Category: Inspirational
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The 3 Things We All NEED To Become Creative
Read more: The 3 Things We All NEED To Become CreativeEverybody has a reason behind why they do what they’re doing. Even if you’re just sitting on the couch watching Netflix, you have a driving motivation (pleasure, relaxation, a desire to be distracted from something stressful, etc.). I used to think I was simply a creative person, and therefore doing creative things came naturally to…
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Lessons From Dance
Read more: Lessons From DanceRecently I took up ballroom dancing. It has been a challenging shift, since my only previous history was in very casual swing dancing. In that realm, I felt reasonably confident because I’d memorized the majority of the steps that anyone ever did with me. Ballroom? Oh, it’s a whole different story. I had no idea…
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My First Time Teaching
Read more: My First Time TeachingI just got home from teaching at a youth group for the first time ever! I have to admit, it’s still slightly weird to me that someone would think of having me lead teenagers. Like, I’m barely out of my teen years, right? Then I realize: Right. I am 26. A decade or more older…
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Singles: You MUST hear this (marrieds, you should too)
Read more: Singles: You MUST hear this (marrieds, you should too)Absorbing media aimed at singles has become my own version of gambling. Pull the lever and hope luck is on my side! Will the media be insightful? Encouraging? Laughable? Completely cringe-worthy? You never know until you jump in! This weekend when I heard my friends’ church was doing a topical sermon on the subject, I…
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Going Offline.
Read more: Going Offline.It’s so easy to be completely wrapped up in all things digital. I make my living by operating a large company’s social media. I keep in touch with my family through the internet. Many of my dearest friends exist within the constraints of Facebook Messenger due to the miles that limit our in-person visits. I…
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The Most Important Christmas Lesson I’ve Learned Yet
Read more: The Most Important Christmas Lesson I’ve Learned Yet“Why do your admins enjoy taking Christ out of Christmas?” the Twitter post read, publicly showing off a screencap of my photograph and name with an adjoining Facebook group post which I happened to close with “I hope you have a splendid holiday season!” I admit, I anticipated some amount of blowback when I had…
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You Matter.
Read more: You Matter.Sometimes you matter a lot more than you think. Today was my last day at church before I move to North Carolina. During our snack break, a girl who attends there with me gave me the sweetest card. She is 12 and I am 24. I always thought she seemed pretty cool, though I didn’t…
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Fearlessness & Confidence: The Most Overvalued Traits
Read more: Fearlessness & Confidence: The Most Overvalued TraitsAn acquaintance of mine recently wrote a blog post about how irony is stunting your relationships. I agree with him, however, I think it goes deeper than that. Fearlessness and confidence are overvalued by our society. Everybody idolizes those people who appear unshakable. Everyone gets coached on how they need to present themselves with confidence…
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Book Review: There is no Good Card For This
Read more: Book Review: There is no Good Card For ThisThere is no Good Card For This: What to Say and Do When Life is Scary, Awful, and Unfair to People You Love. There is no Good Card For This by Emily McDowell and Kelsey Crowe, PH.D. is one of the best and most useful books I have read in ages. Seriously, if you only…
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Finding Joy in the Small Stuff
Read more: Finding Joy in the Small StuffThese days, most people are stressed. Most people are busy. Most people feel they have no time to slow down, even for just a few minutes. Even when folks are physically slowed down, mentally they are running through their to-do lists and plotting their next move. I get that feeling. I find myself sucked into…