Thick Skin

I was about to make a list or write a definition about what it means to be thick skinned. In fact I just googled it and it gave me a list titled “Tips to developing thick skin” and I gently laughed at myself while reading the short list. I hate telling myself things I already […]

State of Preparation

A few weeks ago I had a thought for the first time. “This must be what anxiety feels like.” Real anxiety. I’ve been very aware of my thoughts and feelings my entire life. I can remember as early as elementary school being aware of myself and whats going on inside my head with my thoughts and emotions. […]

Progress

Finding calm in the memories of what once was feels daunting. If I could take it all back, I wouldn’t. Even though I wish that I could, I wouldn’t. Stumbling is part of falling, and falling is part of getting back up. Progressing to where we are hoping to be means seeing where you have been more clearly than you did […]

Leap of faith

I’ve always been full of big ideas, but I don’t know if I have ever ACTUALLY taken a leap of faith. I’ve never reeky just put myself out there without knowing that I would be able to pull it off and be successful. I have just taken my first true leap of faith. I […]

Being New

Being new is hard! I’m struggling with this fact as I sit here and try and write my first ever blog post. There is so much uncertainty that comes with being new and I don’t think humans are programmed to deal with that very well. I’ve been thinking about this post for almost a week, […]