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What to do when you are stuck......again
My brain was having a tantrum. How could I be stuck here again? Why is life so complicated? Do they really like me? Why won't this scale...
Shel Dammann
Feb 28, 20223 min read


Learning how to make mistakes and what that says about being human
More lessons from my 9 year old childcare kiddo. He was anxious about presenting his recitation in class today. The worry was present in...
Shel Dammann
Jan 27, 20223 min read


Wisdom from a six year old. I'm Bored......What if......
I have some of the best conversations, those thought provoking ones where you are left amused and a little awestruck that a child carries...
Shel Dammann
Jan 25, 20224 min read


When you have a complaining spirit.....rejoice!
I had my fill over the past 4 days of a complaining spirit. I had my fits of frustration. My discouraging doubt. My haunting humiliation....
Shel Dammann
Jan 18, 20223 min read


I have a choice, I can be known!
Seen, Known, Loved I had kept secrets, the kind that I thought I just couldn't tell anyone because I was so afraid I would be rejected. I...
Shel Dammann
Jan 9, 20224 min read


Draw near to your innocence: Trauma and Feelings Work
I've been working with two of my favorite peer coaches this week, cleaning out some trauma I experience from being a young child who was...
Shel Dammann
Jan 6, 20222 min read


A Journal Entry January 5, 2022
I dream of perfection when all I really need is to sit at perfections feet. The one who is perfect died for me. There is no requirement...
Shel Dammann
Jan 5, 20221 min read


It's a New Year Again......
How many of you are being bombarded with the pressure of coming up with your "Word of the year?" Of the million weight loss ads promoting...
Shel Dammann
Jan 3, 20223 min read


Thank you to the woman who Decided to change it all. ME
There have been a lot of moments in my life between these two photos. For years a lot of tears have been shed and a lot of weight has...
Shel Dammann
Dec 16, 20213 min read


180 Books.........and counting. Words on a page and in my heart.
Each year I have a goal to read more books. I love when an author speaks to my soul. I read a lot of books to help me learn, grow,...
Shel Dammann
Nov 30, 20213 min read


Lessons from the Stall
I recently (in the last 4 months) have lost 40 pounds. I'm excited to say that this is the first time in my life that I lost this weight...
Shel Dammann
Nov 14, 20215 min read


What Jesus and Life Coaching did for my life.
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Shel Dammann
Sep 14, 20211 min read


Decluttering the Mental Mess: A closet cleanout
The Closet Clean out a metaphor for my mental clutter. My husband and I had decided to move his office from our basement guest bedroom to...
Shel Dammann
Aug 30, 20213 min read


Rebuilding The Walls
In my devotional today I learned that Nehemiah had only 52 days to rebuild the entire wall around Jerusalem. It took an effective...
Shel Dammann
Aug 6, 20213 min read


From Buffering to Freedom
For she once believed that she was not allowed to laugh or cry. Never scream or shout. Speak only when spoken to meant she better hold...
Shel Dammann
Nov 4, 20202 min read


Everything Is Figureoutable
We are living in a world that is stressed beyond measure. We are indulging in worry, confusion and overwhelm. And it's not because we...
Shel Dammann
Nov 2, 20203 min read


A Discovery of Healing
I have these children living inside of of me. The little girls from childhood that were wounded, abandoned and screaming for attention. ...
Shel Dammann
Oct 30, 20203 min read


Every Journey has a Story
Have you ever felt like you were drowning in your own tears? Walked onto the dock but missed your own boat?
Shel Dammann
Oct 27, 20205 min read


Hide and Seek
Who loved playing hide and seek when they were little? Heart beating, trying to hold your breath so that you wouldn't be caught. The...
Shel Dammann
Oct 27, 20203 min read


Poem and Thoughts: Her Bike Ride
Beauty in Belief Love & Kindness Acceptance she rode her mountain bike on the trail peddling harder and harder up the hill faster and...
Shel Dammann
Oct 25, 20201 min read
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