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Jennifer Griffith
Jennifer Griffith

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May 14, 2017

What is your mother’s story?

Three years ago, I left the tech company I was working for to focus on being a mom. I was torn between the career I loved and the young son who I knew wanted me home more. Also wrapped in the middle of this conflict was my dream of writing. …

Mothers Day

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What is your mother’s story?
What is your mother’s story?
Mothers Day

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Jun 19, 2016

Cheers to you, Dad

Celebrating Father’s Day for the first time without you. Read on March 26, 2016 @ Rich Griffith’s Celebration of Life In the final weeks of my Father’s life, we asked him, “how would you like people to celebrate you once you are gone?” “No party,” he grumbled. “No party.” Let…

Short Story

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Cheers to you, Dad
Cheers to you, Dad
Short Story

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Jun 10, 2015

Woman on the Bench

A brief encounter with a woman with cancer was a reminder to slow down and acknowledge what is before us — even if what we see is hard to accept or comprehend. It was Sunday morning and I was walking through the Berkeley Rose Garden with my husband and son…

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Woman on the Bench
Woman on the Bench

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Feb 20, 2015

Leaning Out — Embracing Uncertainty

There is a saying that in order to live a creative life you have to give up certainty. — The first few weeks after saying goodbye to my tech career I found myself uncomfortable. Gone was the frantic schedule that started at 7 am and ended at 7 pm. No longer was I driven by someone else’s agenda on a daily basis. I began saying yes to every opportunity…

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Leaning Out — Embracing Uncertainty
Leaning Out — Embracing Uncertainty

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Feb 19, 2015

Leaning Out —Opening Up

Deciding to opt out of your career can mean more than a few sleepless nights. My decision to step away from my career to spend more time with my son — as well as finish the novel that had occupied the back of my mind for ten years — was…

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Leaning Out —Opening Up
Leaning Out —Opening Up

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Feb 13, 2015

Leaning Out

It took three years of infertility and two miscarriages to realize I couldn’t have it all. Growing up I was told that I could do anything I set my mind to. I am from the generation of young girls who were encouraged to do well in school and play sports…

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Leaning Out
Leaning Out

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Jennifer Griffith

Jennifer Griffith

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Writer — Mom —Wife—Runner — Former Technology Sales Leader — www.byjennifergriffith.com

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