Category: Life Skills
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Unhelpful Platypuses
It’s been a while since I’ve written about depression. The simple reason why: My depression has both improved and stayed the same. It has changed and it hasn’t. And how do you write about that? People like simple progress. We like it when someone goes from point A to point B, even if there’s only…
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Forced Minimalism
I thought about just leaving this post blank. Get it? Because it’s about forced minimalism. You get it, right? …moving on. For the last four months, I’ve been without a permanent home. My roommate got married so I moved out, but I was about to go to Colorado for two months, so I didn’t find…
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Remember the Goodness
I recently realized that although I believe in a good God, I don’t believe he will give me good things. That’s all. End of post. Okay, I guess I’ll expand a little. I watched Brené Brown’s Netflix special a few weeks ago (stop reading and go watch it if you haven’t yet), and she talked…
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That’s Not Me
Two days ago, I was riding on a bus in downtown Indianapolis, and a woman a few seats away leaned toward me and asked, “Are you a model?” I laughed in her face. And then I realized how incredibly rude that was. “I’m sorry. No, I’m not.” “Oh,” She said. “Well, you could be.” I…
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Here’s to Functioning
I was sitting at my kitchen table on Wednesday, catching up on annoying little life things. It’s been a while since I used my pill sorter, which has meant that I’ve missed my medication a few times in recent weeks. It was time to get back into the habit of using it, because it’s not…