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Well, Thanksgiving is behind us, and we all know what's coming next. We've only been prepping since July. The snow and cold and bad drivers. Holiday pressures and forced family time. Gosh, old me used to be so negative about holidays, but I think there is something to preserving traditions.

I am beginning to think that it's not about forgetting or erasing the past but maybe learning to coexist with it until you become accepting of what it was, the past. We don't let the past go; it lets go of us when we learn that it is what has to happen to change the future, for better or for worse based on humanity's evolution.

I am ready to step in and take the reins to a happier life and be thankful for my life because I look around and find that I have been able to right some wrongs and accept there are some that can never be fixed, and that's okay. They are meant to be what they are.

Each day is an inRhymes and if I hadn't lived some of the harder parts, I wouldn't know how good I have it today. My past has brought me to my present, and I have the power within to follow my dreams, even if I didn't know what that was when I started but I know it's more than what I thought I could achieve.

I do know each time I faced the dark; it has brought me more love and forgiveness, to nudge me forward without looking over my shoulder.

I've been working hard trying to figure out what I want my life to mean when someone hears my name long after I'm gone. When I started inRhymes.com it was only meant to be a blog of poems with poetic pictures for the reader to see the feelings in the words. Then my blog became my journal on this journey of self-discovery.

My journal became a book, and so the story keeps going with new opportunities and ideas in the works. I don't get paid but that's okay, I'm building my dream of leaving a part of me in history that will help lead rather than destroy. I will always have the things I need because I believe.

I want to know that my legacy will be one of love and leadership. I want to leave behind a legacy name that was known for helping others and building dreams. I want others to find their shine with a smile. I want to hold the hands of those that are where I was a few years ago, lost and alone, and not sure where to go. One day, I will have this dream by adding some other things to my to-do list.

It's big and should I fall, I'll be okay. I have gotten this far and the support behind me won't let me stay down. I am better than I have ever been before and I look forward to seeing where inRhymes takes me.

I, Tina McBride, finally, of one sound body, mind and soul, have found my purpose and I look forward to all my future adventures. Will it be more books, or maybe a community project... oh maybe a musical collab with some famous face.

Who knows, maybe your next favorite sporting event or concert will be brought to you by inRhymes.com --- Living life one rhyme at a time

Stay tuned! 2026 is going to be off the rails!!!

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