<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Apparently This Is My Life]]></title><description><![CDATA[Apparently This Is M]]></description><link>https://www.thisismylifetaketwo.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 00:43:47 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.thisismylifetaketwo.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Taking Risks - Not My Thing]]></title><description><![CDATA[A risk. Just the thought of it makes my chest tighten and my heart beat a little faster. Some say, "No risk, no reward." But what if your only thoughts about taking a leap, letting go and putting faith before fear are shear panic. And when I say panic, I mean the terror ridden feeling that your heart may stop, your lungs may collapse, and you may find youself embarrassingly laying on the floor trying to recalibrate all bodily functions relating to staying upright. Today I met someone. A...]]></description><link>https://www.thisismylifetaketwo.com/post/taking-risks-not-my-thing</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6aa9d3cd2dc1ddd4aedfe584</guid><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 00:13:44 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_657237544d344750715767~mv2_d_5826_3888_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Karen V Homolka</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Journey Can Wait - For Today]]></title><description><![CDATA[What I realized today, when necessary, my own reflections and journey, need to be put on the backburner. For those who know me, you may not agree. You may argue that I need to be selfish. You may be thinking, "Here we go again." But I vehemently disagree. A compassionate person who cares deeply always has space to ponder the pain of others. Walk in their footsteps, consider their struggle, and be ready and willing to pick up the pieces. All of them. Little pieces, big pieces, and the pieces...]]></description><link>https://www.thisismylifetaketwo.com/post/my-journey-can-wait-for-today</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6aa1f67165014d409c1739e5</guid><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 01:28:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9ed7aa7a5bfe4a729b516089ad8bf6f1.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Victoria</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[This Is My Life - Take Two]]></title><description><![CDATA[As a woman on the other side of 50, I wasn't planning to start a blog. I contemplated a journal but decided my penmanship wasn't up to the task. Then again, a lot of my life lately hasn't been exactly part of the plan and has certainly gotten a little messy. So, here we are and here we go. Take Two I don't have a grand plan for reinventing myself, but because life sometimes changes its tune, I am going to try to figure out what comes next. And here is where I will write about the really...]]></description><link>https://www.thisismylifetaketwo.com/post/this-is-my-life-take-two</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6aa0216716ba6cfe3052be77</guid><pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 15:00:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f88ef340547b41e6b21d19c38186c516.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Karen V Homolka</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Apparently, I Might Have A Blog. ]]></title><description><![CDATA[A first post, a little perfectionism, and one small decision to put it out there anyway.]]></description><link>https://www.thisismylifetaketwo.com/post/apparently-i-might-have-a-blog</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a9efb22aa08e4ecef1678cb</guid><pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 20:18:52 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5f417cf2de374e3ea9af49ca1d18d25e.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Victoria</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>