Have you heard the quote “stop shrinking yourself to fit into places you’ve outgrown” before? It’s one that stands out to me, as it’s one I’ve lived over and over (and over) again and am seemingly just figuring out how to stay out of the …
Leadership
“Leadership” covers a lot of ground, and could also be described as personal development and taking ownership of your life.
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When life hands you lemons
When life hands you lemons, __________________. What would you fill in that blank with? They might suggest: 👉Make lemonade👉Salt the rim and handcraft a margarita👉Bake a pie👉Sell ‘em for profit👉Plant a lemon grove All valid suggestions, but let’s be honest – sometimes life hands you …
Get yourself planted
There was a time in my life when I refused to hang artwork or put up any real décor in my house because I didn’t want to have to undo it later when I eventually moved. At some point, I realized the correlation between that …
Generosity has nothing to do with having money
Generosity has nothing to do with having money or not. It’s a heart posture. I’ve had times in my life where I had plenty of money to be able to give lavishly (and, I gotta be honest, it’s really fun!) and I’ve had times in …
Sharpen your knives
PSA: sharpen your knives. And while I’m definitely referring to your actual knives (for, let’s say, hypothetically, cutting some freaking grape tomatoes that just refuse to have any grace for a less-than-razor-sharp-blade 😑😑😑)….I’m also talking about spiritual, emotional, physical, and mental “knives” that you use …
What day is it?
As of Monday, February 21, 2022: + It’s day 52 of the year.+ It’s day 2 of the week, if you start on the traditional Sunday.+ It’s day 8,088 of the 21st century.+ For me, it’s day 13 of my 100 days-of-blogging-in-a-row. What day is …
Use your blinker
You know when you’re driving and someone cuts you off? Yeah 😑 I’m sure it’s happened to each of us, and I don’t know one person who enjoys it when it’s done to them. The frustrating thing is that it honestly could be so simply …
Harboring Hate
Harbor: /ˈhärbər/ verb. keep (a thought or feeling, typically a negative one) in one’s mind, especially secretly. (Thank you, Oxford American College Dictionary, for that definition.) In the case of a ship, the harbor is sheltering it from harsh weather conditions and rough seas. When …
Stick-to-itiveness
Stick-to-itiveness. aka Endurance Perseverance Tenacity …and sometimes even Gall Chutzpah Boldness aka something you need when things don’t work in your time frame a trait to be activated when life hits ya’ and you’re in a “waiting” season what’s necessary during times of “this isn’t …
The blame game is lame
But 😟 But it was them. It’s their fault. They did it. I didn’t choose this. Deal with them about it. They caused this chaos. It wasn’t my fault. Perhaps you’ve said some or all of the above at one point or another. I know …