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Fantastic celebration of @terryfator birthday day 1!!!@rachelmccord @iamrachelmccord @rickschirmer @jodihannahofficial @jchaput61 by @usfwr

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2 years ago

#ojayballoons - thank you to amazing joy of #Ojayballoons in @Surrey British Columbia!! she prepared these balloons for me May 3 and they are still going strong July 4!! I highly recommend get!! #ojayballoons #balloons #surreybc ##balloondisplay #luvyamom @USFW #momsoftiktok #balloons #local #ojayballoons #greatdeals #ojayballoons by @usfwr

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2 years ago

The most dangerous thing you can become—to anything trying to disturb your stability—is wise.
Not obsessed with the enemy.
Not consumed by someone else’s behaviour.
Not endlessly reacting to every hurtful choice.
Just wiser.
Wise enough to recognize patterns.
Wise enough to ask better questions.
Wise enough to stop explaining away what your discernment has already revealed.
Wise enough to understand what is happening without allowing it to keep happening to you.
Real stability doesn’t come from controlling other people. It comes from becoming so grounded, discerning and emotionally intelligent that their confusion no longer becomes your confusion.
Sometimes the greatest protection isn’t fighting harder.
It’s getting smarter.
That is Managing Me. 🦋
#ManagingMe #Wisdom #Discernment #EmotionalIntelligence #ProtectYourPeace PersonalGrowth by @usfwr

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12 days ago

Lessons from A Disney Childhood quote. MANAGING ME: THE THUMPER EFFECT
Like many children, I grew up hearing Thumper’s famous lesson:
“If you can’t say something nice, don’t say nothing at all.”
It was meant to teach kindness—and kindness matters deeply to me. But somewhere along the way, I began confusing kindness with silence.
When my voice was not respected, I learned to hold things in. I tried to remain pleasant. I cried when I could no longer contain what I was feeling. Then, after too much hurt had accumulated, my words sometimes came out with far more intensity than I intended.
That is what I call The Thumper Effect.
I am learning that respectfully naming what hurts is not unkind. Setting a boundary is not cruel. Saying “Please stop” does not make me difficult—and remaining silent does not mean that I agree.
My kindness is not weakness.
My silence is not consent.
My tears are a stopgap until I learn how to say what I need to say respectfully.
Managing Me means finding my voice before hurt becomes anger. It means speaking sooner, more clearly and more calmly. It means setting boundaries without destroying another person—and protecting myself without abandoning the kindness that is genuinely part of who I am.
The goal is not to become harder.
The goal is to become honest, whole and respectfully heard.
#ManagingMe #TheThumperEffect #MyKindnessIsNotWeakness #MySilenceIsNotConsent #FindingMyVoice by @usfwr

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a month ago

Day 2 of three beautiful days with dear friends. ❤️
Last night’s dinner was filled with healthy, delicious food, Gogi wine, wonderful conversation and the long-awaited arrival of my dear friend—and original sourdough teacher—Jo, along with her husband, Michael.
Jo and Michael’s selfless care for the children at the Mexican orphanage they support, as well as the young people aging out of care, has earned my deepest respect. Jim and I are grateful to help support their work in our own small way.
I watch what people do—not simply what they say they’ll do—and these two are genuine doers. They keep their word, deliver results and give back wherever they are. They are helping create opportunities for children who might otherwise never have a real chance. That is what genuine care looks like.
Today began with Jo’s request for homemade blueberry-lemon scones, followed by fresh sourdough tuna sandwiches and salsa for lunch. After an afternoon nap, we’ll take them—and our chairs—down to Crescent Beach to watch the sunset before turning in early.
Tomorrow brings another gift: Jo is teaching me a new loaf of bread that will rise overnight in the refrigerator before baking in the morning. Then they’ll make their way back to the Okanagan for more precious family time.
It has been such a joy hearing about the growth of the orphanage, the lives being changed and the countless stories of quiet, selfless giving.
And yes…I may also have gifted Jo a heart-shaped Paris Hilton baking dish! 😂❤️ Oh—and zero-alcohol tequila for some proper Mexican summer margaritas!
So grateful for friendship, shared meals, sunset moments, freshly baked bread and people who genuinely live what they believe. ❤️
#Friendship #ChosenFamily #SourdoughFriends #SourdoughBread #BlueberryLemonScones CrescentBeach SunsetTogether GogiWine MexicanOrphanage GivingBack HelpingChildren AgingOutOfCare TrueFriendship GratefulHeart SummerMemories by @usfwr

