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Tennessee Rain (and Football)...
I don’t know what it is about Tennessee rain, but there really is nothing like it. It’s comfortable, it’s peaceful, it brings me back to...
NikkiG.
Oct 19, 20213 min read


Are you afraid of the dark?
I woke up Tuesday morning to a few massive branches down in my front yard, and on my home, which had knocked out the power. As I sat...
NikkiG.
Oct 13, 20214 min read


Punched in the Mouth...
I recently have been taking these classes with a pretty rad company called Field Craft Survival. The classes are all about preparedness....
NikkiG.
Oct 7, 20213 min read


Call me Crazy...
They say go out on a limb, take a chance, take a risk, but then when you do they call you crazy or tell you you'll never make it. As a...
NikkiG.
Aug 12, 20212 min read


What kind of seeds are you planting?
Have you ever stopped looked at a garden and actually thought about how it grows? How nature again teaches us a valuable lesson. I’m no...
NikkiG.
Aug 5, 20212 min read


Just take the next step..
I am really good at finding a way out. A way to avoid and run, like suddenly, I need to go to the grocery store, fold laundry. Hell, I’ll...
NikkiG.
Jul 27, 20211 min read


When was the last time you did something for yourself?
Years ago, I said I wanted to learn how to play guitar. So, I was gifted a guitar for my birthday. Well, as life goes, things changed and...
NikkiG.
Jul 22, 20212 min read


Is your life like a game of dodgeball...
Do you ever feel like your life is a game of dodgeball, you live by the phrase dodge, duck, dip, dive, dodge? Sometimes life starts to...
NikkiG.
Jul 16, 20212 min read


Rip to Heal....
When you are building muscle, fibers in the muscle rip in order to grow. The heart is a muscle, and for it to grow, it rips as well. It’s...
NikkiG.
Jul 7, 20211 min read


Take it 8 seconds at a time... lessons from the rodeo!
Life is a lot like an 8-second ride. Anything can happen. From the second a cowboy is in the shoot to the end of the 8 seconds, that bull...
NikkiG.
Jul 2, 20211 min read


Self-care isn't Selfish, lessons from the Hot Springs.
Growing up I always loved to be outside and as an adult, nothing has changed. One of my favorite places to visit has always been...
NikkiG.
Jun 24, 20212 min read


Do you trust yourself?
If you trusted yourself what would you do right now? This has to be one of the best questions my coach ever asked me. See I wasn’t...
NikkiG.
Jun 17, 20211 min read


The day there was a tent in my bedroom…
When I was in high school I was on a really competitive dance team and it was fantastic, but the problem was I loved other things just as...
NikkiG.
Jun 11, 20212 min read


Scars are Just Stories...
One of my best friends tells her kids when they get bumps and bruises, “It’s okay. Scars are stories.” I have heard her say it for 10...
NikkiG.
Jun 3, 20211 min read


Your Own Special Blend
We are all unique, special, crazy, and quirky; our own special blend. Somewhere along the way, it seems we were told we had to be...
NikkiG.
May 26, 20211 min read


Just do the next thing...
I am really good at finding a way out. A way to avoid and run, like suddenly, I need to go to the grocery store, fold laundry. Hell, I’ll...
NikkiG.
May 20, 20211 min read


How Tennessee Football taught me to let go..
I am born and raised a Tennessee girl. There is an old phrase, “You can take the girl out of the country, but you can’t take the country...
NikkiG.
May 12, 20211 min read


Singing out Loud
I sang in front of someone today for the first time since 6thgrade. See, I didn’t make the 6th-grade chorus, and as my good buddy said,...
NikkiG.
May 5, 20211 min read


Are you afraid of your own shadow??
My horse, Waylon is big, beautiful, strong, loving, kind, and powerful, yet terrified of his own shadow. It’s like he wouldn’t know what...
NikkiG.
Apr 28, 20211 min read


What is Brokin?
I love boots, especially really comfy, “Brokin” cowboy boots. The good ones, that have been through the mud, but only to have come out on...
NikkiG.
Apr 21, 20211 min read

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