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Spilled Ink Nov. 2025
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Carolyn Stiles
Nov 131 min read
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Everything Happens for a Reason
About a year and a half ago, I walked into a gym. I met with a personal trainer with every intention of signing up. I walked out of the meeting with a job offer. I was beyond thrilled to have found my way back to my passion. My degree is in Health, Wellness, and Physical Edu and I had a soft spot for childhood obesity. I thought maybe I could be a P.E. teacher. But you know how life goes, and finances became more important than the debt it was going to take for me to get anyt

Carolyn Stiles
Nov 83 min read
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Carolyn Stiles
Apr 290 min read
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Murder After Bedtime
Other than my husband snoring next to me in bed as if he were in a tree-cutting competition, the house was finally quiet—a rarity in the...

Carolyn Stiles
Apr 2928 min read
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Angel Of Mercy
The sun was setting. Beautiful hues of orange and pink peaked through the window. The house was so old; you could feel a chilled gust of...

Carolyn Stiles
Apr 2910 min read
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Election, Set, Match
Muffled murmuring quickly hushed in the school auditorium when Principal Carson approached the podium. “Good afternoon, students. You all...

Carolyn Stiles
Apr 298 min read
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King and Queen
A wonderful aroma of cinnamon apples filled the air. Clarissa patiently waited for her husband to return home. The door flew open as...

Carolyn Stiles
Apr 294 min read
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Book Recommendations
These books resonate with me. Whether it's because something about life clicked, or it changed my point of view, or captured exactly what I believe, or helped me in my life, or simply changed my perspective and gave me a sense of understanding. They helped me become who I am today. I hope they can help you too. "Atomic Habits" by James Clear "The 5 Love Languages" by Gary Chapman "Super Attractor" By Gabrielle Bernstein "Many Lives Many Masters" by Brian L. Weiss M.D. "Signs"

Carolyn Stiles
Mar 311 min read
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March 2025 Free Write Journal
3/19: Rough day to be honest. And it's strange because I have no idea why I'm in the dumps. I would love to blame it on Mercury but let's be honest, there is usually something else too right? Either biologically, mentally, or emotionally...So I keep thinking about what it could be. Then I feel stupid because of what I "preach" and struggle to practice myself all the time. The truth is, no matter how much positivity you manifest in your life, challenges of all sorts will come

Carolyn Stiles
Mar 192 min read
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