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  • Self Inflicted Exposure Therapy

    Sometimes I do things that I don’t want to do because I know they’re good for me. The “thing” I chose to do this week was attend a church function even though my family wasn’t there. After the evening devotional they had a cookout to celebrate one of the graduating seniors. Super nice. Good idea.… Read more

  • Ordering Coffee (When You Don’t Drink Coffee)

    I am not very knowledgable about coffee. And I’m ok with that. But sometimes you want to take a nice coffee treat to a friend and in those instances you have to know coffee words and coffee things. The other day I was planning to take my friend a coffee to the farmers market. In… Read more

  • Books: Romance Fails

    I started a new series last week by a new author. I am not going to tell you her name because I’m not trying to bash her or say she’s not a talented writer. The idea behind her novels was excellent. The plots were decent and the characters were mostly likable. However… If I never… Read more

  • Habit Stacking

    I’m not sure which self help book mentions habit stacking, but it is something I’ve been thinking about a lot lately. I like to do certain things at certain times for productivity’s sake. I respond to voice memos and marco polos when I’m in the car. I listen to podcasts or self help books when… Read more

  • Power Trips – Freshman Year of College

    When I was a freshman at a private christian college I didn’t join a sorority but I did join a social club. One of the first “events” we had was a devo at some random lake. We were all freshman, sitting on the ground, full of hope and excitement waiting for the words of Biblical… Read more

  • The Desire to be Memorable

    I have spent a lot of time in my life being naive. I thought that everyone who I remembered would also remember me. I thought everyone who I loved would also love me. I thought everyone who had a big impact on my life would feel the same. I now realize that things aren’t always… Read more