down, making itself comfortable. How is it that something I was completely excited about is now something that I doubt. And how did it happen so quickly after inspiration hit? Ego is the culprit, trying to keep me safe from the unknown. “Why t
Victoria Wright
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Welcome To a Place Where Anything Is Possible
Today I wrote my last entry in my journal. Two hundred pages filled with my dreams, desires, fears, and worries. Moments in time captured within its pages. A bittersweet reminder of how important journaling has been to my self-discovery journey. As I closed the book, I remembered a blog post I wrote a few years ago. I love this post because it captured my admiration and appreciation for my journal as I would for an old friend. Everything is so perfect, clean, crisp, untouched
Victoria Wright
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Perspective
Perspective is a fascinating concept. It is 100% personal and is based upon one’s beliefs and experiences. It is defined as a point of view or an attitude toward something. Henry David Thoreau, American naturalist and essayist eloquently captured the essence of perspective when he stated that “It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see.” Every day we have the chance to view life and our experiences in either a positive, neutral, or negative way. Some days it is
Victoria Wright
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I Give Myself Permission to Be Happy
Go back as far as you can remember. Can you think of a time when you didn’t need permission? Permission from someone other than you to do or have things you couldn’t get or do yourself. Now compare that to when you were born. The day you popped out you didn’t ask for permission. You demanded what you wanted, and your caregiver worked around the clock to give it to you. One day the tables turned and everything changed. A child is taught as early as toddlerhood that it is no lo
Victoria Wright
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