How Did That Go?

It is my birthday! Milestone days provide the perfect opportunity for reflection. On this podcast episode, Jeremy asked me lots of questions that tapped into trying new things and how we learn and grow from it.

https://open.spotify.com/episode/4KUl8376z5bx6tSt0n09HC?si=PkXMl70hTkStMXdfQc_uQA&nd=1&dlsi=cb88843c746b4b9b

And now I am heading to dinner to celebrate!

Enjoy!

Rising Star

Our daughter Jordan has been fighting a lot of health issues for the last three years. A silver lining—which hopefully we find within any struggle—is she has learned a lot about self advocacy, self care, and considering what exercise and eating habits serve her best.

Jordan submitted an essay to a local news station and was chosen to have a segment recorded on “Rising Star of the West.” She shared about processed food in school cafeterias and considering healthier options for her and her peers (unfortunately there isn’t an option to re-watch the segment, but that’s the message in a nutshell).

If you have a chance, please click the following link, insert your email/info, and click the last star (you only get one shot, so it’s important to click the last star and not the first)! :)

Her segment was Friday, and voting only goes through Sunday, so please take a second and vote now. (The link has been really hit or miss for me. There should be five blue boxes, each with a student name. Jordan’s is the fifth. If you only see the top three, maybe refresh, or check if the very top of two blue boxes are showing—hers will be the bottom-right.) If she wins, she gets to write and share another piece in May and has a chance to earn a scholarship.

Thank you!

Self Reflection

So nice reflecting on “the old days” with my college basketball coach!

https://open.substack.com/pub/jamieduprey/p/self-reflection?r=qk0tn&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

You Have Got to be Kidney-ing Me

This past week my husband donated his kidney to our dear friend. I wrote about it on my Substack. Please click and head on over. There are several other new “stacks” (is that what they call them) as well. I would love for you to read them! Have a wonderful week!

Disclaimer: Not Exactly a Blog, (Yet Equally as Exciting!)

Sixteen years ago I attended a weekend training on the skill of active listening. Up until that point in my life I had never considered listening as either “active” or a skill. Long story short: it changed my life!

I began to consider interactions and relationships in new ways. My spouse also attended the training—and he often trains with me—and engaging intentionally in active listening has been an incredible gift in our marriage.

Shortly after that initial training I had a phone interview (phone interviews were not common in 2010). The man who hired me—now one of my favorite people—has since told me again and again that he never thought in a million years he would hire someone via a phone interview, but after our conversation he felt like he had no choice but to hire me. I told him it was because I actively listened!

I could go on and on, (but I am a little tired and ready to eat dinner). I always want to share about active listening with anyone who will, well, listen, and so I am sharing a two-part training on May 14th & 21st. Please consider joining me!

(I made a cute flyer with all the info but can’t seem to be able to attach it here. If you are interested, please email me and I will get you all the details!)

Tres mas

Hello!

In case you have still missed my new Substack profile, this will get you all caught up. Please subscribe and support my writing!

Thanks!

https://jamieduprey.substack.com/p/so-now-what

https://jamieduprey.substack.com/p/well-what-did-you-expect

Substack Take 2

Good morning!

As I mentioned earlier, I am experimenting with the Substack site. Sounds like it was tricky finding my actual story due to link confusion. My apologies!

Please try again.

Here is a link to my first Substack article, titled “Groundhog’s Day.”

Here is a link to my new one, “I Can Write!”

Enjoy and let me know your thoughts! (And if you like it, please click the “Like” button!)

New Site, Same Fun Writing

Hello, all!

Thank you for reading my blogs. My hope is to connect with you, encourage you, offer points to ponder—with the goal of self reflection and growth—and to hopefully make you smile and laugh here and there.

Thanks to encouragement from my friend Russell, I am moving my blog posts to my new Substack space. We are going to give this a try. Please click on the link and remember to subscribe.

Thanks for being willing to explore this new space with me!

https://jamieduprey.substack.com/p/groundhogs-day?r=qk0tn