New Support Group on Facebook

I started a support group today for people looking for a little encouragement with exercise or just life in general. It is a a closed group so that the people in the group feel they can talk without just anyone listening in. I’d like to encourage anyone to join!   https://www.facebook.com/groups/2025747440985878/

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Her happiness 

and then it struck me… As she was leaving for work, the day after Christmas, she didn’t stress through the holidays because she was angry or upset with anyone. She had an overwhelming need to make sure everyone else was happy at the expense of her own happiness and it made me love her more…

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10 Tips for the Autistic Teen

autism

Growing up with autism I have a lifetime of mishaps and mistakes that I wouldn’t want anyone growing up with autism to make. Now that I have a teen with autism I find that I watch him and see myself in so much he does. He’s obsessed with skateboarding and the skateboarding industry. When he…

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I want to walk outside Walk deep into the ocean and keep walking Riding the waves falling heavy into the tides Just like I fell in love with you Humming tunes that seagulls understand while wearing my heart like an albatross  Fully on my sleeve Broken or not The pieces creating a wrinkled map The…

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#YouTube question time 

If you found out that you only had a week to live what would you do? Would you change anything? I’ll read the answers in an upcoming YouTube video. 

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#vlog on #youtube

Listen to me talk in circles and talk about touching you. Wait, what? It’s not quite what it seems, I promise. It’s my first vlog. A lot of readers have been asking me to post a weekly vlog, so I’ll try.

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Thank you

Sometimes it’s hard giving up a piece of your soul. It’s where I write from. It’s who I am. Sometimes I give a lot, sometimes just enough but it’s always hard to give the stuff I write a chance to see the light of all of you. It’s like my soul stands naked in the…

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#blacklivesmatter

I’m just an old fat white dude. What do I know about the Black Lives Matter movement? What do I know about being black and being persecuted for the color of my skin? Well, to be honest not much, but I know more than you might think. I’m a skater and it seems cops hate…

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#Win a #free copy of my #book

How would you like to win a free signed copy of my book 101 Days: In no particular order? It’s easy. Download the following image and post it to your Instagram account using the hashtag #101daysoftanis and tag me in the photo. The photo with the most likes wins a free signed copy of my…

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