Tag: intentions

• Myself, Only More So

  It’s not “new year, new me”: it’s new year, more me.

  Caitie Leibman

  January 1, 2026

  announcements, fresh start, invitations, memoir

  exercise, intentions, journaling, mental health, writing practice, writing prompts

• Big, Dumb Goals

  

  Just casually questioning my life and my choices in 700 words or less.

  Caitie Leibman

  October 18, 2024

  updates, writing on writing

  exercise, goals, good life halfsy, half marathon, intentions, journaling, memoir, mental health, mindfulness, plans and goals, reflection, writing practice

• What I Talk about When I Talk about Garage Sales

  

  It all has a cost, a weight.

  Caitie Leibman

  September 2, 2024

  invitations

  family, family stories, intentions, memoir, mental health, mindfulness, reflection, seasons and cycles, stories

• Now What?

  

  The good news is, there’s always something else to work on. That bad news is, there’s always something else to work on.

  Caitie Leibman

  August 26, 2024

  fresh start

  alcohol, development, drinking, exercise, family, friendships, growth, health, health scare, improvement, intentions, mental health, mindfulness, parenting, reflection, sobriety, strengths, therapy

• Skin-Deep

  

  Be careful what you wish for.

  Caitie Leibman

  August 5, 2024

  fresh start

  creativity, experiment mode, intentions, journaling, memories, mindfulness, narrative, reflection, symbols, writing on writing, writing practice

• Anxiety Dreams

  

  The projects that scare me and the ones that apparently don’t.

  Caitie Leibman

  July 22, 2024

  updates

  anxiety, depression, exercise, good life halfsy, grad school, half-marathon, intentions, lincoln, mental health, mentors, mindfulness, nebraska, poems, poetry, sleep, ted kooser, training, writing, writing practice

• It’s Not My Money

  

  An inheritance, a windfall, and going farther than you could imagine.

  Caitie Leibman

  July 15, 2024

  invitations

  abundance, acceptance, compassion, curiosity, emotions, family, family history, grief, healing, intentions, labels, memoir, memories, mindfulness, narrative, parenting, perspective, process, reflection, scarcity mentality, symbols

• Revisiting My Word of the Year (and Some Important Three-Letter Words)

  

  On things for their own sake.

  Caitie Leibman

  July 8, 2024

  updates, writing on writing

  2024, acceptance, creativity, goals, intentions, productivity, reflection, review, word of the year, work life, writing practice

• It’s Bullshit My Mom Died

  

  A grabby headline for some real feelings.

  Caitie Leibman

  June 17, 2024

  updates

  family, grief, health, illness, intentions, mental health, reflection, seasons and cycles, sobriety

• I’m Allowed to Change My Mind: Four Months into Training

  

  I’m adding new pieces into my training.

  Caitie Leibman

  March 18, 2024

  updates

  acceptance, compassion, emotions, exercise, experiment mode, goals, good life halfsy, half-marathon, healing, intentions, lnk, mental health, mindfulness, plans and goals, reflection, running, seasons and cycles, stretchy November project, training, updates, walking

• Three Months In

  

  No promises to break—just new things to try.

  Caitie Leibman

  February 5, 2024

  updates

  2024, compassion, creativity, curiosity, exercise, experiment mode, goals, good life halfsy, habits, half-marathon, intentions, lnk, mental health, mindfulness, process, reflection, running, strengths, stretchy November project, training, walking

• Celebrating Me

  

  Bring on 35.

  Caitie Leibman

  January 10, 2024

  celebrations

  birthdays, capricorn, celebrations, family, family history, intentions, memoir, mental health, milestones, parties, perspective, seasons and cycles

• We’re 2 Months In!

  

  What’s it mean to be a “real runner”?

  Caitie Leibman

  January 1, 2024

  updates

  exercise, exerise, goals, good life halfsy, half-marathon, identity, intentions, labels, mindfulness, running, sobriety

• Word of the Year

  

  Where are you headed in 2024?

  Caitie Leibman

  December 25, 2023

  fresh start, invitations

  anchor, anxiety, creativity, depression, healing, intentions, journaling, mental health, mindfulness, post-partum depression, productivity, seasons and cycles, strengths, therapy, travel, word of the year, writing practice, writing prompts

• My Stretchy November Project

  

  Sharing my first monthly update since I decided to do a half-marathon.

  Caitie Leibman

  December 4, 2023

  invitations, updates

  exercise, goals, habits, half-marathon, intentions, mental health, mindfulness, stretchy November project, therapy, training

• Want to Join the Club?

  

  So many have been talking to me about their craving for structure and accountability.

  Caitie Leibman

  November 27, 2023

  invitations, updates

  exercise, goals, good life halfsy, habits, half marathon, intentions, lnk, mental health, mindfulness, running, stretchy November project

• It’s a Half-Marathon, Charlie Brown!

  

  This missive includes an invitation.

  Caitie Leibman

  November 13, 2023

  announcements, invitations, updates

  exercise, good life halfsy, half-marathon, intentions, mental health, sobriety, strengths, training

• The Limitations of Being Judgy

  

  … and why I love revision.

  Caitie Leibman

  August 1, 2023

  writing on writing

  intentions, mental health, mindfulness, writing practice

• When Hiding Sounds Good

  

  There’s a relationship between risk and reward, vulnerability and intimacy.

  Caitie Leibman

  July 1, 2023

  fresh start, writing on writing, writing prompt

  intentions, mental health, mindfulness, parenting, sobriety, writing practice, writing prompts

• Making a U-Turn

  

  Happens in traffic, happens in life.

  Caitie Leibman

  March 7, 2023

  writing prompt

  change, goals, intentions, mindfulness, writing practice, writing prompts

• New Moon

  

  Darkness can show us things, too.

  Caitie Leibman

  February 27, 2023

  writing prompt

  goals, intentions, journaling, mindfulness, reflection, seasons and cycles, writing practice, writing prompts

• The Plan Until It Isn’t

  

  Parenting wisdom applies widely.

  Caitie Leibman

  January 23, 2023

  writing prompt

  intentions, journaling, plans and goals, seasons and cycles, strengths, writing practice, writing prompts

• Begin with the End in Mind?

  

  You are the author of life’s Mad Lib.

  Caitie Leibman

  January 9, 2023

  writing prompt

  intentions, journaling, memoir, strengths, writing practice, writing prompts

• On Roots and Wings

  

  What do we inherit, and where are we going?

  Caitie Leibman

  December 12, 2022

  writing prompt

  education, family, intentions, journaling, seasons and cycles, writing practice, writing prompts

• Begin as if You Mean to Go On

  

  We decide to be ready enough.

  Caitie Leibman

  December 1, 2022

  fresh start

  intentions, meditation, mindfulness, writing practice, writing prompts

• Audience of One

  

  Forget about everybody else.

  Caitie Leibman

  November 14, 2022

  writing prompt

  experiment mode, intentions, journaling, writing practice, writing prompts

• Not Too Precious

  

  We harvest not to keep but to nourish.

  Caitie Leibman

  November 1, 2022

  fresh start

  abundance, arts and crafts, gratitude, intentions, mythology, organization, scarcity mentality, writing practice, writing prompts

• Sober October

  

  How I got a little more of everything by choosing life “without.”

  Caitie Leibman

  October 1, 2022

  fresh start

  affirmations, experiment mode, intentions, recovery, sobriety, strengths, writing prompts