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The Optimists Journal

Heartfelt Anecdotes and Practical Resources to Help You Create Wellness for Life.

Wendy Jones

What Makes A Great Athlete?

Every athlete I know, including myself, has always wanted to BE BETTER.  My mission and this concept can sound a […]
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Wendy Jones

New Beginnings

People care, or they are curious, or both:) When people ask me what happened to my ankle, I tell them […]
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Wendy Jones

Beginner's Mind

When I learned to play volleyball, there were nine players standing on a blacktop volleyball court on the playground of […]
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Epiphanies

Epiphanies have always come to me in the water.  As a swimmer, I used to wish that there was a […]
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I usually don’t have the title of  a blog when I sit down to write, generally speaking it comes last.  […]
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I Am

There’s an assignment that all of my kids have done in school now. As I see it, what I’m about […]
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Being a Creative

I am a creative.  I didn’t know it, or even the term, until recently.  I did know the word artist, […]
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To Raise a Champion

In April of 2016, as my almost 20 year marriage was falling apart, I turned around to grab a ball […]
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Wisdom Works Both Ways

One of the first times I experienced the feeling of knowing that being a mom is the best experience anyone […]
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