Pushing Through

Monica Hewitt

Hi everyone. I hope this finds you all well. As the BEYOND LIMITS Appalachian Trail Adventure preparations keep chugging along, I keep thinking about how its message really relates to everyone. We all have unique experiences, but that is what makes this message so great. We all have had times in our lives when we felt that something was impossible. And it’s only because sometimes finding a way takes a little more effort and creativity than would seem readily apparent.

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Laptop Issues

Meghan Legassie

I could swear that my laptop hated me this past week. I don’t understand why: I take very good care of it. I have figured, though, that my laptop likes to work better up in my room rather than in my living room. So apparently it wants me to be a social outcast from my family. Either that or it just plain hates me.

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Leap of Faith

Kelly Gumprecht

I often wonder what it is that makes individuals think they can’t.  Why is it that they doubt themselves?  When in our lives do we learn to be embarrassed and decide not to try something new?  As children we are instinctively born with natural curiosity to explore.  What happens to that flame?  Why does it burn out?

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When You Hear “Can’t”

Erin Keehn

Hello, everyone! My name is Erin and I’m a member of BEYOND LIMITS: Awaken Your Potential. I didn’t join for the sake of joining, though. Neither did I join for someone else or their opinion. I joined because I have lived a life plagued with “can’t.” Growing up, I always had a little voice in the back of my mind whispering, “can’t” when I thought about doing anything. The voice was there whenever I had doubts or fears, and especially when I had hopes and dreams. To be haunted by my own limitations was paralyzing and daunting and something I would never wish on another.

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