Category: happiness
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INFJ. Introverted. Intuitive. Feeling. Judging. And after reading the description, my first thought, was, “Well, that explains some things.” My second thought was, “I feel personally attacked.” I don’t believe a personality test can reduce an entire human being to four letters. I’m complicated. You’re complicated. We’re all walking combinations of personality, experience, upbringing, faith,…
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I used to be terrified of being wrong. Not necessarily about little things. If I confidently tell you that Target closes at 10 and it actually closes at 9, I’ll survive. I’m talking about being wrong about things that matter. Wrong about another person. Wrong about someone’s intentions. Wrong about a decision I made. Wrong…
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I’m 39. 39. That’s almost 40. Which means I’ve been an adult for over two decades, technically. I should’ve listened to my parents when they told me I should’ve tried longer to stay little. I moved out young, got married young, had kids young… Now I have a whole career. I pay taxes. I make…
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A long time ago, I began writing a list entitled, “Tiny Hills…upon which I’ll Die.” I wasn’t going to publish it on any public platform – especially not this one – because I never want to invite controversy. But in the spirit of full transparency, I offer said list below. Consider me uncomfortable. I hope…
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Until very recently, I thought motivation came first. I’d clean when I felt motivated. Exercise when I felt motivated. Write when I felt inspired. I’d have the difficult conversation when I felt brave. I’d pray when I felt like I’d earned some time with God. Start “tomorrow.” The problem is that darn word. “Felt.” Tomorrows…
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I live in the United States…in the South. The real South. And if it isn’t already a known fact, I’ll be clear – we do things different down here. Our diets. The way we dress. Our accents and vocabulary. A “happy” in the South is a tiny gift – given “just because” – that makes…
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I am quicker to forgive other people than I am to forgive myself. If someone makes a mistake, I find myself wondering what he/she has been through, what he/she is carrying, what placed that person in his/her position. But when it’s me, the verbiage is different. How could you? You knew better. You ruined everything.…
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I plan. I’m a planner. It’s the execution part that stresses me out. Lists. Checked boxes. Bullet points. All neatly looped together with perfectly colored highlighters and my favorite pens. For a long time, I thought being productive meant crossing things off of that list. If I was constantly moving…answering emails, scrubbing counter tops, decluttering,…
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I’m 11 months into a personal growth journey. I started first with the goal to understand myself. My defense/coping mechanisms. My survival tactics. My interpretations of various events throughout my life. Basically…why am I the way that I am? Overlapping that was a goal to change the parts of myself that were intolerable. Destructive patterns,…
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Love. Joy. Peace. Patience. Kindness. Goodness. Faithfulness. Gentleness. Self-control. Matthew 7 and Luke 6 emphasize that a person’s actions – their “fruit” – reveal true character, just like a tree’s fruit identifies the tree. And when we consider “fruit,” we typically think about tangible, seeable things. A degree. A promotion. Weight loss. Debt paid off.…
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