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Reading Time: 6 minutes At the end of the day remember, nothing is permanent. The Buddhist concept of impermanence is often associated with loss. For many of us right now, the law of impermanence is a promise that there will be a light at the end of the tunnel.
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Reading Time: 3 minutes The bottom line is that the Attorney General has the authority to shut down the Mueller investigation.  Sessions’ recusal angered the President because that is exactly what he wanted. The investigation shut down.  If Rosenstein is fired whether a replacement is made via the succession plan or the Vacancies Reform Act it is pretty obvious that the intention would be to limit or end the investigation, which makes every choice suspect.  Per usual for this presidency, we are wandering into unknown territory.Â
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Reading Time: 4 minutes I have learned all too well, the anguish, hurt, disgust, and unspoken, gut-wrenching tension this mindset brings to a relationship. It hurts, and it creates walls of division and fear in our relationships.
Everyone must run their own race in life, and it’s not your place to own your partner’s race. This removes the beauty of growth and love for them and leaves you emotionally drained and tired.
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Reading Time: 2 minutes Confluence Daily is your daily news source for women in the know. Mueller report on Trump obstruction takes shape ahead
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Reading Time: 2 minutes In the old days,
the myths were the stories we used to explain ourselves
but how can we explain
the way we hate ourselves?
The things we’ve made ourselves into,
the way we break ourselves in two,
the way we overcomplicate ourselves?
But we are still mythical.
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Reading Time: 2 minutes A lot of good things are going on right now. A lot of good people are doing good work right now. Much of it is being inspired by the Trump Administration. So, we have to admit, not everything is going to hell. As things seem to be moving daily further in the direction of OMG, it might feel better to DO something rather than do nothing.
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Reading Time: 3 minutes There are lots of reasons it’s important and as vital as it is, most women don’t have a handle on their self-care. Being the self-appointed evangelist of self-care, you’d think I’d nail it consistently. I don’t. I’m on my game most of the time. However, I’m an all or nothing kind of gal. It’s either go big or fail spectacularly with me. So, I confess, there are days, even weeks at a time when my self-care is sucky – you know, the failing spectacularly category.
And because I’m an all or nothing kind of gal, sometimes it’s hard for me to get back into a solid self-care routine because I tend to over-complicate things, especially when I’m stressed. The problem is, I need it most when I’m stressed.
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Reading Time: 2 minutes Confluence Daily is your daily news source for women in the know. Drug testing for food stamps may be coming
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Reading Time: 2 minutes Undoubtedly, Comey won’t say anything the Mueller investigation doesn’t already know. Comey won’t jeopardize the investigation to promote a book. However, Comey’s interview will most certainly leave a lot of Congressional Republicans very uncomfortable making it even harder for them to support the President moving into the 2018 campaign cycle.
Moreover, we will hear things for the first time. Comey has reportedly shared details the will rock the White House. In any other circumstance, those claims might by hyperbolic and over-inflated to drive ratings. In this circumstance, it might be an undersell.
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Reading Time: 2 minutes When you are being a hurt by another person the only person who can make that stop is you. You always have the power. You are never powerless to stop your own suffering. You can always change your thoughts or change your situation.
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