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SQUEAL!!!! I mean, I had to look up what "industry reading" even was, but if you're excited, I'm excited!!! Huge congratulations!! Not to mention, awesome role-modelling of the whole "belief, determination, and showing up day after day" mindset. So thrilled. So proud!!! ❤️🤩

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Ahhh, thank you! It's the first big step (in a series of many!) I appreciate you recognizing the effort so much!!

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Congratulations!! How exciting. All your encouragement trains us for our personal marathons. Happy Thanksgiving

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What a beautiful sentiment — "our personal marathons." Thank you for that inspiration...

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What can't you do? Yet again setting such an incredible example of what happens when you put your mind to something it can come true. GO YOU!

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You've always been such a supporter and champion, Heath — THANK YOU!

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Hi Kara! Congratulations to you. You have been a role model for the last several years as I brought a large collaborative work of art to life. I led 30 women from afar who live all over the country. Together, we created one huge art composition that is called the fresh stART art project. This piece celebrates hope, love and kindness and the courage to begin again.

the fresh stART art project

https://deanevbowersart.com/blogs/news/the-fresh-start-art-project-1

There were many days and months I wanted to quit from fatigue, fear and low self esteem. Your daily emails always had a pearl of wisdom that encouraged me. Life as a creative is hard because our outpourings are deeply rooted in our heart and soul. It is a vulnerable experience and takes a great deal of fortitude and persistence to share and eventually follow through. Thank you for the nudges and reminders you provided over the last two years.

Now that this art project is finished, I am looking for interesting places and spaces to exhibit. If your new musical needs an amazing piece of art that reflects hope and courage for a back drop, I would love to offer it to you.

Congrats again and please continue to bring us along on your journey! ❤️

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Thank you so much, Deane!! I love and admire your project! I feel like you would appreciate the work my friend Aransas does with her Uplifters Podcast, you two seem very much aligned! https://www.theuplifterspodcast.com/podcast

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OMG, I'm so thrilled for you about Marathon!!!! What a fantastically uplifting way for the year to begin drawing to a close!

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Thank you!! It feels like a wonderfully climactic peak to the year!

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Congratulations! You are so generous with your wisdom and kindness -- you deserve all the good things this will bring you!

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This is so kind of you Deborah -- thank you!

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Oh, man—so happy for you!!

I wish I could write “This year, I’m grateful I finally decided to stop waiting for permission to make myself happy” – but I’m not quite there yet. Maybe I’ll be able to say that next year.

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I believe you will — and send yourself an email and boomerang it back to you for this time next year!

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what a great idea - I'll do it!

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Congratulations, Kara on reaching this awesome milestone! Can't wait to buy tickets when the show is up and running!

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So grateful for you to say this!! Thank you!!

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Happy for and proud of you!!

🙏🎶💐♥️

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I have joyous admiration for you.

Congratulationsz@dressed in dance parties!! I’m grateful for bliss! For remembering more often to slip into choosing joy, especially when some random tiny frustration grabs a megaphone to run the show!

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Aww, thank you Barb!!! And I absolutely love this response. Hope you had a restful holiday!

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KARA!!! AMAZING NEWS!!!

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Thank you!!!!!! I'm considering this one big output lolol.

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Will Do!!

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I’m working with an editor (I did my homework and they’re legit) and am in the process of getting a children’s book published on Amazon!!😻😻😻

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This is SO SO SO huge!! Congrats! Send me a link when it's available please!

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So exciting!!! Congratulations!!! 🎉🎉 As a runner who loves theatre I am so excited to hear more about this and see it come to life!!

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Thank you so much -- I can't wait to tell you all about it!!

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Ahhhh, Kara — I am THRILLED for you! Congratulations! And what an inspiration ✨

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Thank you so much, Jenna! "Brave enough to be"!!

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I love it 🥹

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What an inspiration! I am grateful that I finally started the remodel I've been talking about for years...grateful that I am going easier on myself when things dont quite go as planned...and grateful that my kids found vocations that feed their soul,

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That's so wonderful, Monica! Must feel amazing to get that off the ground. Wishing you and your loved ones a happy Thanksgiving!

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