Humility is not about thinking less of yourself, but thinking more about everything else. It doesn't require putting yourself down, but lifting others up. Humility means that you have confidence, but you are honest about what you can and can't do, and you see how others can help you. Humility is realizing your place in… Continue reading humility
reality
reality is never quite what you expect more full of joy than you imagined yet pulling back at you is the struggle everything is bigger than you imagined complicated what do you want to be when you grow up becomes a fairy tale because your dreams are merely fantasy and you are instead left… Continue reading reality
enjoying the pain
This is hard to explain, but I will try. Probably my whole life, I have hated feeling certain things: anger, guilt, confusion, and discouragement. I would try to avoid feeling, but you know what happens when you try not to feel something? You might end up feeling it a lot more intensely. So because I hate… Continue reading enjoying the pain
Thoughts on Pacing Myself
It can be better to do a little bit regularly than a lot all at once. Just because I can fit it all on my list doesn't mean that I should fit it all on my list. It's okay to have quiet moments. Transitions take time. Plan for them. I always underestimate the amount of… Continue reading Thoughts on Pacing Myself
A new decade
I have a significant birthday coming up--only significant because we have ten fingers on our hands and therefore we have a base-ten system and we get fascinated with decades. If we were using a base-twelve system, there would be nothing significant about my birthday at all. But here we are. I'm entering a new decade… Continue reading A new decade
The joy of a simple life
I am currently reading a self-help book that drives down the same, worn-out path of trying to convince the reader that they can accomplish a lot because the author has accomplished a lot. If the reader follows the path of the author by doing specific things, then the reader will also be successful. And usually… Continue reading The joy of a simple life
You can cry about the spilled milk … after it’s cleaned up.
So it's about 5:30 in the evening. I really want my husband to be home. I've been working on some things on the computer, which means that either my kids are watching way too much television or the house is a wreck. When I get off the computer, I find that it is both: the… Continue reading You can cry about the spilled milk … after it’s cleaned up.
I don’t know
Recently, I was teaching a lesson in church and someone commenting mentioned that even though she was sharing advice, she didn't feel like she had it all figured out. I feel the same way a lot. If you could look into my day-to-day operations, you would know that I do not have it all together… Continue reading I don’t know
Recognize your struggles
It's okay to fall down. It's okay to have a hard time. The hard time exists whether you admit or not. It's easier to admit it. It's okay to realize that lemons are really sour and not make lemonade. Sometimes you don't want to hide the sour; you want it to use it. It's okay… Continue reading Recognize your struggles
I can do this
I don't exactly like talking to people on the phone. When I was young, I was downright terrified of it. I'm not sure why--maybe I was afraid that I would look like an idiot and not know what to say. Somehow, I had this fear that if I was in the middle of a conversation,… Continue reading I can do this