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June 7, 2013

I am a woman, a wife, a daughter, a sister and a friend. However, discovering that I am Sam, the person, has been the journey of a lifetime.

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First stop on our Smokey Mountain road trip...sout

First stop on our Smokey Mountain road trip...southern Tennessee.

Thankful for friends who open their homes and their hearts and who are always up for laughter.

Good morning. Busy is a coping mechanism. We sta

Good morning.

Busy is a coping mechanism. We stay busy to avoid people, places and situations.

We busy ourselves to prove our worth.

We stay busy to fill space and time instead of hanging out, enjoying moments of boredom.

We occupy ourselves to numb out.

Recently, we’ve had moments of slowing down.

There have been many stops and starts, loss and grief, and newness with reasons to celebrate.

Adjusting to a new rhythm requires moments of grace; for transition, for catching one’s breath, for rest, for regrouping, for just being.

Wherever you are on your journey, I’d like to encourage you to be present and find gratitude right where you are...

because that’s where the magic lives.

#iamsamjerry #themagicisinthemess #magic #gratitude #arkansasgreenway #fayettevillearkansas

Grandkids 👦🏽 Memories 🗯 Time keeps movin

Grandkids 👦🏽
Memories 🗯
Time keeps moving...

Namaste 🙏 🧘‍♀️ 🧘‍♂️ 🐶

Namaste 🙏
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#dogsofinstagram #selfcare #iamsamjerry #stretchitout #centered

What do you do when you’re waiting for blueberry

What do you do when you’re waiting for blueberry muffins to bake?
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My afternoon was scheduled to be a mental health afternoon spent baking with a friend, but I flaked.
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I’ve flaked twice this week for socially responsible friend time.

I don’t have it. That’s okay.
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After several attempts at writing my feelings I decided baking was just what I needed. I turned on some 80’s music, mixed the batter, licked the beaters and turned the music up louder.
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Song after song reminded me of the hours I’ve clocked skating in circles at skating rinks in Arkansas and Louisiana.

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Oh man, I wanted to capture that joy. So I did.
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My quirkiness is what helps me cope. Sometimes I need to engage in something silly and inane for no other purpose than joy for that moment.
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It’s liberating. It’s a release.
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Allowing myself to let go helps me keep it together.
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I’m sharing because I want to encourage you to embrace your quirkiness and just be you.
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Grab all of the joy you can. Turn moments into memories.

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Let people stare. They only wish they were so brave.
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#mentalhealthmatters #mentalhealthday #baking #iamsamjerry #skatingrinks #childhoodmemories #bequirkybeyou #bequirky

Happy Friday! #nomakeup #nofilter Just imperfect

Happy Friday! #nomakeup #nofilter

Just imperfect me.

This year has been fraught with adversity and chaos.

The past 8 weeks have been NO exception.

And yet during the last 8 weeks I have had confirmation after confirmation of my healing, of my personal life choices and of my ability to adapt and process.

I’ve been resting. I’ve been processing. Some days I half ass show up for life and other days, I’m in it to win it. 🥇

Wherever you are in this journey of unraveling and uncovering
KEEP 👏🏼
SHOWING 👏🏼
UP!!!! 👏🏼

...Even if it’s just to raise your hand during roll call 🖐🏼

#iamsamjerry #keepshowingup
#survivor #kindnessisaverb #resolvewithsamjerry #stayconnected #staygrounded
#rollcall #imhere

I haven’t ridden my bike in over a month and wow

I haven’t ridden my bike in over a month and wow! it felt incredible.

Sometimes you have to be your own light at the end of the tunnel.

⭐️ My light will not allow me to compromise myself for anyone.

⭐️ My light will cause me to stand up to a bully every time.

⭐️ My light guides me to set healthy boundaries so that others know how to treat me.

⭐️ My light requires that I be responsible for my actions and not for how you respond.

⭐️ My light insists that your opinion of me is none of my business.

⭐️ My light is determined, worthy and powerful.

#iamsamjerry #iamthelighattheendofthetunnel #mentalhealth #healthyboundaries #untamedspirit #notthrowingawaymyshot

#challengeaccepted Women lifting women. We hear

#challengeaccepted

Women lifting women. We hear it often. We sing it as a battle cry.

But often those words are empty. Often there is no follow up nor follow through. To what lengths are you really willing to travel to lift another woman?.
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I received a phone call a little over two weeks ago from my sister, whom I have not spoken with in over four years.
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She was in crisis.
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Our brother took his life 15 years ago next month.
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When she spoke the words, “I need you. I’m scared” I made arrangements and once she was discharged from the hospital I traveled to Louisiana and I haven’t left her side.
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I’m so proud of her. She has done more work in the two weeks I’ve been with her than many people do in thirty years.
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We have dug deep. We have reached out and stretched our capacity. .
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We are healing the women who came before us and healing women yet to come.
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I have held space for her while she begins her journey to clearer mental health. .
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I told her I will never lie to her, no matter how difficult speaking the truth may be. I will let her stand on my shoulders until she grasps her own power.
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#womenliftingwomen #sisterlove #untamedspirit #determined #suicideprevention

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