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Charting A New Course

Change can be scary, and it's ok to admit that while still moving forward

Monica Odom

Jan 152 min read

So about that ghosting situation

Your joy is worthy of sharing too.

Monica Odom

Jan 42 min read

Drums Please....

Summer, summer, summer time! We are almost one month into summer break over here. As a child, I hated summer break. Mostly because I...

Monica Odom

Jul 1, 20242 min read

Unemployed

Hey Yall! I know. It's been too damn long. But if I'm being honest, since my last post, I haven't been in a space to write publicly. I...

Monica Odom

Jan 2, 20243 min read

Parenthood...the toughest hood

Yall...tomorrow I will have been a mother by birth for 13 years! (I've been a mother by love for about 20.) Nothing in life could have...

Monica Odom

Jan 4, 20232 min read

Vision in 2023

"Hey, big head!" *me talking to myself* 2023 feels flirty. I have never done a vision board. It only recently became a blip on my...

Monica Odom

Jan 1, 20231 min read

2022 Reflections

Hey, fam!!! It's been too damn long. Yeah, I know. I'm the one that controls that. I've been in Germany for almost 5 months, and let's...

Monica Odom

Dec 31, 20222 min read

Compassion Vs Conflict

It’s that time of year again. You know where we like to pretend everything is ok until New Year's Day when we go back to our true nature....

Monica Odom

Dec 10, 20222 min read

Purpose

Purpose. It comes up a lot. What's my purpose? Why am I here? A lot of times, purpose is portrayed as this grand, visible thing that puts...

Monica Odom

Dec 6, 20221 min read

What happens

What happens if I just let go Surrendering to God's plan for my life Instead of kicking and thrashing against each wave That comes to...

Monica Odom

Nov 20, 20221 min read

Grateful for the reset!

Remember how I wrote about the power of unconditional friendships well I got to enjoy some of that. This weekend I did something I never...

MichelleRena

Nov 7, 20222 min read

Fully You

Hey, ya'll, hey! Yes, I'm still here in this space. Even though I haven't been writing, there has been plenty on my heart to say. I...

Monica Odom

Oct 10, 20222 min read

Unpacking

Yeah, it's still happening. If you have never moved, consider yourself lucky. If you have moved, and it was to somewhere with a...

Monica Odom

Aug 30, 20223 min read

A State of Mourning

Did you know it's ok to mourn the loss of something as you anticipate what is yet to come? A lot of time we don't allow ourselves or...

Monica Odom

Aug 17, 20222 min read

Protecting Your Peace

...at all costs. At the end of our IG lives, Michelle always reminds us to protect our peace. But what does that look like? When your...

Monica Odom

Jun 30, 20222 min read

Intentional Friendship

As yall should know by now, I'm a military spouse. With that comes a slew of new ships. Friendships. Acquaintance-ships. Emergency...

Monica Odom

Jun 23, 20222 min read

More Time

I have 5 more days left in Misawa, Japan, and a recurring theme is "I wish we had more time." It's a typically refrain when it's time to...

Monica Odom

Jun 16, 20222 min read

Summer, Summer, SummerTime

Ok, I know I can serious over here, because life is fucking serious, but can I get real with you today? I'm tired. I am talking dog ass...

Monica Odom

Jun 2, 20221 min read

Inner Compass

Like many of you, when I arrived into this existence, I was given a preprogrammed compass. It didn't point to my true north. It pointed...

Monica Odom

May 18, 20222 min read

Pages of Your Diary

This was one of those weeks where I wasn't sure what I was going to write about. Ideas would come and go, but nothing stuck out. It...

Monica Odom

May 12, 20222 min read

Book Review: The Perfection of A Moment by Kimberly Brown

Favorite Quote: "I'm not perfect, but she'll always get the best parts of me." - Hiram asking Mr. and Mrs. Solomon for their blessing to propose to Ximena.

Monica Odom

6 days ago2 min read

Living Your Dream

Cause whose dream, big dawg?!?

Monica Odom

Apr 201 min read

Book Review: Hostile Takeover By Christina C Jones

Favorite Quote: "The way he looked at me made me blush, the way he protected me made me feel invincible, and the words he sometimes spoke over me seemed deeply rooted in a level of respect I appreciated more than I could articulate." - Nala

Monica Odom

Apr 203 min read

Trusting the Divine Plan

Healing is not linear. Lessons repeat until you learn to approach them differently.

Monica Odom

Apr 32 min read

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