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    HOW DO YOU END A RELATIONSHIP?
    nicole calder
    • Jul 26, 2021
    • 2 min

    HOW DO YOU END A RELATIONSHIP?

    is there ever a way for a relationship to end amicably? yes. but how you behave often determines how that person behaves. so how do you...
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    TRY HARDER OR LEAVE?
    nicole calder
    • May 21, 2021
    • 2 min

    TRY HARDER OR LEAVE?

    one of the hardest questions to ask yourself is do i try harder or do i leave? and often that question isn't as straightforward as it...
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    HOW DO YOU LET GO OF SOMEONE?
    nicole calder
    • Oct 16, 2020
    • 2 min

    HOW DO YOU LET GO OF SOMEONE?

    we as humans like to attach to people and to things. attachment gives us a sense of security, a sense of purpose, a sense of control. but...
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    BREAK UPS
    nicole calder
    • Oct 12, 2020
    • 2 min

    BREAK UPS

    i believe break ups are one of the hardest things people go through in their lives. it might seem trivial, given how commonplace they...
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    REJECTION
    nicole calder
    • Aug 30, 2020
    • 1 min

    REJECTION

    getting rejected sucks. whether it be for a job, a person, or being selected on a team, no one likes the feelings that rejection brings....
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    Letting go
    nicole calder
    • Dec 15, 2019
    • 4 min

    Letting go

    How? How do you let go? How do you let go of something you still want, but can’t have? This isn’t a trick question, nor is it a post with...
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    Some dreams don't come true
    nicole calder
    • Sep 20, 2019
    • 6 min

    Some dreams don't come true

    I admit, I was probably a little dramatic with my last blog post. I was hurt. Frustrated. Devastated. After working so hard, doing...
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    The decision that changed my life
    nicole calder
    • Sep 9, 2019
    • 5 min

    The decision that changed my life

    Preliminary final. Salisbury Inter versus Adelaide City. Two goals down, thirty minutes in. The ball’s being crossed in by one of the...
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    The cost of commitment
    nicole calder
    • Aug 22, 2019
    • 4 min

    The cost of commitment

    We see commitment as being virtuous, but is it really? Do good things really come to those who are committed, loyal, and devoted? Or is...
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    Connection is the ultimate antidepressant
    nicole calder
    • Nov 5, 2018
    • 5 min

    Connection is the ultimate antidepressant

    Sport is a drug. And I was addicted to it. When I was cut from the United squad a few weeks ago, I went through some extreme withdrawals....
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    The ugly side of sports
    nicole calder
    • Oct 15, 2018
    • 9 min

    The ugly side of sports

    Our society operates on the premise that if you work hard enough, you can achieve anything you want. But there’s a fundamental flaw in...
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    be not yourself
    nicole calder
    • Feb 4, 2017
    • 2 min

    be not yourself

    "be yourself" they say but how can you? in a world that wants you to be everything but yourself a world that is fundamentally superficial...
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    Heartbreak
    nicole calder
    • Dec 11, 2016
    • 2 min

    Heartbreak

    Heartbreak isn’t what you think It’s not an isolated event that only occurs at the termination of a relationship Heartbreak is prolonged...
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    A love letter of sorts
    nicole calder
    • Mar 27, 2016
    • 7 min

    A love letter of sorts

    To the woman who last had my heart, My life hasn’t made much sense without you. I feel as though I’m merely existing, not living. That’s...
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    “One liners” – Advice that really isn’t that practical
    nicole calder
    • Mar 21, 2016
    • 9 min

    “One liners” – Advice that really isn’t that practical

    How many times have you opened yourself up to someone, only for them to reply with just love yourself or just be positive? Yet, despite...
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    Moving on in the 21st century
    nicole calder
    • Mar 14, 2016
    • 10 min

    Moving on in the 21st century

    How many of you have really struggled to move on with your life after a break up? Perhaps you’ve struggled to let go, or perhaps you’ve...
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