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    That Time You Controlled Time -- The worst part about getting older
    Annie D. Stutley
    • Oct 23, 2020
    • 7 min

    That Time You Controlled Time -- The worst part about getting older

    The worst part about getting older isn't getting older. The worst part about getting older is that our parents get older too.
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    That Time You Were Prudent -- The New Mythology
    Annie D. Stutley
    • Oct 3, 2020
    • 8 min

    That Time You Were Prudent -- The New Mythology

    How blessed was I to believe blindly as a child. How blessed am I today to believe with discernment!
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    That Time You Were Caught (In a Game) -- Time's tricky tug-of-war
    Annie D. Stutley
    • Jul 3, 2020
    • 6 min

    That Time You Were Caught (In a Game) -- Time's tricky tug-of-war

    Thirteen years had come and gone, but heading down the drive after my pilgrimage, reminded of what wasn’t mine anymore.
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    That Time You Didn’t Force It -- A father’s advice in the midst of a nightmare
    Annie D. Stutley
    • Jun 26, 2020
    • 7 min

    That Time You Didn’t Force It -- A father’s advice in the midst of a nightmare

    The three words that pulled me from a chronic nightmare
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    That Time You Had Tea with the Queen  --  When good manners are more than a gesture
    Annie D. Stutley
    • Mar 18, 2020
    • 7 min

    That Time You Had Tea with the Queen -- When good manners are more than a gesture

    "I hit send on my comment and wondered if accepted social norms are forcing out the kind of manners my grandmother drilled into me..."
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    That Time You Were Dramatic--How Drama Saves Lives
    Annie D. Stutley
    • Nov 24, 2019
    • 6 min

    That Time You Were Dramatic--How Drama Saves Lives

    Can drama save a life? Here's why I know the answer is yes.
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    That Time You Weeded Out Your Past--Trying again after trauma
    Annie D. Stutley
    • Nov 24, 2019
    • 6 min

    That Time You Weeded Out Your Past--Trying again after trauma

    When I weeded my garden, I didn't expect this to happen
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    That Time You Were Next Level--When strength training goes beyond the gym
    Annie D. Stutley
    • Nov 24, 2019
    • 5 min

    That Time You Were Next Level--When strength training goes beyond the gym

    When strength training goes beyond the gym
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    That Time You Washed Away the Filter--How I lived in the moment despite the pangs of grief
    Annie D. Stutley
    • Nov 24, 2019
    • 5 min

    That Time You Washed Away the Filter--How I lived in the moment despite the pangs of grief

    Choosing to live while grieving
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    That Time You Didn’t Know What You Believed--When the mystery of faith goes unsolved
    Annie D. Stutley
    • Nov 21, 2019
    • 6 min

    That Time You Didn’t Know What You Believed--When the mystery of faith goes unsolved

    When grief shakes your faith
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    That Time You Were a Basket Case--Why meltdowns matter, and why you should listen to your whine
    Annie D. Stutley
    • Nov 21, 2019
    • 5 min

    That Time You Were a Basket Case--Why meltdowns matter, and why you should listen to your whine

    When losing your shit is the best therapy
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    That Time You Forgot Old Acquaintances--When your back is to the new year
    Annie D. Stutley
    • Nov 21, 2019
    • 4 min

    That Time You Forgot Old Acquaintances--When your back is to the new year

    When you've had a crappy year, sometimes celebrating a new year doesn't come naturally
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    That Time You Were the Leading Player--When the reason for the season becomes your responsibility
    Annie D. Stutley
    • Nov 21, 2019
    • 4 min

    That Time You Were the Leading Player--When the reason for the season becomes your responsibility

    How to keep traditions alive after losing a loved one
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    That Time You Followed the Wind--When change is sprung upon you
    Annie D. Stutley
    • Nov 21, 2019
    • 4 min

    That Time You Followed the Wind--When change is sprung upon you

    Normalizing change when change is forced upon us
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    That Time You Detailed--The finer points in the broad spectrum of life
    Annie D. Stutley
    • Nov 20, 2019
    • 5 min

    That Time You Detailed--The finer points in the broad spectrum of life

    The impact of our loved ones is often found in the finest details
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    That Time You Went Off Script--When giving thanks isn’t as easy as pie
    Annie D. Stutley
    • Nov 20, 2019
    • 4 min

    That Time You Went Off Script--When giving thanks isn’t as easy as pie

    How to get through the holidays without the loved ones you've lost
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    That Time You Embraced Your Crazy--When the best laid plans turn to disaster, give it a good squeeze
    Annie D. Stutley
    • Nov 20, 2019
    • 4 min

    That Time You Embraced Your Crazy--When the best laid plans turn to disaster, give it a good squeeze

    How to find laugh in the face of tragedy
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    That Time You Were Stronger than You Thought--When you need strength for the good times
    Annie D. Stutley
    • Nov 20, 2019
    • 4 min

    That Time You Were Stronger than You Thought--When you need strength for the good times

    The surprising place where we need strength when facing our worst fears
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    That Time You Went Home Again--I thought I had let go, and then this happened
    Annie D. Stutley
    • Nov 19, 2019
    • 4 min

    That Time You Went Home Again--I thought I had let go, and then this happened

    The healing power of home
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    That Time You Go--Lessons from a jazz funeral
    Annie D. Stutley
    • Nov 19, 2019
    • 3 min

    That Time You Go--Lessons from a jazz funeral

    How a jazz funeral inspired my wishes when I "go."
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