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Laugh
This is the fourth post in a series expanding on 20 Things I Learned from My Toddler. When food tastes really good, laugh. Toddler’s don’t usually concern themselves with personal development, planning or working to improve their circumstances. They take things as they come. If the moment gives them pleasure, they smile and laugh. If […]
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Always Dance – Music is Optional
This is the third post in a series expanding on 20 Things I Learned from My Toddler. Do you remember when dancing wasn’t a big deal, when it was easy, when you didn’t need a dance floor and a crowd of people, and it didn’t matter what you looked like or whether the curtains were […]
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Clean Your Plate
This is the second post in a series expanding on 20 Things I Learned from My Toddler. Always clean your plate, but don’t overeat. When you are full, dump the rest of the food on the table and spread it around. Many of us were taught as children that we should always clean our plates. […]
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Bumps, Bruises and Happiness
Last month, I wrote about 20 Things I Learned from My Toddler. I had so much fun with the post and genuinely learned so much in the process that this week, I would like to expand on some of of the points. Starting with the first one: Just because you bumped your head a few […]
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The Next Step
Procrastination is often a response to feeling overwhelmed. We think about finishing what we need to accomplish and all the work it will take to get from start to finish. If I’m facing a huge task, I want to take a breath and prepare myself before I dive in. In the meantime, while I’m preparing […]
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What do You Want?
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Our deepest desires are a part of who we are: who God made us to be. They are not something to be suppressed in favor of mundane expectations placed on us by society. We procrastinate most when our plans are not in line with our desires. When we fill our heads up with shoulds, we […]
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8 Signs that You Are Not Failing Enough
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8 Signs that You are Not Failing Enough Failure and success go hand-in-hand. Like most people, risking failure doesn’t come naturally to me. Yet it has never lead to regret. In fact, all significant accomplishments in my life have come from taking risks and often failing. Here are the warning signs of a lack of […]