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michael barata
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I’m here from L❤️VE with L❤️VE and for L❤️VE

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🎙️New Podcast Episode Is Out! S11/E5

Saying, yes. Saying, no. The whispers. The screams.

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February 4, 2026 at 4:09 PM
You don’t become yourself by changing. You become yourself by finally allowing what’s already there to be seen.
February 4, 2026 at 2:18 PM
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Without that clarity, people waste energy on the wrong things.

#GoROWE
February 3, 2026 at 2:34 PM
Growth isn’t born from comfort. It’s born in the moments you stay present long enough to listen to what the struggle is teaching you.
February 3, 2026 at 1:58 PM
Can’t sleep.

But why not?
February 3, 2026 at 5:38 AM
Life’s hardest tests aren’t punishments. They’re conversations, asking you to pay attention, to grow, to choose differently.
February 2, 2026 at 3:16 PM
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Groundhog Work Day
February 2, 2026 at 2:09 PM
Cold winter mornings with my lover…

I dream…
February 2, 2026 at 12:49 PM
Beginning again…
February 1, 2026 at 1:01 PM
My heart reaches out…just to love her.
January 31, 2026 at 11:24 PM
Conflict is not resolved by aggression.
Conflict is not resolved by oppression.

Those approaches only deepen conflict. Fuel it.

Conflict needs willingness to listen. Needs compassion. Needs compromise.
January 31, 2026 at 7:23 PM
The energy demand of accepting and yearning
January 31, 2026 at 1:04 PM
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When people are truly free to decide how, when, and where they work, leadership is exposed.

#GoROWE
January 30, 2026 at 1:53 PM
I don’t wanna sound judging, but I’m still baffled by the whole, “I did my research.”

I see how challenging it can be for a student to read 30 pages of a textbook and complete notes in a week.

Research is not some snack time activity.
January 30, 2026 at 1:55 PM
Put Your Records On
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January 29, 2026 at 5:17 PM
January 29, 2026 at 2:02 PM
The spring semester is all kinds of happening! Students, snow, pSychology!
January 29, 2026 at 1:07 PM
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If your organization can’t function without constant oversight, autonomy isn’t the risk.

The system is.

#GoROWE
January 29, 2026 at 12:24 PM
I love how her smile lights up my days
January 29, 2026 at 10:56 AM
Her laughter is like a paint brush to my day….
January 28, 2026 at 8:56 PM
For those who don’t appreciate how I see her, don’t know her. I urge you to allow her light to shine on you…your life will be forever changed. Trust me.
January 28, 2026 at 8:27 AM
🎙️New Podcast Episode Is Out! S11/E4

In this episode, I reflect on a recent snowstorm and an unexpected moment of clarity that surfaced while snowblowing.

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January 27, 2026 at 3:48 PM
She has my heart and I’m fine with that
January 27, 2026 at 3:18 PM
Life will test you in ways you didn’t study for. Not to see if you fail, but to see who you become when the answers aren’t obvious.
January 27, 2026 at 12:41 PM
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January 26, 2026 at 4:12 PM