Dayna Del Val

Personal Systems Disruptor

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  • Dr. Marry and Me

    Stepping out of the shadows: a (re)birthday reflection

    February 16, 2021 / 0 Comments

    Yes, I loved celebrating Dr Marry's 48th birthday with this joyful post and a fun party. But I love today a million times more because we no longer live in secrets. We feel no shame. We have overcome something that, incredibly, isn't even really the tiniest bit unique.

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    The ever tipping scales of balance

    September 11, 2020

    Mirroring our reality

    August 13, 2020

    Committed to it all

    May 31, 2020
  • Personal Writing

    Time looks like this

    January 7, 2020 / 2 Comments

    They, whomever “they” is, say that time is our most valuable resource. But what does that mean? We spend time, waste time, lose track of it. We find ourselves with too much or too little time on our hands. We save time, take time, find and give it, too. With all the saving and spending and giving and taking, it’s hard to really pin down what time is. As a resource, it’s both finite and infinite. Dr Marry likes to say, “When God made time, God made plenty of it.” As an aside, this would be a perfect example of why we need a gender neutral, singular pronoun, and they…

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    Take a running leap

    January 11, 2020

    Perspective flipping

    October 7, 2019

    Two Voices of Hope: Second Star to the Right, and Straight on ’til Morning… (8c podcast)

    March 26, 2020
  • Personal Writing

    2019: My year in review

    December 31, 2019 / 1 Comment

      It’s always a little melancholic to get to the end of a year: time is passing so quickly, but it’s also a little liberating to see what has been done in the past 12 months, too. So in the spirit of looking back before I look forward, I have opted to assess 2019 from this series of questions I found from a friend on Facebook. We talked through a number of them at supper last night and had a great conversation; I invite you to consider doing the same, either by yourself of with some close friends or family. What makes this year unforgettable? Travel: Three trips to England…

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    Set up to win…if you are white, which I am, so I did

    June 9, 2020

    An added bonus amidst the stress

    April 28, 2020

    February 1st was our second chance at life and love

    February 1, 2021
  • Personal Writing,  Uncategorized

    Imagining reality

    April 9, 2019 / 0 Comments

    This story originally appeared in Inspired Home magazine January/February 2019. At the end of 2017, I came across a friend’s Facebook post with a video attached, so I watched it. I was quickly immersed in some kind of dream statement video about what she expected in 2018. I did a little digging and discovered that our mutual friend Dawn Trautman had made her a Mindset Movie. I was intrigued, so I contacted her. I both believe in and absolutely don’t believe in the power of sending out hopes and dreams that come back to you and, conversely, sending out fears and anxiety that can also come back to you from…

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    A potential shooter, curtains and my early morning habits disrupted

    January 23, 2021

    Disrupt your personal systems to name and articulate your highest calling

    January 13, 2021

    The luck of the Irish

    April 9, 2019
  • Dr. Marry and Me,  Personal Writing

    The luck of the Irish

    April 9, 2019 / 0 Comments

    This story first appeared in Inspired Home Fargo magazine July/August 2018 In May, I took a dream vacation with my husband, son and his girlfriend to Ireland. My husband is Irish, and I mean that in the literal sense, not in the “he enjoys St. Patrick’s Day, and his great-great grandparents came over from there” sense. I mean he has an Irish passport and the accent, and yes, that’s dreamy, too. But I digress.  We have been together almost 17 years, but I hadn’t been to Ireland with him because his immediate family live in England.  But this year, we finally found the time and good ticket prices to make…

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    Stepping out of the shadows: a (re)birthday reflection

    February 16, 2021

    Two Voices of Hope: Progress (6b video)

    March 10, 2020
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