You will never actually understand what they’re walking through. 📌 You may understand pain.📌 You may understand loss.📌 You may understand hardship.📌 You may understand disappointment. But all of these are from your own point of view and your own life experiences. You will never …
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These eyes
If these eyes could talk, they would tell you… 👀 We’ve known tears👀 We’ve seen visions👀 We’ve got great eyesight👀 We’ve watched death take place before them👀 We’ve watched life come to be👀 We’ve sparkled with joy👀 We’ve appeared lifeless and void👀 We’ve invited conversations👀 …
I’ve been addicted to various things over the years
I’ve been addicted to various things over the years, and have (very gratefully) recovered from each of them. These weren’t your traditional things (i.e. drugs, alcohol, gambling, etc.) but vices nonetheless – “helping” me escape the reality I felt stuck in. Habits and things that …
What is it you hope no one ever finds out?
Sometimes I have the thought of “oh my gosh! What if so-and-so stopped by randomly today?!” And I can assure you this has never actually happened, and the people that pop to mind are so thoroughly unlikely to stop by – but you know, the …
Would they know if something was off in your life?
Every once in a while, I’m tempted to just check out – not respond to anyone’s messages (texts, emails, voice mails, socials, WhatsApp, Marco Polo, GroupMe, etc.) and live in the moment, without a care in the world (for days on end). But what struck …
Are you EMPOWERING them or ENABLING them?
Are you EMPOWERING them or ENABLING them? Oooh, the line can be so blurry-seeming sometimes, because in both cases, they truly need help, and you genuinely want to help. One of the key differences though, is that they WANT help helping themselves. They may want …
Work FOR it, not against it
I’ve been studying marriage the last few years – learning what I can before I get to step into it. Not some crash course to cram for a test, but really soaking in and discovering the ins and outs, the ups the downs, the how …
What if it’s not what you thought?
Years ago, I worked at a company that didn’t appreciate me at all. I think it tried to, as best it knew how, but it *really* missed the mark. It was one of those “we’re gonna give you tons of “perks” you don’t care about …
Was there even an earthquake?
I was in biology class when the 6.8-magnitude Nisqually earthquake happened in 2001. Living in WA state, we’d been trained for this kind of thing, and we’d practiced…a lot. 1️⃣ Stop. Drop. Cover.2️⃣ Get under your desks or situate yourself in a door frame.3️⃣ Then …
4 Lessons from a fake nun
I enjoy the movie Sister Act, even with some of its cheesy parts and a few cringe-worthy spots. But today I want to share with you some lessons from a fake nun that we can all learn from. Specifically, I’m going to highlight one scene, …