Tag: mindset
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This is nice
I looked up from my computer mid-work session. Distraction comes in the form of the random stacks of papers that I will definitely need. The piles of laundry waiting patiently for their turn in the washer. The trash that needs to be taken out. And of course, the non-existent to-do list because I never found…
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It’s possible
Yesterday, I sat there on the phone, longing for a far off and nonexistent future. “I wish there were a way that I could afford to go on trips and travel like I want to and do my reviews, and buy the skincare and fragrances I want to write about, and still have money left…
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What I was missing all along
I started typing this post with a cookie in one hand and all the word generation responsibility in the other. I am allowing myself the sweet treat, because, of course, I can always start eating more healthfully tomorrow. Except this time I really mean it. I really mean that tomorrow is that day that I…
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Stage presence
I am so comfortable as a stage hand, putting together details backstage to make a show run smoothly. But to be the show? That’s not me. I don’t know how this came to be, but I have to get on stage and be the one that everyone’s looking at. It’s not the public speaking, it’s…
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Praying for originality
The same story plays over and over and over. Worse than the sequel fever in the movie theaters is the borrowed plot in the real world. At times it feels like this is a simulation. There is no way it is happening again. But it is. It’s happening on repeat. There are days where I…
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Seeking originality
The same story plays over and over and over. Worse than the sequel fever in the movie theaters is the borrowed plot in the real world. At times it feels like this is a simulation. There is no way it is happening again. But it is. It’s happening on repeat. There are days where I…
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The journey, they say
I spent today, waking up early to get an answer sent to a colleague, bouncing around between meetings, into a packed evening. With barely a procrastinating YouTube video watched, I was busy all day. But even as focused as I remained all day, I couldn’t help to think that I was still too far from…
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Just one more stop
It was a long day of grocery shopping, popping into different stores based on what was on sale and available. I started to get tired. Do I really need to go to this last store? But for some reason I felt the answer was yes. And then, working my way through the store, I ran…
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Day 1, again
There are far too many pages in my journals that start with “Day 1.” You’ll see it there on the first page, then in five more pages it will come around again. And then twenty pages in, when I’m sure I really will keep going, it’s there yet again. It’s like I keep pressing the…
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The wrong pursuit
“I wonder how tall she is.” I proceeded to go down a long journey to figure out the YouTuber’s height. Investigating link after link, I had to stop myself. “What are you doing? And why?” What difference would learning that piece of information make in my life? Learning is of course a good thing. However,…
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