How often do you see quotes online about how you can make other people happy? I understand that these are coming from a good place, and I’m all for you being kind to others. But you cannot make other people happy. How other people feel is determined by the thoughts in...
Thoughts are powerful. We often blame our circumstances for how we feel by saying things “this is so frustrating” or “he made me so mad.” The truth is that your emotions are caused by your thoughts, not the situations in your life. If you’re tired of feeling anxious,...
Would you talk to your best friend the way you talk to yourself? Most people would NEVER do that. And yet, we tell ourselves self-critical thoughts all day long. Most of us (especially my fellow Type A perfectionists) think that if we’re too nice to ourselves, we...
Week in the Life is a scrapbooking project created by Ali Edwards. The purpose of the project is to document what a typical week looks like for you at this moment in time…which means you’ll likely take photos of ordinary things you wouldn’t normally...
Emily P. Freeman likes to share the “things that are saving her life right now” every season on her podcast, The Next Right Thing. She got this idea from Barbara Brown Taylor, and while the name of the list sounds a bit dramatic, it includes all kinds of things (both...
Recently I was listening to Elevation podcast (which is AMAZING, by the way!) and Pastor Steven Furtick was talking about what his wife does when she notices that he’s taking things for granted. She likes to ask him “what would 18 year old Steven think if he could see...
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