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Day 2: Describe a Moment When Being Single Really Sucked

October 5, 2013103 CommentsMandy Hale

Describe a moment or a day when being single really sucked.

This is where it starts to get real, y’all! As you know, my message is all about loving and appreciating and celebrating your single life…BUT…doing it in a real, authentic, honest way. And if we’re going to keep it real with this blogging challenge, then I’ll be the first to admit that while 99% of the time, I love my single life…every once in awhile, … » Read More

The Single Woman’s 30-Day Blogging Challenge: Day 1

October 4, 2013105 CommentsMandy Hale

How do you respond to “And why are you still single?”

This is by far my least favorite question as a single woman. It seems to always be asked in an accusatory or suspicious tone, like either there’s something tragically wrong with me that has made me still single or that I should somehow be ashamed of the fact that I am, in fact, still single. I’ve never really understood the question, honestly. I mean, how … » Read More

The Single Woman’s 30-Day Blogging Challenge!

October 4, 2013416 CommentsMandy Hale

I was feeling the need to give my own creativity a little jumpstart, so I thought maybe you guys might want to join me! I’m going to attempt to complete as many days as I can. There are no rules except to write often and be REAL! No pretense here. Let’s do this!

The Single Woman’s 30-Day Blogging Challenge

1) Your response to everyone’s favorite question: “And why are YOU still single?”

2) Describe a moment or a … » Read More

How a “Selfie” Culture Can Lead to a Selfish Life

September 9, 201318 CommentsMandy Hale

“Many people are unhappy and are not experiencing life to its fullest because they’ve closed their hearts to compassion, they are motivated by only what they want and what they think they need. They rarely do anything for anybody else unless they have an ulterior goal in mind. They are self-involved and self-centered.” ~Joel Osteen

“A man wrapped up in himself makes a very small parcel.” ~John Ruskin

“As long as we live, our self-absorption and our … » Read More

Your Happily Ever After Won’t Look Like Everyone Else’s

May 21, 201343 CommentsMandy Hale

“When you thought you’d be baking pie & living behind your very own white picket fence, you’ll find yourself doing something so entirely different, you couldn’t have even imagined it a year before. There will be moments when you’ll look around and not even recognize your own life…in a good way.” ~Kate Northrup
The other day I was leaving my usual post at Starbucks where I frequently write from when I spotted three young girls, probably … » Read More

Vulnerability: Why It’s So Scary & So Necessary to Get Real

May 5, 20133 CommentsMandy Hale

“Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another: “What! You too? I thought I was the only one!” ~C.S. Lewis “Courage starts with showing up and letting ourselves be seen.” ~Brené Brown “Real isn’t how you are made,’ said the Skin Horse. ‘It’s a thing that happens to you. When a child loves you for a long, long time, not just to play with, … » Read More

Stop Waiting & Start LIVING!

February 7, 2013CommentMandy Hale

“I’m not waiting for anybody, anymore! I’m going to run as fast as I can, fly as high as I can, and if you want, you can come with me! But I’m not waiting for you anymore.” ~C. Joybell C. It seems that in the arena of love, singles are always encouraged to WAIT. Wait for God, wait for “The One” to magically appear…wait for the right timing, … » Read More

If I Could Have a Conversation With My Younger Self…

July 16, 20122 CommentsMandy Hale

I think all of us have SOMETHING we wish we could travel back in time and tell our teenage self. Don’t perm your hair to within an inch of its life. Reconsider that tattoo on your lower back. It might not be a good idea to wear a black leather vest and pants with a black turtleneck underneath, unless you’re specifically trying to … » Read More

How a Look Back Can Help You Move Forward

May 21, 2012CommentMandy Hale

“I always knew looking back on the tears would make me laugh. But I never knew looking back on the laughs would make me cry.” ~Unknown It’s the darndest thing about life. You have the most heart-wrenching experiences that you think you’ll never recover from…only to find yourself a few years down the road looking back at those very same events with a chuckle. Then you have moments where you laugh uproariously with your … » Read More

Oprah’s Lifeclass: Living Fearlessly

March 31, 2012CommentMandy Hale

“Let fear be a counselor and not a jailer.” ~Tony Robbins As someone who has struggled with anxiety my entire life, I can honestly say I never thought I’d be where I am today, doing some of the things that I’m doing. I’m from a small town in Tennessee where about 99% of the people I went to high school with have been married for at least ten years…and most haven’t ventured … » Read More