When life hands you lemons, __________________. What would you fill in that blank with? They might suggest: šMake lemonadešSalt the rim and handcraft a margaritašBake a piešSell āem for profitšPlant a lemon grove All valid suggestions, but letās be honest – sometimes life hands you …
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Get yourself planted
There was a time in my life when I refused to hang artwork or put up any real dĆ©cor in my house because I didnāt 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. Itās a heart posture. Iāve had times in my life where I had plenty of money to be able to give lavishly (and, I gotta be honest, itās really fun!) and Iāve had times in …
Thank you for letting me change
First things first, itās not up to anyone else to āletā you change. Itās 100% your choice (AND you, as well as anyone else impacted, are each individually responsible for how you handle the consequences of those choices). Another way to put it = you …
Forcing Gratitude
Iāve definitely felt the (self-imposed) pressure to come up with unique things every single day for my gratitude list. And let me tell you what – that has absolutely robbed me of the joy and purpose of this gratitude practice. Itās not to come up …
Sharpen your knives
PSA: sharpen your knives. And while Iām definitely referring to your actual knives (for, letās say, hypothetically, cutting some freaking grape tomatoes that just refuse to have any grace for a less-than-razor-sharp-blade ššš)ā¦.Iām also talking about spiritual, emotional, physical, and mental āknivesā that you use …
What day is it?
As of Monday, February 21, 2022: + It’s day 52 of the year.+ Itās day 2 of the week, if you start on the traditional Sunday.+ Itās day 8,088 of the 21st century.+ For me, itās day 13 of my 100 days-of-blogging-in-a-row. What day is …
Definition of a great friend
Knowing their favorite color doesnāt make you a great friend. Knowing their childhood hometown doesnāt make you a great friend. Knowing the name of their favorite band doesnāt 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 āsafe spaceā to get things off their chest and say what theyāre really thinking (i.e. an unpolished rant of sortS), so they can stop swirling it around inside or be …
Harboring Hate
Harbor: /ĖhƤrbÉr/ 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 …