This week, Ruth Soukup released a new book called Do It Scared. I took the fear assessment that’s included in the book, and my primary fear archetype is an Outcast. The Outcast’s biggest fear is rejection. That no one will want them. Sometimes it’s because people have, actually, rejected them. Many times, it’s not....
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Should, or The Problem with Duty
I didn’t know I had a problem with duty. Okay, that’s not exactly true. I didn’t realize just how big of a problem I had with duty. I called it rule-following. Or doing the right thing. Others preferred goody two-shoes or perfect. And for all those years, I was sure, no matter how imperfect...
Just, or How we Minimize Our Lives
Words matter. Small words matter. Especially the word just. We use it all the time, don’t we? But the word just is how we minimize our lives. We Minimize Our Problems It’s just one book. Just one drink. Just one Discover charge. It’s just this one time, we think. We say. We commit. And...
What’s Right in Front of Me
Three times in the last two days, I’ve completely missed what’s right in front of me. Blatantly and totally oblivious to the thing I’m looking for that is literally sitting right in front of my face. I was hunting for an envelope that Eric brought me yesterday. It wasn’t with the rest of the...
Both … And
I have spent so much of my life thinking everything had to be either … or. It’s not. It’s really both … and. And the world is better for it (so am I). Beef Pot Pie On Saturday, I made a from-scratch beef pot pie. I had some chopped up roast in the freezer,...