Tag: uncertainty
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The Dependency Hub
My counselor’s face froze for a few seconds, then the video feed resumed on my laptop screen. I could tell she was peering at her notes. I noticed a slight bounce to her image as I waited; she must have been sitting on a yoga ball that wasn’t visible on the screen. “Okay,” she said,…
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Not Figured Out
I recently had a birthday and birthdays tend to generate self-reflection, whether I mean for them to or not. You know? Like you’re just planning your birthday dinner and suddenly you think, “Oh gosh, what am I doing with my life?!” Thankfully this year didn’t bring that much panic (that was so 2019). However, there…
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Fear of Change
“You know the adage ‘People resist change.’ It is not really true. People are not stupid. People love change when they know it is a good thing. No one gives back a winning lottery ticket. What people resist is not change per se, but loss. When change involves real or potential loss, people hold on…
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Dear Maybe Someday Husband
Dear Maybe Someday Husband, I’m really mad at you. Yes, I know that’s not fair, since you’re not here to defend yourself, and technically you didn’t do anything, but occasionally I’m going to be mad at you without good reason so you might as well get used to it now. I’ll calm down and we’ll…