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    Inner Compass
    Monica Odom
    • May 18
    • 2 min

    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...
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    You don't have to live here anymore
    Monica Odom
    • Apr 14
    • 2 min

    You don't have to live here anymore

    I think I'm a good friend, and I'd like to think that my friends and associates feel the same way, unless yall lying... For the past few...
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    Gut check on this good Wednesday
    Monica Odom
    • Apr 5
    • 2 min

    Gut check on this good Wednesday

    I've been chatty as of late. LOL Yall know how Michelle and I chop it up on our IG lives, right? So I'm sure you can imagine how the...
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    Prayer of Protection
    Monica Odom
    • Apr 4
    • 1 min

    Prayer of Protection

    We often pray for protection from the dangers seen and unseen. But what if the danger is us? Sometimes we unknowingly, and knowingly,...
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    Rationing Love
    Monica Odom
    • Feb 24
    • 2 min

    Rationing Love

    As we wrap up love month, I'm still in 'What does it all mean?', or 'it's this all there is?', or a 'make it make sense.' kinda space....
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    It's the Sweet One!
    Monica Odom
    • Feb 7
    • 1 min

    It's the Sweet One!

    I don't like Dr. Pepper, but it fits. *Oprah shrug* The world can be cruel, so why do we feel the need to add to it? From comments we...
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    It's ok if you don't know
    Monica Odom
    • Jan 27
    • 2 min

    It's ok if you don't know

    One of the things I've noticed on social media is that you shouldn't focus on what you don't want. You need to focus on what you do want....
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    Under Pressure
    Monica Odom
    • Jan 21
    • 2 min

    Under Pressure

    Earlier this week I had a dream that a pressure cooker exploded in my kitchen. The shit was loud as fuck, and I was startled out of my...
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    Just Be, Girl!
    Monica Odom
    • Jan 13
    • 2 min

    Just Be, Girl!

    I feel like a toddler. Like I should be doing something but my mama want me to be still. Why is it so hard to fall into rest? The art of...
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    2021 Reflections
    Monica Odom
    • Dec 31, 2021
    • 4 min

    2021 Reflections

    The past two years have been so unkind to a lot of people. So much so that it almost feels wrong to recap all the positive things that...
    30 views1 comment
    When Did I Stop Playing?
    Monica Odom
    • Dec 20, 2021
    • 2 min

    When Did I Stop Playing?

    If you've tuned in to #coffeeandcocktails, you've heard Michelle and I talk about the importance of meditation in our lives. And if you...
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    How much do you love me?
    Monica Odom
    • Oct 14, 2021
    • 2 min

    How much do you love me?

    A question I've asked many in an attempt to solidify my position in their life, not realizing that no matter how much they loved me, love...
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    The Unraveling
    Monica Odom
    • Sep 9, 2021
    • 3 min

    The Unraveling

    I'm an overthinker, and that carries over into my dreams. Sometimes I will hear a word or a phrase, and then pray and meditate on it for...
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    Y'all Ain't Gone Worry (or is it Wear?) Me...
    Monica Odom
    • Jul 28, 2021
    • 2 min

    Y'all Ain't Gone Worry (or is it Wear?) Me...

    So the Olympics have started (yeah, I'm in Japan and can't go #sadness), and this week we see Simone Biles in all her magnificence say......
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    It's the Forgiveness for ME!!!
    Monica Odom
    • Jul 1, 2021
    • 2 min

    It's the Forgiveness for ME!!!

    Forgiveness has been on my mind this week. Yeah, I know we talk about forgiving others, but I ain't worried about them. I'm talking...
    17 views1 comment
    Don't forget to change the water
    Monica Odom
    • Jun 10, 2021
    • 2 min

    Don't forget to change the water

    If you love fresh flowers, you know you have to change the water from time to time if you want them to last. Otherwise mold will start...
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    Time for a change
    Monica Odom
    • Jun 3, 2021
    • 3 min

    Time for a change

    Have you ever noticed that when your emotions are in disarray that every negative habit is amplified? For some people it's rage. Others...
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    Lower The Net
    Monica Odom
    • May 27, 2021
    • 4 min

    Lower The Net

    Parenting, marriage, and life in general, I guess, are akin to walking a tight rope to me as long as you have supportive family and...
    22 views1 comment
    You don't know what you don't know
    Monica Odom
    • May 20, 2021
    • 2 min

    You don't know what you don't know

    So there I am sitting in this lady's office, and she's basically telling me that I'm doing the most for the lesser. Like wait, isn't that...
    25 views1 comment
    Yeah, 'Bag Lady' hit different now
    Monica Odom
    • May 13, 2021
    • 2 min

    Yeah, 'Bag Lady' hit different now

    This song has been in my head allllllllll week. Makes sense though, because last week I kinda opened the door to how I got started on...
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    Intentional Friendship
    Monica Odom
    • 6 days ago
    • 2 min

    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...
    24 views4 comments
    More Time
    Monica Odom
    • Jun 16
    • 2 min

    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...
    23 views0 comments

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