There's been a lot of commotion in the world today. I don't want to look at the news that are filled with violence and confusion. I don't want to hear stories about house prices and gas prices and inflation that make it hard for people to afford basic necessities of life. I don't want to… Continue reading The Heaviness of Unfairness and Finding Peace in Commotion
The Easy Way to Simplify and Delete Like many of us, I have a hard time letting go. I don't want to let go of some things I own. I spent money on those things. I really liked them. And even when they no longer fit into my life, I want to figure out how… Continue reading The Penalty Box
I've never resonated with the extroverted/introverted personality dichotomy. Carl Jung came up with extroverts and introverts, but after describing extroverts and introverts, he says this: "There is, finally, a third group, and here it is hard to say whether the motivation comes chiefly from within or without. This group is the most numerous and included… Continue reading Ambivert Personality
I asked artificial intelligence to write a blog post about artificial intelligence. In the past few years, artificial intelligence (AI) has become more popular and advanced, with many businesses and organizations investing in AI technology. But what exactly is AI? Artificial intelligence is a branch of computer science that deals with creating intelligent machines that… Continue reading Artificial Intelligence
In church one day, I heard a woman say that quality time mattered more than quantity time. My mom happened to be visiting, and whispered to me that quantity time definitely still mattered. I was looking at a journal entry when I had little tiny kids, and I wrote that I found it very difficult… Continue reading Quality and Quantity Time With Your Kids
Sometimes I waste a lot of time on social media. Honestly, it's scary that these companies know so much about me and regularly use algorithms in order to steal and keep my attention. I know a few people who have deleted social media accounts, and I strongly support people doing that if they are only… Continue reading 3 steps to better use social media
Confidence and humility are not opposites: they are the same thing. When I am feeling proud, I want to be better than everyone else. I want to pull people down in order to lift myself up. I can place a lot enmity between myself and other people: Sometimes I want what another person has. Sometimes… Continue reading On Confidence and Humility
In 2018, I put a book I had written (One Thing is Needful) in a figurative drawer and thought I would never look at again. But in 2020, I got it out again and started working on it. Two years later, I've basically finished it. I'm working on sharing it more soon. I try to… Continue reading The Right Time
I don't like to run. I did track in junior high, and my best event was the 400 meter, which is a horrible event. You have to run fast and long. (It is slightly better than the 800 meter.) I wasn't fast. And I don't like going on long runs. The longest I have ever… Continue reading Running as fast as I can
I recently went to a writer's conference, and I sat in quite a few panels and classes. At one panel, we were told all about figuring out your audience and being aware of them as you write and market a book. At the next panel, we were told to be ourselves and to not worry… Continue reading Performing yourself
Heather W. Hoyt 