Tag: Samara Leigh

Don’t Forget to Enjoy the Journey by Roxanne Samara Ravenel

by on 01. Jan, 2010 in Everything Girl, Through the Looking Glass (Jan/Feb 2010)

One of the things I love most about being “on the other side of 35″ is the bolder, less apologetic outlook one has on life. Don’t get me wrong – there are regrets. Regrets about mistakes made and the road not traveled. As I inch closer to 40 there is a lot less time wasted [...]

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Putting on My Big Girl Pants and Dealing With It by Samara Leigh

Putting on My Big Girl Pants and Dealing With It by Samara Leigh

by on 05. Jul, 2009 in Everything Girl, One For the Road (July/Aug 2009)

There comes a time in one’s life when we realize that we’ve spent more time on this earth than we are likely to get going forward. For me, that became glaringly apparent after celebrating my 39th birthday a couple of months ago. While, of course, I intend to live to the ripe old age of [...]

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Don’t Blame Me! by Samara Leigh

Don’t Blame Me! by Samara Leigh

by on 01. Feb, 2009 in Everything Girl, Journeys (Jan/Feb 2009)

As I watch as the outgoing president defiantly defends his record in office and the way he handled Hurricane Katrina in particular, I am stunned. True, I vehemently disagree with his assessment of the situation (as do the facts and just about anyone whose name isn’t George). However, it isn’t the statements themselves that I [...]

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Drawing Strength from the Power of Girlfriends by Samara Leigh

Drawing Strength from the Power of Girlfriends by Samara Leigh

by on 05. Nov, 2008 in Everything Girl, Naughty & Nice (Nov/Dec 2008)

I’ve been thinking a lot about the importance of girlfriends lately. I guess it really started with the release of Sex and the City – The Movie , earlier this year. My best friend and I are both fans of the show and I’d hoped to venture to Colorado to see it with her. The [...]

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Letting Go Isn’t Easy by Samara Leigh

Letting Go Isn’t Easy by Samara Leigh

by on 27. Jun, 2008 in Everything Girl, Spice of Life (July/Aug 2008)

Letting go isn’t easy. Especially for someone who tends to hold on to things for dear life. You won’t find seven years of Time Magazines or 600 pairs of shoes in my home. But, you will find little stacks of folded papers that I’ve scribbled notes on. Ones I’m afraid I will need desperately the [...]

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Finding Beauty – Even When Things Get Ugly by Samara Leigh

Finding Beauty – Even When Things Get Ugly by Samara Leigh

by on 22. Apr, 2008 in Everything Girl, Sacrifice (May/June 2008)

“Life is hard. Then you die.” You’ve seen it on t-shirts and bumper stickers. Maybe you’ve even felt that way yourself. For many people lately, it seems a lot more like a truism than cynicism. In the face of the recent economic downturn, it is becoming increasingly hard to argue the point. There is a [...]

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Stop Raining On My Parade by Samara Leigh

Stop Raining On My Parade by Samara Leigh

by on 31. Jan, 2008 in Everything Girl, Love & Lust (Jan/Feb 2008)

Do you have that little voice in your head? You know the one that tells you that you’re crazy for dreaming big, or even worse, for plotting a path to achieve those dreams. Sometimes the voice sounds a lot like your co-worker. It tells you that there is no point in you going for that [...]

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Why Women are Dying to be Beautiful by Samara Leigh

by on 30. Dec, 2007 in Everything Girl, Love & Lust (Jan/Feb 2008)

Take a look in a full-length mirror. Turn slowly. What do you see? Are you tabulating a list of your “faults” and “deficiencies” rather than admiring the things that you love about yourself? If so, you are not alone. “Though the standards change over time and across cultures, women have been judged according to their [...]

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My Hips Don’t Lie (but Boy I Wish They Would) by Samara Leigh

My Hips Don’t Lie (but Boy I Wish They Would) by Samara Leigh

by on 16. Oct, 2007 in Everything Girl, Fresh! (Nov/Dec 2007)

Being saddled with hips and a few other generous, er, assets in a culture that celebrates the Skinny Model can be hazardous to your emotional health. Or at the very least, your self-esteem. I contemplate this as I stand in my full-length mirror and study the hips I’ve inherited from a long line of women [...]

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