<?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[Lessons of My Mama]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lessons of My Mama]]></description><link>https://natmhendricks.wixsite.com/website/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 03:01:14 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://natmhendricks.wixsite.com/website/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The Experience of Life]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is the worst thorn you've ever had jabbed into your side, and the therapy to remove it was extensive, and recovery was hard.]]></description><link>https://natmhendricks.wixsite.com/website/post/the-experience-of-life</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a85e106c6c8f2fd385e82af</guid><category><![CDATA[Learn Something]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 17:30:47 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9ff32f_cee446a365ac471c9648797d18b48bbb~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Natalie Hendricks</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don't Glorify Me]]></title><description><![CDATA[My mama used to say, "Stop putting me on a pedestal. Every time you do, I tear it down." It was simply glorifying someone who never sought the glory. I did; I would always look for ways to be glorified for what I did, even though ninety-seven percent of the time, it was half-assed, and took me WAY longer than it needed to. I wasn't doing anything for the simple satisfaction that it just needed to be done. My ego grew to the point of utter disgust, and the more I saw someone as above myself,...]]></description><link>https://natmhendricks.wixsite.com/website/post/don-t-glorify-me</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69bb23b30cf3a00608ee2831</guid><category><![CDATA[Learn Something]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 23:05:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9ff32f_83aa625b9d80468c9b94671a286b18c5~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Natalie Hendricks</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Influence]]></title><description><![CDATA[There's a term that has been thrown around, as a means to describe many types of social media "stars," and that's "influencer." I wrote a LinkedIn post about it, but I feel like it needs to be discussed further by looking at the term "Influence." Here we go with our pals Merriam-Webster, Influence means " the power or capacity to cause an effect in indirect or intangible ways," "the act or power of producing an effect without apparent exertion of force or direct exercise of command," "corrupt...]]></description><link>https://natmhendricks.wixsite.com/website/post/influence</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6988abc82cdf0885c992fd8b</guid><category><![CDATA[Learn Something]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 15:25:32 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9ff32f_e62c37ef5f8649cb9473849769ef43fb~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Natalie Hendricks</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Importance]]></title><description><![CDATA[I'm going to kick this off with a couple of definitions of the word "Important," because "Importance" is built from this word to express a particular word tense, but the meaning is pretty much the same. Again, after a quick communication with our friends, Merriam-Webster, important is " marked by or indicative of significant worth or consequence : valuable in content or relationship." Significant worth, this could be the mere fact that you love someone so much that they are significantly...]]></description><link>https://natmhendricks.wixsite.com/website/post/importance</link><guid isPermaLink="false">686c789a9843a7afff085309</guid><category><![CDATA[Learn Something]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 28 Dec 2025 21:24:47 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Natalie Hendricks</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Miracle]]></title><description><![CDATA[I'm going to open this one with all the "research" I did, honestly, it was a five-minute trek down the ol' Google highway to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary site. First, to define "Miracle," according to, that's right, the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, it is "an extraordinary event manifesting divine intervention in human affairs," "an extremely outstanding or unusual event, thing, or accomplishment," and my personal favorite, according to "Christian Science:" it is "a divinely natural...]]></description><link>https://natmhendricks.wixsite.com/website/post/miracle</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69055b6dc8a1fe1c55f7f351</guid><category><![CDATA[Learn Something]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 01 Nov 2025 01:12:24 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Natalie Hendricks</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Secrets]]></title><description><![CDATA[I'm going to kick this off properly with a wonderful definition from the Merriam-Webster dictionary, "Secret: kept from knowledge or...]]></description><link>https://natmhendricks.wixsite.com/website/post/secrets</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68e0609f1bafb97a9dc9d93a</guid><category><![CDATA[Learn Something]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 04 Oct 2025 00:39:23 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Natalie Hendricks</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wrath]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yes, wrath. Wrath is considered one of the seven deadly sins. I'm sure we all know these. If not, I'm going to write a blog for each one,...]]></description><link>https://natmhendricks.wixsite.com/website/post/wrath</link><guid isPermaLink="false">683fa5b6da05b0dd5515e3fd</guid><category><![CDATA[7 Deadly Sins]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 26 Jul 2025 20:28:14 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Natalie Hendricks</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Just One Thing]]></title><description><![CDATA[My mama was pretty adamant about the first step to growing the fuck up, and that is picking one thing that is wrong with your thinking...]]