You’re not even worth a slice of pizza, Julie! Believe it or not, that thought played through my mind recently and I’m not joking. Although I am laughing it off today because I recognize that it was an exaggerated and Intrusive Thought, it was a very real one that played over and over in my …
Tag: mindset
Flourishing Mindset
Tomorrow, in a first-year English class, I will pose a question to the class, asking them to compose their personal definition for a flourishing life; and I excitedly anticipate how they will choose to answer this query from the perspective of an Emerging Adult. What I anticipate hearing will be concepts related to personal accomplishments, …
Tiptoes of Expectation
Have you ever read an expression of words that seemed to capture meaning and emotion, while offering a visual image, that reached deep inside of you and touched you at the core of your soul? That might be a slight over exaggeration but I’m not sure how else to articulate the way that God uses …
Improve Mindset
Could it be that as you read this post your mind has already been drifting towards thoughts of a new year? Are there better choices I could be making? Am I at the place I had hoped to be at this season of my life? Am I satisfied with my approach to the personal and …
Shift the Spiral
Imagine, if you will, these two scenarios: (1) your toddler is throwing a fit in the produce section of your local grocery and the situation is spiraling downward quickly; or (2) your name was accidentally omitted from a document related to reaching a milestone at your employer which results in a few tears being shed. …
Flourishing @ Life 