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a blog by, for, about and celebrating

the okay cliché

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When Nature Calls

No, not that kind of nature calling...

The kind that gently whispers: Go ahead and take a break. Get a breath of fresh air and take in my bounty. Reinvigorate your soul.

Or in my case, the kind that screams: GET OFF THE COUCH AND GO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE SUNSHINE, SALT AIR, AND ROILING WATERS RIGHT IN YOUR BACKYARD. YOU'LL FEEL INSTANTLY BETTER, YA LAZY BUM!

So I've been doing more "outside" lately. Gotta admit, she was right.

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It's Okay To Not Be Okay - Part 2

We agree...yes? So, then what? In my last post, I discussed the newly minted cliché It’s Okay To Not Be Okay. I sang its praises for...

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It's Okay To Not Be Okay

A (Welcome) Cliché Brought To Us By 2020

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Embracing the Contradictions and Complexities That Make Us Human

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Embracing the Contradictions and Complexities That Make Us Human

Man is an embodied paradox, a bundle of contradictions - Charles Caleb Colton As I sit here drafting my own obituary in my head, I’m...

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She Believed She Could. So She Did.

An Open Letter To Myself (And Anyone Else Who Needs To Hear This) See that girl over there? She was brave, fearless and driven. She had...

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This Too Shall Pass

You Are The Sky. Not The Thunder, Lightning, Clouds or Rain. You Are The Sky.

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The Fifteen Minute Pity Party (With Flex Time)

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The Fifteen Minute Pity Party (With Flex Time)

Go Ahead And Throw One - If Beyoncé Can Have One, Then So Can You

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A Letter I Will Never Get To Send

But Don't Need To: A Merry File.

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A Call to SCOTUS: Stand In Defense Of Your Co-equal Branch

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A Call to SCOTUS: Stand In Defense Of Your Co-equal Branch

A Collective Statement The Supreme Court Justices Should Release

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What's In A Name?

My name ain't Susan. Or Mack for that matter.

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My Birthday Wish(es).

An Open Letter To My Sons. On this day, my 48th birthday, I wish upon you many gifts.

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Said The Buddha: Don't Judge Others, Because You Are Not Perfect

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Said The Buddha: Don't Judge Others, Because You Are Not Perfect

As did Bob Marley. And my mother. And me. And also, duh…

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Stop And Smell The Roses

Yeah, I know. It's not a rose. But that's not really the point...

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Live, Love, Learn, LAUGH

I won’t remember each time I laugh or what it was that made me laugh, but I’ll never forget the first time.

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To Thine Own Self Be True...But First, Know Thyself - Part I

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To Thine Own Self Be True...But First, Know Thyself - Part I

A Socrates and Shakespeare mash up!

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To Thine Own Self Be True...But First, Know Thyself - Part Deux (an interlude)

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To Thine Own Self Be True...But First, Know Thyself - Part Deux (an interlude)

"Who Are You? Who Are You? I am a walrus."

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To Thine Own Self Be True...But First, Know Thyself - Finale (finally...)

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To Thine Own Self Be True...But First, Know Thyself - Finale (finally...)

"I am what I am and that's all what I am" Popeye

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meet mack

With crisis comes rapid change - so said my therapist. She. Wasn't Kidding.

Overwhelmed and inundated by the emotional and spiritual journey I'd unwittingly embarked on, I needed to break it down into manageable, bite-sized pieces. I turned to writing using the lens of clichés, quotes and truisms. And so, the mack files was born.

I'm always honest. I'm often irreverent. Sometimes brutally so (on both fronts). But please do feel free to have a laugh at my expense - it's what I'm here for!

I hope you find something here that resonates with you and lets you know you're not alone in your perfect imperfectness - because you're not!

I'm so happy you're here!

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the mack files

a blog by, for, about and celebrating

the okay cliché

OUR NEW PLACE

It's Okay To Not Be Okay - Part 2

It's Okay To Not Be Okay

Embracing the Contradictions and Complexities That Make Us Human

She Believed She Could. So She Did.

This Too Shall Pass

The Fifteen Minute Pity Party (With Flex Time)

A Letter I Will Never Get To Send

A Call to SCOTUS: Stand In Defense Of Your Co-equal Branch

What's In A Name?

My Birthday Wish(es).

Said The Buddha: Don't Judge Others, Because You Are Not Perfect

Stop And Smell The Roses

Live, Love, Learn, LAUGH

To Thine Own Self Be True...But First, Know Thyself - Part I

To Thine Own Self Be True...But First, Know Thyself - Part Deux (an interlude)

To Thine Own Self Be True...But First, Know Thyself - Finale (finally...)

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