Faith and Personal Growth
All things faith, spiritual and personal growth related! Fear, consciousness, vulnerability, bravery, and authenticity are all welcome here!
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A Dose of Real
Recently over on Single Dad Laughing, author Dan Pearce wrote about what he terms a disease of Perfection. (Please take the time to check it out and read through it. Go ahead, I’ll wait.) In the article (that you just read), Dan discusses examples of very real situations, but that we are unable to reveal our… Continue reading
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Bah Humbug
I’ve been fighting it for a while. I just can’t seem to get into the holiday spirit this year. Part of it is that we are far away from family and in a new state. Part of it is the weather. It’s kind of hard to feel festive about Christmas sweaters when it’s 80 degrees… Continue reading
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Just Say Yes
How many times do we do things from a place of fear? “I don’t want to go to that birthday party. I don’t know anyone.” “What if there is no one to talk to?” “What if I join that running club and everyone is faster than me?” “Let’s just sit in the car in the… Continue reading
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Questioning Tradition
We all have that friend. That person in your world that bucks the mainstream and does their own thing. Recently such a person in my circle posted about how they don’t celebrate many national holidays, but instead, as a family have chosen to make new traditions that align more with their values. I have to admit, my… Continue reading
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Until…
Have we learned nothing from any of this? People postulate about gun control, religion (or lack of) and mental health. It’s about consciousness. We are all unconscious. Caught up in our own busy-ness we can’t be bothered to really connect, to anyone, much less those under our own roofs, in our families, and in our communities.… Continue reading
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I Had No Idea
As a kid, you must have imagined what it was like to be an adult. Now that you’re a grownup (or becoming one), how far off was your idea of adult life? This prompt from a few weeks ago made me laugh out loud. My vision was WAY off! My son recently exclaimed that when… Continue reading
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There Was a Time
We had some painters come today to finish up some odds and ends around the house. I had just started my workout, was sufficiently sweating like a beast, ahem, “glistening”, and the thought crossed my mind to just stop the workout and sit down. I could always just “do it later”. I mean really? Work out? In… Continue reading
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Insomniac Ramblings
It’s 12:02 a.m. Day 42 of our PCS/nomad existence. I cannot sleep. When I can’t sleep, I write. My thoughts are all over the place tonight. I can’t promise this will turn out coherent. I can’t promise clarity, just some midnight ramblings… Robin Williams I wasn’t alive when Kennedy was shot, but everyone that was knows… Continue reading
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Swim Time
Today is not only my daughter’s 4th birthday, but it was also both of the minions’ first day at swim lessons. Having attempted this before, I was crossing my fingers hoping it would go well. As a baby, Jake positively detested water on his face, or in his ears and would scream the entire lesson.… Continue reading
Life and Other Stuff 