Social media. We talk about it almost as much as we use it. And all our questions typically boil down to one: Is it worth it? And for me, the answer is, I don’t know. So I’m going to spend some time exploring the connection between social media and the Real Me. The Real...
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New Every Day
I put a lot of pressure on my every day life. I want it to go well (read: perfectly). At the end of the day, I look back and bemoan all the things that didn’t go well or that I didn’t get right. I’m slowly learning that every day needs its own measure of...
She’s Lonely Too
They looked at each other, shocked, as the realization hit them both. This friend of mine—She’s lonely too. These are two of the loveliest women I know. They are rarely alone. One has a gift for hospitality. She welcomes people, especially into her home. And her hugs are healing things. The other is people-centered....
Reservoirs and Waterfalls
In life, we are either reservoirs or waterfalls. During some seasons, we fill up with everything that teachers and mentors and friends and co-workers and life-lessons have poured into us. Some of these lessons were good. Others were hard. But we’re gaining as we go. Other times, we’re more like waterfalls. For our job...
Accept the Now
Like most of us, I have tended to live for the next. The next season. The next accomplishment. The next stage. I am learning, slowly, to accept the now. I don’t like the now, to be honest. I don’t like its messy. I don’t like all the flaws I see in it (and in...