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 …
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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, …
Same old is made new with God
Same old same old.Been there. Done that.Yeah, yeah, yeah. Yawn 🥱I’ve heard it all before.Yada yada. It can be so easy to dismiss that which we’ve already experienced, because, well, we’ve already experienced it. I know I’ve been guilty of this when it comes to …
Their thoughts are not my responsibility
There is so much FREEDOM when you can truly understand and say to yourself (about someone else) “Their thoughts are not my responsibility.” Take that in 🤯 “Their thoughts are not MY responsibility.” It’s not up to you what they think…or feelor sayor door chooseor….. …