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Positive Impact
Author’s note: if you follow me in other places, i.e. the Living Box-Free podcast, you will notice that this post ties in with this week’s episode on friendship. First, I do not apologize for working smarter, not harder, by building on my own content. Second, this topic is very important to me and it deserves…
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The Free Time Quandary
I’m taking today to do whatever I want, and honestly I’m feeling a bit of a quandary. Recently, my quarantine family and I decided to have a spontaneous new experiences day. We went to a rib joint we’d passed every day for weeks but never actually eaten at, we walked in a new part of…
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Decisions are the Worst
Jennie Allen, one of my favorite authors/speakers, recently posted this on Instagram: Her main point was that we are all in an incredibly gray area of life where no good options exist. We’re making dozens of impossible decisions every day. The most common one is this: go out and potentially risk your (and others’) physical…
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FOFMO
I have a pretty serious case of FOFMO. What’s that? You’ve never heard of it? No, it’s not a typo. You’re thinking of its highly publicized cousin, FOMO (Fear Of Missing Out.) FOMO is an emotional state in which a person feels like they are either being left out of a fun thing or are…
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More Than One Thing
Here we are in the first week of July, which means it is time for my annual reminder to myself (and for me to share it with you whether or not you want to hear it – you’re welcome.) This is the reminder: things can be more than one thing. Discuss this amongst yourselves, I’ll…
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Practicing Sabbath
For the past few months, I’ve been practicing the spiritual discipline of Sabbath. I use the word “practice” on purpose – like in yoga, each Sabbath has become a chance to work toward something, to hone my skill. The skill I’m working toward is resting. I’m not very good at it. This may surprise some…