Life. It sure can be demanding. It sure can be beautiful. It’s a paradox, isn’t it? As I’ve said before, we can learn to “live in the paradox;” it's how we grow (This is How We Grow, p. 59). It’s where I’m living now. The Paradox...
I don’t usually post this often--3 times in one week--and I don’t usually hit the keyboard furiously the second I finally get all my kids out the door. But today, I can’t help it. My heart is racing, my head is pounding, and I feel like, if...
It's important for all of us to learn the skills of overcoming--because life will test us. We will struggle and fall and have to learn to get back up. We will face hardships, loss, and physical and mental health challenges. And we need to be...
This Is How We Grow Blog Hop 2013: 10 Ways I Choose to Grow Each Day My family and I have been through our share of rough times. In 2007, my sister and brother-in-law died, we inherited our two young nephews, and I gave birth to our...
What does personal growth look like for you? I asked this on my facebook page yesterday, and here are some of the answers I received: "Personal growth looks like, not giving up. Sometimes I get down on myself when I feel I am just not measuring up,...
Fear prevents good. That’s what I’ve learned. It’s an inhibitor. It stops us in our tracks. It keeps us from doing the things that might be really good for us. Fear Doesn't Prevent the BAD; It Prevents the GOOD. But most people have it backwards. They think,...
The 3 Steps of Creating “When you are in the orientation of the creative, life is often interesting, exciting, and special. This is not because creators try to be interested in whatever they are doing, but because they are involved in life on a level where...
4 Simple Steps for Lowering Expectations & Obliterating Frustration “All frustration comes from expectations.” I learned this listening to a talk by Dr. John Lund years ago and it changed my world. Think about it. Whenever I’m feeling frustrated it’s because there was an expectation somewhere...