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a month ago

Day 2 of three beautiful days with dear friends. ❤️
Last night’s dinner was filled with healthy, delicious food, Gogi wine, wonderful conversation and the long-awaited arrival of my dear friend—and original sourdough teacher—Jo, along with her husband, Michael.
Jo and Michael’s selfless care for the children at the Mexican orphanage they support, as well as the young people aging out of care, has earned my deepest respect. Jim and I are grateful to help support their work in our own small way.
I watch what people do—not simply what they say they’ll do—and these two are genuine doers. They keep their word, deliver results and give back wherever they are. They are helping create opportunities for children who might otherwise never have a real chance. That is what genuine care looks like.
Today began with Jo’s request for homemade blueberry-lemon scones, followed by fresh sourdough tuna sandwiches and salsa for lunch. After an afternoon nap, we’ll take them—and our chairs—down to Crescent Beach to watch the sunset before turning in early.
Tomorrow brings another gift: Jo is teaching me a new loaf of bread that will rise overnight in the refrigerator before baking in the morning. Then they’ll make their way back to the Okanagan for more precious family time.
It has been such a joy hearing about the growth of the orphanage, the lives being changed and the countless stories of quiet, selfless giving.
And yes…I may also have gifted Jo a heart-shaped Paris Hilton baking dish! 😂❤️ Oh—and zero-alcohol tequila for some proper Mexican summer margaritas!
So grateful for friendship, shared meals, sunset moments, freshly baked bread and people who genuinely live what they believe. ❤️
#Friendship #ChosenFamily #SourdoughFriends #SourdoughBread #BlueberryLemonScones CrescentBeach SunsetTogether GogiWine MexicanOrphanage GivingBack HelpingChildren AgingOutOfCare TrueFriendship GratefulHeart SummerMemories taken in Surrey, British Columbia by @usfwr

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a month ago

🩵🌸 BLOOM IN YOUR UNIQUENESS 🌸🩵
I’ve been thinking about flowers lately — the hundreds of thousands of varieties, each completely different from the next.
A gardenia doesn’t look at a rose and think, I wish I were you.
Jasmine doesn’t compete with a sunflower.
And a pansy doesn’t apologize for being small.
They simply bloom as they were created to bloom. 🩵
Maybe there’s something in that for us.
We spend so much of life looking sideways — comparing our beauty, success, personality, pace, gifts or journey to somebody else’s. But what if the goal was never to become more like them?
What if the work is discovering more deeply who we are? 🩵
I love gardenias for their heavenly fragrance and jasmine for its abundance. But lately, I think I might be a pansy. 😊 They’re surprisingly resilient. They can look almost finished, get a little water and care…and somehow come back to life.
And if you look closely into the face of a pansy, it almost looks like there’s a little angel inside.
I wonder who put that there? 🩵
Some things grow tall and fast with shallow roots. I’m a slow grower — and I’m short 😂 — but I hope I never stop wanting my roots to go deeper.
🩵 If you breathe, you belong. 🩵
Your uniqueness has value. You don’t need to become somebody else to prove it.
Bloom where you are. Grow deep. And bring into this world the beauty that only you can bring.
That’s part of Managing Me. 🩵🦋
#ManagingMe #BloomInYourUniqueness #BeUniquelyYou #IfYouBreatheYouBelong #PersonalGrowth SelfWorth AuthenticLiving InnerGrowth Resilience GrowthMindset SelfDiscovery Purpose MindsetMatters WomenSupportingWomen WomenInspiringWomen Encouragement LifeLessons DeepRoots BloomWhereYouArePlanted UnlockingSecretsForWomen by @usfwr

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a month ago

MY MISTAKES ARE MY SUPERPOWERS. 🦋
The only reason I am where I am today is because I’ve taken the mistakes I’ve made and tried to make something out of them.
And yes—I continue to make mistakes.
Sometimes they become growth opportunities.
Sometimes they throw me backwards and knock me right off my feet.
Sometimes other people’s cruel perspectives can knock me off my horse, too.
But I’m learning to remember that people often respond from their own experiences, hurts and broken places—just as I have mine.
And there is something incredibly healing about asking:
What can I learn from this?
What can I change in me?
How can I grow because of it?
Managing Me isn’t about pretending I have it all together. I certainly don’t.
It’s about taking responsibility for what belongs to me—my choices, my reactions, my healing, my growth—and continuing to become a little wiser along the way.
I don’t want my mistakes to define me.
I want them to teach me.
Shape me.
Humble me.
And ultimately become part of my superpower. 🦋
Because sometimes our greatest wisdom grows out of the very things we wish we had done differently.
You. Your Life. Your Way.
managingme.ca
#ManagingMe #MyMistakesAreMySuperpowers #MistakesIntoSuperpowers #Growth #PersonalGrowth GrowthMindset Healing SelfAwareness LearningFromMistakes LifeLessons Wisdom Compassion Empathy ManagingMeNotYou YouYourLifeYourWay by @usfwr

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Curiosity is a superpower 💕💕🙏🙏Use it! #curiosity #superpower #compassion #growth by @usfwr

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2 months ago

by @usfwr

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3 months ago

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#PacificSportFraserValley #LangleyBC #MassageTherapy #RegisteredMassageTherapist RMTStudents Wellness CommunitySupport AthleteWellness FraserValley HealthAndWellness by @usfwr

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3 months ago

It’s hard to be human.
We all want the same things...
✨ To create.
✨ To love and be loved.
✨ To be seen.
✨ To be cared for.
✨ To be accepted—even with our imperfections.
We’re capable of great good... and great harm.
May we choose kindness.
May we choose character.
May we choose compassion.
Let’s reach beneath the surface and love each other well.
💙 My most important job is to manage me.
#ManagingMe #ChooseCompassion #CharacterCounts #Integrity #PersonalGrowth SelfReflection PurposeOverPopularity BeKind LoveWell Healing by @usfwr

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