Imagine a toddler wailing in line at the grocery store because she wants the candy bar, right now. Maybe her parent gets flustered, shushing her, hoping she’ll pipe down… But a toddler’s gonna do what a toddler’s gonna do. Some parents will give in and buy the candy bar because they don’t truly understand the …
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Most fear of rejection rests on the desire for approval from other people. Don’t base your self-esteem on their opinions. —Harvey Mackay I look at that quote and think, “Easier said than done, Mr. Mackay!” For most of human history, the approval and acceptance of other people is how we stayed alive. Exclusion from the …
Hi. It’s been a while since I published a blog post. November 4th was the last one that’s not podcast show notes, and it was a post about my faith. November turned into a really crappy month for me and my family.
Are you the person who puts others’ needs in front of your own? Do you wear yourself down so much that you feel you can’t handle any more, but you don’t think you deserve a break? Well, this post is for you.
Despite what many of us would like, friendships come and go. It’s rare to keep a friend for an entire lifetime, but when it happens, it’s due to effort on both sides of the relationship. Would you choose your current friends again, if you met them today?
