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Permission To Be Where You Are, Even When Where You Are Sucks

Kate Northrup, May 21, 2012

I moved home to Maine last week after pining for the home that it’s represented for me my whole life. When you cross the Maine state line you’re greeted by a sign that says: “Maine: The Way Life Should Be.” As far as state mottos go, this one really floats my boat.

I just wrapped up living no place in particular for the past 15 months on. My man and I did more than 30,000 miles by car last year, I logged many more in the air, and we slept in over 100 beds.

The Six Letter Word To Banish From Your Vocabulary

Kate Northrup, February 25, 2012

I don’t believe in regret.

Yes, we have infinite choices and infinite possibilities in life. Yes the world is our oyster. Yes, in this exact moment there are myriad versions of how my life could turn out based on what I decide to do in the next 30 seconds.

It’s Not Going To Turn Out The Way You Thought

Kate Northrup, July 16, 2011

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It will happen later. His best friend will ask you out instead. You’ll be kissed in the movies instead of on a beach. You’ll end up going to a different school because the one you thought you’d get into didn’t work out.

I Never Thought I Would Do This…

Kate Northrup, February 16, 2011

A meeting that didn’t quite go as planned.

Last February I sat across from my mom’s literary agent, Ned Leavitt, at lunch. I had scheduled the lunch to ask him questions about the publishing world as I was beginning to get a hankering to write a book. Read More...

Why Accidentally Erasing My Hard Drive Might Be The Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me

Kate Northrup, January 25, 2011

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A big rockstar welcome to one of our newest bloggers -- the marvelous creative entrepreneur, seeker, and artist, Kate Northup Moller. Read about Kate here and visit her site to follow all of her adventures... Welcome, Kate!

I talk a lot about things happening for a reason, the grand master plan of the Universe, synchronicity, and the overall meant-to-be or not-meant-to-be-ness of life. And it’s pretty easy to stay on my fairy dust and sparkles train when everything is going smoothly, I’m meeting the right people, cash flow is good, and I’m proverbially walking on sunshine.

And then sometimes believing it’s all meant to be is not so easy.

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