Scary Movies, Scary Times, & Taking Care of Yourself

When I was a youth pastor, many of my students liked horror movies. In between church services or during our after school program, they’d tell me about the latest film they’d seen. Then, I’d ask them why they liked it, and they couldn’t always say. But they did tell me, they liked the rush it gave them of being afraid. Now, what I usually didn’t tell my students was that: I hate scary movies. For me, stories—whether in books or movies—often live on in my brain for a while after I read or see them. The characters find me in [...]

By |2020-11-01T22:14:04+00:00November 2nd, 2020|Categories: Adulting, Anxiety, Balance, Declutter Your Mind, Fear, Health, Self Care|Comments Off on Scary Movies, Scary Times, & Taking Care of Yourself

How to Focus on Your Lane & Avoid Comparison

Every now and then, I meet someone who’s never struggled with comparison or insecurity. Or at least, they’re very good at pretending. There have been times where I’ve admitted to such a person that I’ve struggled with an insecurity or wanting to be like someone else, either in my present or my past, and only received a blank look. Other times, I’ve received a confused expression like  “Why would you worry about that?”  My response is usually to drop it like I haven’t made any confession at all, and move on. When inside I am always thinking, “I don’t know [...]

By |2019-10-24T00:39:38+00:00October 24th, 2019|Categories: comparison, Declutter Your Mind, Habit Making, Health, Lead, Leadership, Learn, Life Coaching, Love, Love Learn Lead, Mental Health, Self Care, Success, Uncategorized|Comments Off on How to Focus on Your Lane & Avoid Comparison

Five Tools That Make My Life Better—& May Make Your’s Better Too!

When we got married, Tony had these two identical kitchen knives. As they cut better than any knives I owned, they became our go-to for making dinner. We both love to cook, especially together. So after nine years of marriage, these knives have become well-worn. Recently, after some frustrating incidents of trying to cut steak or even normal raw potatoes, it became clear that we needed some new knives. Tony found some online, and they were delivered to our door. Then about a week later, I went to make a meal that involved chopping a lot of vegetables. As I [...]

By |2019-08-17T20:04:25+00:00August 29th, 2019|Categories: Adulting, Balance, Declutter Your Mind, Habit Making, Health, Lead, Learn, Love, Love Learn Lead, Success, Uncategorized|Comments Off on Five Tools That Make My Life Better—& May Make Your’s Better Too!

Setting Our Intentions For Fall

Sometimes, the things that seem so simple—or perhaps even, silly—are those we need most to do in life. Brush your teeth. Make your bed. Drink plenty of water. Wash your hands. All of these examples have become obvious necessities in our culture. Yet, with some of them we still struggle. Maybe it’s because we don’t like being told what to do. Maybe it’s that life is too busy to pull the covers over our bed in the morning. Or, who has the time to make sure they’re drinking sixty-four ounces of water a day? Only deep down, we all know [...]

By |2019-08-17T19:54:35+00:00August 26th, 2019|Categories: Balance, Change, Declutter Your Mind, discipline, Habit Making, Preparation, Purpose, Uncategorized|Comments Off on Setting Our Intentions For Fall

Love Learn Lead August 22, 2019

Every now and then, I hear a woman my age or older lament that they didn’t have Pinterest when they got married. That it would have been so much easier to plan their wedding if they had been able to pin countless ideas of what to do for centerpieces. But whenever I hear this, I disagree. Yes, there are certainly benefits to having a million decorative ideas at our fingertips. Especially, for those of us who are design challenged. But what I am finding with Pinterest and so much of our online world, is that on some level, it is [...]

By |2019-08-17T18:58:00+00:00August 22nd, 2019|Categories: Balance, Change, Declutter Your Mind, Health, Lead, Leadership, Learn, Love, Love Learn Lead, Uncategorized|Comments Off on Love Learn Lead August 22, 2019

Declutter Your Mind (With This Free New Resource!)

Sometimes, things are quieter on the outside of us than they are on the inside. To an observer we may seem calm, cool, collected. But in our mind, it’s the complete opposite.  Worries over a project we have at work or tension with our boss weigh on us heavily. Then there are those dreams we’ve been longing to make reality, only it’s never the right time. Not to mention, our mother, father, sister, or brother called yesterday and shared some concerning news about a family member.  Earlier, we took a minute to escape from the world. We opened up [...]

By |2019-08-17T18:27:02+00:00August 19th, 2019|Categories: Adulting, Balance, Declutter Your Mind, Freedom, Health, Making Decisions, Preparation, Uncategorized|Comments Off on Declutter Your Mind (With This Free New Resource!)

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