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The Day My Body Began to Devour Itself

November 8, 2021 By Connie Ragen Green 4 Comments

Tiny Habits for a Lifestyle by Design

The Day My Body Began to Devour Itself Was the First Day of the Rest of My Life It began harmlessly enough: I wanted to lose weight and improve my health and was searching for a way to do this as easily as possible. It was December of 2019 and as I was preparing for my annual goal setting I wrote down that I would lose a hundred pounds during 2020. As I wrote the words, lose a hundred pounds my stomach began to hurt. I looked back through the notes from my previous years of formally setting … [Read more...]

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Embrace Creativity and Your World Will Expand

November 1, 2021 By Connie Ragen Green 3 Comments

Embrace Creativity

Embrace Creativity to Open Your Mind To Different Perspectives Creativity is the doorway to a beautiful life. Often because of the need to survive, we pursue what we can make money from. We put aside our passion and focus on building a career in a field where we think we will make money and have security. Fortunately, your creativity and your passion can be a means for you to make money. Embracing your creativity and viewing life through a different lens could lead to you becoming wealthy in … [Read more...]

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Make Better Art… and Rule the World

October 25, 2021 By Connie Ragen Green 3 Comments

Make Better Art and Rule the World

Is it really that simple? If you're willing to do the work, focus on creating, and make better art, is success bound to come your way? For decades, I was the person who talked a good game but seldom followed through. How we do anything is how we do everything, so this lack of taking action spilled over into every area of my life. I'm not proud of the way I insisted on living for far too long, but I believe that by exposing myself and being willing to be completely transparent to the world it … [Read more...]

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It’s Over in the Blink of an Eye

October 18, 2021 By Connie Ragen Green 2 Comments

It's Over in the Blink of an Eye

It's Over in the Blink of an Eye, So Make Every Second Count As I'm writing this, it's Sunday, October 17th, 2021 and Black Poetry Day. Each year I make note of this day by reading a poem or two written by my favorite Black poets, sharing my favorite finds with my online community as well as friends and family, and then closing the book on what this day means to me. We live in a world where people must be put in boxes that recognize them for a variety of reasons: gender, ethnicity, age, … [Read more...]

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The Writer’s Cat

October 11, 2021 By Connie Ragen Green 3 Comments

The Writer's Cat

The rain came down hard and the streets flooded on the evening Marilyn Monroe died. It was August of '62 in Los Angeles, with people focused on their everyday problems that felt like a sort of death to them before they saw the morning paper. It's only when actual death stares you in the face that you can have some perspective. My mother and I were in the car with her friend, a chubby woman whose name I can't remember and who was kind and respectful and laughed like her funny bone had been … [Read more...]

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People Tell Us Who They Are

October 4, 2021 By Connie Ragen Green Leave a Comment

People Tell Us Who They Are

People tell us who they are. Over and over again, the people we encounter throughout our lives tell us who they are, what they believe in, when they will deliberately interface with people under various circumstances, and how they will interact with the world around them. Whether or not we choose to believe them in quite another story. Observe the details; listen to the words they say and those they do not say; don't make excuses for the behavior of others and demand of yourself the habit of … [Read more...]

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The Long Girl

September 27, 2021 By Connie Ragen Green 3 Comments

The Tall Girl

As they would say in Europe, she was a long girl. Taller than everyone else in our class, even the boys, and with short, dark wavy hair and bright hazel eyes, gangly and self-conscious in a way that made others uncomfortable. Her posture was terrible and when she came up to you it was with more of a lurch than a normal gait. We'd been good friends since I'd arrived as the new girl just before Christmas in second grade. Once we had a photograph taken by her father in his home studio and I … [Read more...]

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Lack of Confidence: Turn This Around For Good

September 20, 2021 By Connie Ragen Green 4 Comments

Overcoming Lack of Confidence

My Lack of Confidence Almost Cost Me Everything If you experience a lack of confidence, the good news is that you can change it. The only way you will build your self-confidence is to get out of your own head and accept that your subjective experiences may not be as straightforward as you think. Use that information to actively change your thought patterns to more realistic thoughts that motivate you to act positively in your life with confidence. My own lack of confidence was like a wall in … [Read more...]

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On the Train Into Rotterdam

September 11, 2021 By Connie Ragen Green 1 Comment

Baby Melissa

The Trip That Changed How I Thought About My Life She was a beautiful baby. When I opened the envelope containing the slightly blurry photo, taken at the hospital just moments after this little angel drew her first Earthly breath, I knew I'd do whatever I had to do to see her in person. But that would be easier said than done. It was December of 2000 and I was a classroom teacher. I also worked in real estate part-time to make ends meet, and had little in savings. But none of that mattered … [Read more...]

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There’s a New Sheriff in Town

September 6, 2021 By Connie Ragen Green 1 Comment

New Sheriff in Town

The email arrived while I was waiting for an important call and scrolling through my phone. The moment I saw it I knew exactly who it was from, what it was about, and who this new sheriff in town was - it was me. My next thought was one based in fear. I was fearful that the previous sheriff would be coming after me and ready to do who knew what to let me know she wasn't going down without a fight. The Wild West could be a dangerous place. As much as I'd like to tell you that the previous … [Read more...]

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What’s Monday Morning Mellow?

This is my most recent and personal blog, where I’m sharing stories of great importance in my life. My hope is that you will read through a few posts and take away some insights as to who Connie Ragen Green really is and how I may be able to serve you in some capacity.

In December of 2022, I choose about 50 of these stories and shared them in a new book, titled Essays at the Intersection of Hope and Synchronicity. See this book and all of my other titles at ConnieRagenGreenBooks.com

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