Category: Life Experiences
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Stories of FAS (Fetal Alcohol Syndrome)
In case you were pregnant and considering alcohol, think again! The damage that does to your babies brain is unreal. My youngest sister was adopted from Russia in 2004. Her birth mother drank and my sister’s brain is forever altered. At 20 years old there are basic concepts that my sister struggles with. The other…
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Names List
I have started keeping a list of names to help me remember my new friends at church. I felt weird at first so I kept it to myself, but the other day a lady said, “I need to write your name down so I remember!” And I realized I was in good company. Some people…
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Beautiful Things
I have been keeping a note in my phone of beautiful sights that I see every day. It’s part of my ‘obnoxiously optimistic’ lifestyle that I adopted back in October. What beautiful things have you seen this month?
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New Traditions
January 2025 my best friend and I started a new tradition. We found pins that remind ourselves of the previous year and we exchange them in the calendar new year, to make January more fun. That weird limbo between xmas and new year always throws people for a loop. And then everyone laments winter, longing…
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Rings
I have decided to clean out my house. Winter cleaning. (Instead of Spring.) Some days are more productive than others, but right now I’m on a jewelry kick. I’m going to wear things and if I can’t keep them on or I don’t feel comfortable I’m going to get rid of it. I have so…
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Let Them
Have you ever heard of the “Let Them” principle? It’s something that shouldn’t be as mind-blowing as it is… The idea is people will have their opinions and judgments and sometimes it won’t change, no matter what you do. So if you are working with a colleague who is hateful and no matter how much…
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Obnoxiously Optimistic
On my journey of self betterment and happier living I have started making a daily list of thankfulness. Counting my blessings. Just a small list each day. That I can share on instagram to encourage others and to remind myself, even bad days have blessings. (I am pretty fortunate, I have very few bad days.)…
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Law of Positive Assumption
What I hear from the self-help gurus online is if you’re going to assume something assume the best. Funnily enough, my Grandpa Fish used to say the same thing. (According to my aunt, whom I trust. Though idk if I ever heard him say this myself.) If you’re going to assume and use energy might…
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Fear of Missing Out: Radio Edition
If you know someone who is an enneagram 7 you know someone who battles intense FOMO. Fear of missing out on trips, adventures, experiences, parties, everything. Committing is hard because what if a better invitation comes along? Choosing a significant other is hard because what if someone you could be even more compatible with comes…
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Obnoxiously Optimistic
I have decided I want to become an optimist. I want to be so obnoxiously optimistic that I can add a positive spin to almost any situation. If God uses all things for good, then surely I can find good in all situations. (Kind of a broad statement, but ya know… Within reason…) I am…
Redheaded Jill 