Tag: mindset
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Special, special snowflake
It was long used as a pejorative for millennials, but I’m going to claim it. I am a special snowflake. I don’t write that to say that I believe I deserve special treatment or participation trophies just for showing up. I am just over wishing I were like everyone else. Snowflakes form their unique patterns…
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I want to be like a banana
My bananas were overripened. It made me think I want to be like a banana. You add a banana to a smoothie, bam you know it’s there. There is no question as to whether or not it’s an ingredient in the mix. Banana bread. Definitely banana. You add banana to basically anything and it remains…
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That wasn’t so hard
Today, I got home and spent relatively little time scrolling on YouTube. I was on a mission. I had seen a mouse and wanted to make sure I never saw one again. In the midst of all of my cleaning and rodent problem solving, I saw the bag of old clothes and fabrics that had…
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All it takes is a choice
He quickly said, “I wish I could go on trips like that.” I replied, “All it takes is a choice.” Could you be living your dream life now, or are you content to just dream about it? Can you afford to go on that vacation now cut choose to keep putting it off? Be honest…
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Is this too much?
I considered asking a friend how I could get better at doing it all. But instead of doing that, I’m taking a pause today. I’ll put the same question before you that I just asked myself: Are you doing too much? Do you need to take some intentional rest? Does something need to get taken…
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One day this too shall be art
Water jugs, broken dishes, hair combs, dolls. It was an assortment of items gathered from archaeological digs and now on display at the Glyptotek museum in Copenhagen. I was caught up in the ordinariness of the objects on display. Certainly, the person who made or used those items could never have imagined that hundreds of…
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On sunglasses and seeing things differently
Before my trip to Copenhagen, I spent time trying to figure out what the locals wore. I wanted to know how I could choose the right clothes to properly blend in, as best as I could being a tourist. The articles I found suggested neutrals and sneakers. Bright colors would be so odd and make…
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Just a quick question
If how you spend your money is an indication of how you value things, then what does that mean for how you spend your time?
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Normalize discomfort
I have been reading Brene Brown’s Daring Greatly. I am approaching the end of the book. As she gives advice to leaders to shift from cultures of shame to [brave cultures] she makes this suggestion: “When it comes to giving and receiving feedback, the stuff is just uncomfortable. Accept it for what it is.”…
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A plate of sweet potatoes
As I ate the plate of sweet potato at Owamni, my mind started to buzz. There was something familiar about the dish. I couldn’t put my finger on it. And then it hit me. It felt like home. Memories came flooding forth, and along with them emotions. In times like now, when I am strapped…
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