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 …
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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 …
How I keep my sanity
If you’re like me, these kinds of article titles have captured my attention, and they’ve either been met with interest or an eye roll.?“Top 10 ways to break through procrastination”?“5 best-kept secrets from today’s millionaires”?“The #1 thing you’re doing wrong in your health”?“Your biggest downfall …
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 …
Definition of a great friend
Knowing their favorite color doesn’t make you a great friend. Knowing their childhood hometown doesn’t make you a great friend. Knowing the name of their favorite band doesn’t make you a great friend. That makes you an information knower. What makes you a great friend …
Friendship Safety Zone
One of my favorite things to do in friendship is to offer my friends a “safe space” to get things off their chest and say what they’re really thinking (i.e. an unpolished rant of sortS), so they can stop swirling it around inside or be …
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 …
Take the trash out
I saw a vision today of a garbage truck driving by the home I grew up in. The yard was picturesque, the property was well-maintained, and the grass was so lush and green. Flowers were in bloom, the lawn was freshly mowed, and the sky …