></description><link>https://natmhendricks.wixsite.com/website/post/just-one-thing</link><guid isPermaLink="false">683a4c1bfcb48d92d080afaa</guid><category><![CDATA[Learn Something]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 19 Jul 2025 23:29:17 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Natalie Hendricks</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Holocaust]]></title><description><![CDATA[We're going to start this off right with a definition from our friends Merriam-Webster, Holocaust is "a sacrifice consumed by fire," " a...]]></description><link>https://natmhendricks.wixsite.com/website/post/holocaust</link><guid isPermaLink="false">684b911a88bdb614ca78928c</guid><category><![CDATA[Learn Something]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2025 03:46:35 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Natalie Hendricks</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Loyalty]]></title><description><![CDATA[Loaded word, right? "Loyalty," which rhymes with "Royalty," and there's probably a pretty unique correlation there, but either I'll come to it, or I won't. I'm pretty good at connecting dots even if they don't connect, but they're dots; there's gotta be a way, right? Anyway, we're going to turn to my favorite novel, The Dictionary, by Merriam-Webster...Loyal is "unswerving in allegiance." To put it in simpler terms, to stand strong in support of something. To be loyal to a cause, person,...]]></description><link>https://natmhendricks.wixsite.com/website/post/loyalty</link><guid isPermaLink="false">683a602cfcb48d92d080e71a</guid><category><![CDATA[Learn Something]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2025 01:56:11 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Natalie Hendricks</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Risk]]></title><description><![CDATA[The title alone is insanely attention getting isn't it? Risk. Risk takes a seemingly large amount of vulnerability, to give trust without...]]></description><link>https://natmhendricks.wixsite.com/website/post/_risk</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6808337f833308455fab2b13</guid><category><![CDATA[Learn Something]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 26 May 2025 00:33:35 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Natalie Hendricks</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Discernment]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today, we're going to discuss "discernment." Can you say it? Dis-sern-ment...Discernment. So, to start, let's look up the word, "Discern," which, according to Merriam-Webster, is to detect something (clearly I'm paraphrasing, so let's not get irrational here) " to recognize  or identify as separate and distinct ," and "to come to know or recognize mentally." It means you know how to read a room. Experience makes this a skill, and the more you learn from your life experience, the more you can...]]></description><link>https://natmhendricks.wixsite.com/website/post/discernment</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6830fe3a5a31670dbb719794</guid><category><![CDATA[Learn Something]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 23 May 2025 23:38:32 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Natalie Hendricks</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Care]]></title><description><![CDATA[We use the word "care" as though it's going out of style, and we actually don't understand what that means. "I care about the...]]></description><link>https://natmhendricks.wixsite.com/website/post/_care</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67d8b50ef0ff411ae68f3a8e</guid><category><![CDATA[Learn Something]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2025 03:27:43 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Natalie Hendricks</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Observation]]></title><description><![CDATA["Oh, God, some woman is going to write a blog about some observation she had at one time, ugh!" No, I'm going to discuss observation,...]]></description><link>https://natmhendricks.wixsite.com/website/post/observation</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67df45575a47b47069ac671d</guid><category><![CDATA[Learn Something]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 23 Mar 2025 00:33:05 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Natalie Hendricks</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Love &#38; Hate]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is a saying, "There's a fine line between love and hate." I'm not sure who is popular for saying that; however, if I halt all activity right now, I could Google it (Google, think of this as a free advertisement, unless you want to pay me for this honorable mention; I mean, I won't argue.) Okay, there's no one person; the closest are bands, like The Persuaders, then another said The Pretenders, and an Irish writer named Cecilia Ahern. This statement came to my awareness from my mama,...]]></description><link>https://natmhendricks.wixsite.com/website/post/love-hate</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67c39537aa65c61732b3be32</guid><category><![CDATA[Learn Something]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 02 Mar 2025 00:54:27 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Natalie Hendricks</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Perspective]]></title><description><![CDATA[I am revamping my "image." "What the hell is she talking about? I was looking for advice and now I'm reading this obnoxious mess." Yes, I'm aware. Here's the deal: I had a lot of content on this site, as I used it as some sort of public venting system, rapidly discovering that people just don't care about my woes. I mean, I understand it; who am I, why am I complaining about stupid crap that happens to everyone of us, and why the insatiable need to be "correct?" I'm about to use a term that...]]></description><link>https://natmhendricks.wixsite.com/website/post/perspective</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67bfb33e989d8654a6677f2e</guid><category><![CDATA[Learn Something]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 27 Feb 2025 02:00:25 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Natalie Hendricks</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>