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    Rise to the challenge
    • Sep 20, 2019
    • 4 min
    Personal Growth

    Rise to the challenge

    I'm just back from a business trip to Dallas. It was my first time on an airplane in over three years and my first time representing our...
    Mind your own business
    • Sep 16, 2019
    • 1 min
    Personal Growth

    Mind your own business

    There's a crack in my husband's phone screen. Or maybe just the screen protector. We're not sure how or when it happened. It's been that...
    Challenge yourself
    • Sep 9, 2019
    • 2 min
    Personal Growth

    Challenge yourself

    For the first time in my life, I've participated in some form of physical activity every day for one month straight. I'm starting to see...
    Put first things first
    • Aug 22, 2019
    • 2 min
    Personal Growth

    Put first things first

    When I'm stressed, everything that's on my mind seems to rise to the same level of urgency. And having so many "urgent" to-dos, worries,...
    Set boundaries
    • Aug 12, 2019
    • 2 min
    Relationships

    Set boundaries

    It all started with a non-apology. As I finished a haircut appointment with a new stylist, I saw I had missed two lengthy text messages...
    Change your default response
    • Aug 5, 2019
    • 1 min
    Personal Growth

    Change your default response

    It happens every time, doesn't it? You buy something from a different retailer than usual and the store immediately adds your email to...
    Solve the problem
    • Jul 29, 2019
    • 1 min
    Personal Growth

    Solve the problem

    It bothered me for a long time. My old calendar events just disappeared on my iPhone! I'd want to see when we held our last Happiness...
    Get over it
    • Jul 25, 2019
    • 2 min
    Personal Growth

    Get over it

    This quote from Will Bowen stopped me from scrolling and immediately made me want to share: "You're eventually going to get over what's...
    Go back
    • Jul 18, 2019
    • 2 min
    Personal Growth

    Go back

    Maybe it's because I've been listening to memoirs. Maybe it's because I'm part of a group of women who are working on sharing our stories...
    Feel the pain
    • Jul 15, 2019
    • 2 min
    Personal Growth

    Feel the pain

    How much time do you spend avoiding discomfort? Perhaps you're delaying a difficult conversation with a loved one? Avoiding the doctor...
    Be what you want
    • Jul 1, 2019
    • 2 min
    Personal Growth

    Be what you want

    I have this vague memory of a somewhat cheesy song I learned as a kid, maybe in Girl Scouts, or maybe in CCD. Maybe it was in school. My...
    Observe
    • Jun 6, 2019
    • 2 min
    Personal Growth

    Observe

    First we were playing cards. Then the phone rang. While I waited for my husband to wrap up the conversation with his mom, I was startled...
    Cut one thing
    • May 27, 2019
    • 1 min
    Personal Growth

    Cut one thing

    I read about a family that used an interesting strategy to get through a particularly difficult time; they sacrificed one thing a week....
    Put it on paper
    • May 23, 2019
    • 2 min
    Personal Growth

    Put it on paper

    There's something cathartic about putting pen to paper. Yet with the proliferation of devices, fewer and fewer people are experiencing...
    Look again
    • Apr 15, 2019
    • 2 min
    Personal Growth

    Look again

    My daughter recently had a new friend over to the house. As we were about to take her home, she could not find her phone. She got...
    Find common ground
    • Mar 11, 2019
    • 3 min
    Personal Growth

    Find common ground

    I barely listened to the friendly front desk attendant as she outlined the various hotel amenities. Her voice was drowned out by the...
    Establish criteria
    • Mar 7, 2019
    • 2 min
    Personal Growth

    Establish criteria

    My husband and I have been actively working on putting ourselves out there in new ways. Firm believers that luck is what happens when...
    Grow through it
    • Mar 4, 2019
    • 2 min
    Personal Growth

    Grow through it

    Are you going through something big in your life right now? So many of my friends and family members are, from unemployment to illness to...
    Remember your why
    • Feb 14, 2019
    • 2 min
    Personal Growth

    Remember your why

    Two weeks ago I posted about establishing a streak. I was on a roll. February started off great. Then in the span of less than a week,...
    Face your fear
    • Feb 4, 2019
    • 2 min
    Personal Growth

    Face your fear

    I shudder at the memory. Uncles walking around with those ginormous video cameras on their shoulders at family reunions, asking me to say...
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