Good news: It’s okay to feel your feelings. (I know, you knew that.) It sounds so good when the feelings are "joy" and "excitement" and "anticipation." Yes, we think, Let’s be present! Be in the moment. Feel those feelings! But it applies even to … [Read more...] about Why You Need All Your Feelings
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Fear Spreads Like a Disease—But There Is a Cure
I am not fearless. I'm not. And I'm not even talking about the good kind of fear, the kind that keeps you from getting eaten by sharks. I'm talking about the other kind. I'm talking about the fear that gets in the way of you being who you were … [Read more...] about Fear Spreads Like a Disease—But There Is a Cure
How Will You Set Yourself Free?
You’re already free. I’m free, you’re free--so why do so many of us feel trapped? No one ever wakes up in the morning and says, “Thank goodness I am free to buy more stuff I don’t need and to fill my every waking moment with meaningless … [Read more...] about How Will You Set Yourself Free?
Why Creativity Matters (It’s Not What You Think)
If there’s something you want to create—a book, a song, a website, a business, a painting—that you aren’t creating, I bet you have a really good reason. You have too much going on (work, commute, family responsibilities, mild terror), or not … [Read more...] about Why Creativity Matters (It’s Not What You Think)
What Matters Most When You’ve Screwed Up
Anne Lamott writes that doubt isn’t the opposite of faith—certainty is. Her friend Father Tom taught her that. She’s talking about faith in God, but I think it applies to having faith in people, too. It even applies to having faith in … [Read more...] about What Matters Most When You’ve Screwed Up
A Checklist for Simple Living
Living simply--focusing on what's right for you, and letting go of the rest--is the best way I know to start walking toward your own purpose in life. The more you let go of things that don't matter to you, the more space you have for what matters … [Read more...] about A Checklist for Simple Living
One Thing Your Home Needs, at No Sidebar
So many of us are living our lives at the speed of Busy. And I don't just mean we're running from here to there to that other place, though that's true, too. I mean we've let busyness seep down into our being. If you've ever felt busy on the … [Read more...] about One Thing Your Home Needs, at No Sidebar
Curate a Life You Love
The changing weather means that I’m sifting through my things again, deciding what’s still serving me and what’s just not. I’m asking, where have I let clutter creep back in? And why does it feel like there are eighty-five old tee shirts in this … [Read more...] about Curate a Life You Love
How I’m Healing My Hurt and Anger
Over at the Storyline blog today, I’m talking about how God doesn’t need us to pretend. Good news, right? We don’t have to be fake-happy! We are human beings with a full range of emotions, and being honest about them actually brings us into greater … [Read more...] about How I’m Healing My Hurt and Anger
Finding Your Best Self, at No Sidebar
Some days I just do the next thing and the next and the next without ever thinking about how I want to be present in the doing. I don’t show up as myself, I just show up as a generic mom-person. She’s useful, but she’s not really me. (The … [Read more...] about Finding Your Best Self, at No Sidebar
Why I’m Not Waiting on Perfect
Creativity needs space to flourish, and we're all creators, whether we call ourselves that or not. We're all making things. (Maybe you don't make music, or make sculptures, or make up stories. But you make friends, you make jokes, you make meals, you … [Read more...] about Why I’m Not Waiting on Perfect
What is an Enough List, Anyway?
I used to think there was never enough time. At the end of every day, no matter how busy I’d been, there were always projects unfinished, emails unanswered, and household chores left undone. I hadn’t done it all, so I felt like I hadn’t done … [Read more...] about What is an Enough List, Anyway?
