It is often easier to know what your purpose is not than to know what it is. This is a frightening, yet freeing place to be. You may feel aimless and lost, with no clear direction forward, but at least you know where not to go. In your uncertainty, you will be tempted to latch … Continue reading Remain Open
Give yourself a break. Don’t spoil yourself, pamper yourself, or put your selfish desires ahead of everything else. Just give yourself a break. Don’t be so hard on yourself. Be kind to yourself like you would a close friend. Don’t ignore your responsibilities, buy things you cannot afford, or believe that you are owed anything … Continue reading Lighten Up
There are many problems that cannot be solved by thinking our way through them. No amount of reason, creativity, or worry will solve them. Sometimes the only solution is patience. This is not easy, however, especially for those of us who are internally driven to action. Waiting can feel like torture when we desperately want, … Continue reading Waiting For A Solution
Being aimlessly busy is just as counterproductive as being lazily idle. In fact, it may be more so. The problem with being aimlessly busy is that it has the potential to take us quite far off track without our ever even noticing. The busier we are with no clear direction, the farther we go. Without … Continue reading Purpose Or Patience
No one likes being set up to fail. We all want to succeed and we hope or assume that others want us to succeed as well. So when we are asked or required to complete a task, we tend to have an expectation that whoever is asking us to do so has thought about what … Continue reading Set Up To Fail
