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Jul 28

The Strange Feeling So Many Adults Can’t Explain

The quiet epidemic not enough people are talking about

The Strange Feeling So Many Adults Can’t Explain

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Jun 24, 2024

“At This Time, We Have Decided To Proceed With Another Candidate.”

We’ve all felt the sting of those words

“At This Time, We Have Decided To Proceed With Another Candidate.”

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Know Thyself, Heal Thyself

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Apr 29

I Keep Almost Becoming Something

What it’s like to never settle into one path

I Keep Almost Becoming Something

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Jan 30, 2024

My Morning Routine Today As A Personal Trainer

It didn’t go as planned.

My Morning Routine Today As A Personal Trainer

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Oct 21, 2022

What Grief and The Trauma That Follows Has Taught Me

I am 36 years old. My first experience with death was when I lost my grandma and grandpa around the same time. If I recall correctly, they…

What Grief and The Trauma That Follows Has Taught Me

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1d ago

I’m 40, and I Don’t Want the Next 40 Years to Feel Like This

Thousands of strangers recognized a feeling I couldn’t explain. Now I’m trying to figure out how to feel excited about life again.

I’m 40, and I Don’t Want the Next 40 Years to Feel Like This

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1d ago

The Quarter in the Parking Lot

Another reminder there’s more to this life than what we can see.

The Quarter in the Parking Lot

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2d ago

Some of Us Were Never Going to Pick Just One Lane in Life

When you can imagine a hundred different lives but struggle to settle into one

Some of Us Were Never Going to Pick Just One Lane in Life

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4d ago

Life Is Moving Too Fast, So I’m Doing These 4 Things

I swear it was summer five minutes ago

Life Is Moving Too Fast, So I’m Doing These 4 Things

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4d ago

I Think There’s Still Summer Left

On getting older, questioning the rules, and giving Substack one last chance

I Think There’s Still Summer Left

Blake Shields

Blake Shields

Freelance writer exploring running, fitness, sobriety, grief and life outside the box. https://ko-fi.com/blakeshields

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