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Maggie Ann Ryan is an author (fiction & poetry) who is fascinated about creating a life in which she feels confident, beautiful, and like she belongs. She writes about awkward young women with big dreams who fall in love, make mistakes, and follow their passions. Check It Out

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One of my fav #peloton instructors — when she’

One of my fav #peloton instructors — when she’s got us to the point we can barely breath heading up that “hill” or chasing that sprint — she tells us to smile.

And at first I was like, “uhhhh girl I can barely BREATHE I AM SWEATING AND GASPING FOR AIR I AM A HOT MESS. THERE IS NO EXTRA ENERGY AVAILABLE TO SMILE”

But, I try. I grit my teeth and stretch my lips into a sort of ... “smile”.

And suddenly, I’m not joking here, my energy is renewed.

My grimace becomes an actual smile.

My smile is one of those determined smiles. Like, I know I got this, watch this ma no hands sort of smile. Like, this STRUGGLE is FUN because I can feel my muscles and my lungs and my HEART and my body is MOVING sort of smile.

Like, watch me SLAY sort of smile.

So, yea. There is always just enough energy to force yourself to smile.

And you will be happy you did. 😬

There you go! Some Tuesday motivation for you and me!

Let me know your thoughts down in the comments 👏👏👏

♡ Maggie Ann

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First day of the season!! First day exploring @ski

First day of the season!! First day exploring @skiheavenly on my own! AND I DONT KNOW IF YOU NOTICED BUT I AM LITERALLY SLAYING MY @hallmarkchannel #christmas2020 HOODIE!!! 😍😍😍😍

#christmas2020🎄🎅🎁 #hallmarkies
#shredtahoe #heavenlyskiresort #southlaketahoe #snowboardgirl #authorlife #snowboardlife

Bodie Pup sporting a very #ontrendlook — very #c

Bodie Pup sporting a very #ontrendlook — very #covidfashion forward — pajamas to the office. 10 out of 10. 👌🏻

#chihuahualife #littledogsofinstagram #rescuepuppy

When your moms nails match your spooky #Boo👻 co

When your moms nails match your spooky #Boo👻 collar. #soembarrassing #bodiepup #spookypup #happyhalloween🎃

I day dream of coffee and a different way of life.

I day dream of coffee and a different way of life. I woke up this morning after having a weird dream about trying to clean my truck at a party, and then showing an old friend my work, and there was all this dirty rain water on everything I’d cleaned. After a deep dive into dreammoods.com and harnessing my BA in Analyzing Metaphors (I mean, English/Creative Writing)... my subconscious is telling me, well, a lot. I miss parts of me I used to be before I started going to “parties” (communities I wanted to fit in to) doing tasks/methods that don’t get me anywhere but back to where I started. Weird. Because, like, that’s basically what I’ve been doing the past 3(!) years! Going to online “parties” hosted by “the major gurus” who tell me to clean my truck in the rain. Because it’s cool. 😴 So, going off the whole metaphors train, I think I’m waking up. Time for some coffee!! What are y’all drinking lately? I’m still on a black coffee kick, but am also enjoying hazelnut coffee + steamed oat milk + pumpkin pie spice. It tastes like fall! 🍂🎃🍁☕️🌰🌾🍃🍂yum

♡ Maggie Ann

Just FYI — This is a real conversation I had wit

Just FYI — This is a real conversation I had with Scott:

“We get all dressed up — “

“No. We’re doing that for your birthday.”

“Ok, ok, hear me out. We put on our nicest flannels. We go to Wemple’s. Have some apple cider. Pick ourselves out a love pumpkin.”

I mean, you can’t even write a #Hallmarkmovie that romantic. 🙃

And this 👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻 is a pic of me in a flannel! So. It makes sense. 🍁🍂

♡ Maggie Ann

And when you bring what you think other people wan

And when you bring what you think other people want into mind as you write/create... it gets fuzzy and bland. I just think that creating starts in the mind - that’s an internal place. Then it moves to the heart - again, an internal place. The entire creative process is very (beautifully) lonely, for the most part, because really, it’s you, your body, and your imagination creating whatever it is that you are creating. And it is only when you choose to share your art... that it becomes about anyone else. And in that moment, I like to think, it’s more about the artist gifting a piece of themselves to you. But IF the artist created their art without themselves in the art............ 😴

Tbh, this is my biggest struggle lately. Where am I in my words? On my IG? On my YouTube? In my stories? In my queries?

I am so much more than I pretend to be. And so are you. ❤️❤️❤️

Tag a friend 😘

Have you ever woken up and realized that something

Have you ever woken up and realized that something is different about you?

Like while you slept, something changed inside of you?

That’s how I felt today. I don’t know how to explain this feeling, except that all the excuses, all the failed attempts, all the reasons why NOT … were left behind in yesterday.

I must have subconsciously forgiven myself for all the attempts that didn’t come to anything while I was dreaming. Maybe I had a dream in which I let go of all the things I tried to do and all the versions of myself I tried to be… and I woke up this morning feeling very simple.

That’s the right word: #simple

> I’m writing a book in a different genre #fallfestival #cozyromance using an actual plot, and it feels nice.
> I’ve got my first draft of my first children’s book jotted down, and it feels right.
> I’ve gone multiple weeks posting on my #minimalistlifestyleblog, and people are actually enjoying them! Which feels comfortable. Link in my bio to read them!

But this feeling of “simple” isn’t because of any of those things are happening. It’s because I finally understand that I don’t have to TRY to BE anything.

Sending love,
♡ Maggie Ann

P.S. Bodie is loving his pumpkin hoodie, and is officially responding to the name, “Pumpkino”. 🎃 Just FYI 😉

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