If there’s any one game of my childhood that follows you into adulthood, it’s hide and seek. It’s the one game where in the game of your own life you are “seeking” after what’s hiding, sometimes in plain sight. It’s not the counting that makes it fun, or even actually finding what you’re seeking. TheContinue reading “The Power of a Glimpse”
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Caring with Courage
I’ll be honest, caring for others can be exhausting. So exhausting in fact that we do it with such a passive attitude that could make the ones we care about question the depths of how much we care. I’m my own worst critic in this area, but I’ve also observed one critical quote that isContinue reading “Caring with Courage”
Toleration vs. Appreciation
As an avid Taylor Swift fan, I’ve found that Taylor has an insane ability to illustrate emotions through imagery and metaphors that people have struggled to find words to describe. Love her, or hate her— her songwriting is thoughtful, creative and describes human emotions in ways I can’t help but appreciate. I was listening toContinue reading “Toleration vs. Appreciation”
The Unintentional Experiment
I am a very huggy-touchy person who comes from a huggy family. And as someone who values that kind of affection, you never know how much it drastically affects your life until, you don’t have it anymore. For the last 3 weeks I was unintentionally doing a blind experiment that I wasn’t even aware of.Continue reading “The Unintentional Experiment”
I Don’t Want To “Light Up Rooms”
I was talking to one of my best friends at work the other day and we were having a conversation about our enneagram types. With him being a type 2 and him being a type 6 there’s no doubt why we get along so well. (If you haven’t taken the test to better understand whyContinue reading “I Don’t Want To “Light Up Rooms””
The Attitude of Gratitude
People’s minds are fascinating, especially those who give you permission to explore them. When I recently asked a friend to narrow down his favorite comedian turned actor whose movies they could never grow tired of, without hesitation they mentioned the late Robin Williams. I agreed with him, and we spouted off some of our favoriteContinue reading “The Attitude of Gratitude”
“Emotionally Unavailable” is NOT a challenge
“Andrea you have got to figure out why you put yourself in a position to be disappointed when you knew that they were not emotionally available for you to pursue romantically. Them being emotionally unavailable is not a challenge! Stop treating it like one!” I stood there stunned. My good friends know me well enoughContinue reading ““Emotionally Unavailable” is NOT a challenge”
The One Who is Objectively Observant Wins
I am a learner. Constantly growing, digging deep and exploring not only the my own mind, but the minds of those who allow me close enough to explore theirs. I notice things: small subtleties, habits, tendencies, perspectives and it’s off-putting for a lot of people. Because when you only know someone for a few monthsContinue reading “The One Who is Objectively Observant Wins”
Being the First to Apologize
I am someone who avoided conflict for a really long time before I figured out how to get good at it. And by “good at it”, I mean embracing the uncomfortable in order to establish clarity. I don’t mind being temporarily uncomfortable if it means I can be better for it for myself and theContinue reading “Being the First to Apologize”
When Grief Sets In
This week has been filled to the brim with nothing but loss. One friend lost her mom on January 5th, another friend lost her brother on January 8th, and my manager at work committed suicide on January 14th, and the morning of January 15th my roommate and I were rejected for our 3rd house inContinue reading “When Grief Sets In”
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