Tracy Maxwell: Author, Speaker, Survivor | Denver, CO | Blog

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Nov 4, 20155 min read

Community Part II

The year I went to Burning Man – 2012 – was the year the entire ticketing system was restructured, ostensibly giving newcomers a better...

Oct 7, 20154 min read

Community

I am so fortunate to have been a part of many welcoming communities in my life. From the Friends Club which made my high school years...

Sep 11, 20153 min read

Play

Going back for the 35 year reunion of the Girl Scout camp I attended as a kid and worked at for three years after college reminded me of...

Aug 20, 20156 min read

Paradox

Sometimes I feel like a walking paradox. I totally empathize with politicians who are labeled flip-floppers (and think it’s totally...

May 29, 20155 min read

Comfort

I wrote about this topic in February of 2011, and today I’m reminded that it is still a very relevant theme in my life. I have been very...

Apr 1, 20154 min read

Are You Challenging?

In higher education where I have spent 20+ years of my career, there is a theory by which we work with students that is affectionately...

Mar 16, 20155 min read

Struggle

Have you ever had those days when EVERYTHING feels like an enormous struggle? Of course you have. We all have. Sometimes, almost from...

Feb 18, 20153 min read

Slow Down

There are many movements advocating for a slower pace of life. You may have heard of Slow Food - asking us to sit down as a family or...

Jan 29, 20154 min read

Resolved

I was at my acupuncturist the other day and he said that he read that most New Year’s resolutions are discarded by Valentine’s Day. This...

Jan 1, 20154 min read

Different

I have always felt a little bit like an outsider. From as far back as I can remember, I didn’t quite fit in. I was different. I was...