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Mary Mroczenski's avatar

Brenda, so proud of you and your journey. You have amazing inner strength, awareness and wisdom. Wonderful stories, thanks for sharing, beautifully written. Mary

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Brenda Uekert's avatar

Thank you, Mary! I appreciate the kind words.

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Jeannie Ewing's avatar

Brenda, this is beautiful! So much of what you shared here is in alignment with my own reflections, values, and themes of my writing. I am so glad to have discovered you here on Substack.

This was my favorite line of all:

"This isn't the life I had imagined - it's better. Deep down, I'm still a planner who loves data, spreadsheets, and projections. But now I'm comfortable with the unknown, listening to my heart and letting it guide the way. I'm living life as an experiment, testing different scenarios with joy as my metric."

To say that this isn't the life one imagined, but it's better is a delightful surprise. It struck me as something needed in this day and age.

And your redefinition of success is powerful, too. I think you just might be the master of one-liners! I would recommend that you pull some of what you hightlighted or emboldened in this essay and post it on Notes in short snippets. That way you are sharing the meat/bulk of your essay in digestible increments that might draw more readers in.

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Brenda Uekert's avatar

Thanks Jeannie! I resonated with your work and felt we were on similar paths. Thanks for the great tip.

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