My unintroduced friend was wearing makeup. I on the other hand looked like a run-down, naked-faced version of Pipi Longstocking. I wasn’t jealous. I was incredulous. Self-care can be hard…...
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“You should never work harder than the person you’re trying to help.” Talk about a pearl of wisdom. This truth leads to another powerful truth about helping others…...
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Does social media have a hold on you? It did on me. Here’s thirty things I learned from my thirty day fast from social media. ...
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Did you know that extroverts make up close to 75% of the population? That means if you’re an introvert you are outnumbered 3:1. Seems to me that could feel like being a lone prairie dog in a pasture full of coyotes! If it’s true “majority rules” then we extroverts need to be careful because if there is one thing we...
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Understanding who we are (and why we are the way we are) allows us to have more self-compassion as well as compassion for others. This is just one good reason to do a personality inventory! Of course, the single most important thing to remember is that self-discovery is a process and it involves more than taking a quiz! Fortunately, the...
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I was scheduled to have my liver removed in thirty minutes so my hurried behavior was justified. I’m fibbing of course, but maybe something as grave as that would excuse my poor behavior. The young man that was checking my plethora of produce was painstakingly slow. I mean “let’s defy physics” kind of slow. I didn’t say anything unkind....
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Knowing when to say no can be tricky business. Finding a way to say it can be just as hard. There's a wonderful catch-all phrase for when “no” is a must. But before we figure out how to say no there are two questions we should ask ourselves if we think we need to say no...
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What do we do when we’re doing something we shouldn’t do? The option to quickly redirect is a good one, especially if life or limb is at stake. But most of the time, situations that prick our conscious aren’t life-threatening. They are simply an opportunity to learn. It is in those moments that the first and most important thing...
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There's better and there's best. My best is always the result of time spent with Him. But dang...
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Sometimes the world feels angry, doesn't it? Brows are furrowed, voices are raised. Angry words followed by exclamation points are left in social threads. You and I may not be able to fix all the anger but I believe there is a salve. And it's something each and every one of us is capable of doing...
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